Sealing advice - To seal, or not to seal....

[nwaring]

Hi,

Looking for a little advice....

Am in the process of having a natural stone (Indian Sandstone) patio laid (~35m2). Should I apply a sealant? And if so, which one? I'm not a fan of the 'wet look' so would opt for an invisible product.

Looking at the advice on the site I'm happy to opt for a premium product (i.e. Resiblock products) but note on the Resiblock website that:
1. They have a specific 'indian stone' sealer
2. That the 'Resiblock 22' product is not for Natrual stone

Also, the patio leads into an area (15m2) of block paving.. which ever product I choose, can I apply the same sealer to both areas?

Thanks for any advice

Nick

[lutonlagerlout]

the same as yourself i dont like "wet look"
in this case use "lithofin MN stainstop"
available from extensive.co.uk
theres cheaper stuff out there but none better
i use it myself
LLL

[nwaring]

Thanks LLL

Is it appropriate to extend the sealant to the block paving area... or should I use a different product... or not bother?

Thanks

Nick

[lutonlagerlout]

MN stainstop is more for natural stone ,speak to extensive and they will advise you for concrete block paving
cheers LLL

[nwaring]

Just a couple more clarifications....

Patio being laid this week - I'm working on the basis that I should wait until warmer weather before applying the sealant.

There are two products listed on Extensives site: 'Stanstop' and 'Stanstop Plus'. My non-professtional tendancy would be to go with the 'plus' product as it sounds 'better' - is this advisable?

Thanks

Nick

[lutonlagerlout]

just speak to extensives customer help nick
I have always used MN stainstop myself,I think the plus may have a colour enhancer
a day after you have applied the stainstop you cant even see it,but a glass of milk (courtesy of miss lagerlout) rolls off the patio's surface.
there may be other products out there that do this but i like to stick to what i know
cheers LLL
ps its quite good sealing weather right now,3 dry days in a row !!!