Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:04 pm
hi to the best designed website ive yet to come across,youre
probably sick to death of hearing this whinge but my builder mate just built me a kitchen extension and
re-paved the back garden with fossil mint indian stone but ive had to treat it four times in nine months for algae not just a slight tinge were talking doctor who ! i would urge anyone thinking about having this stuff to think again especially if you have a shady aspect which we have.
its obviously extremely porous so i was wondering if there is a product out there that would impregnate the stone and fill all the cavities to help stop it getting such an easy foothold then i could perhaps treat it with some thompsons waterseal periodically,i know it will come back i just want to make life as hard as possible for it ,getting rid of it is easy diluted bleach is the way to go but will it remove the impregnator/sealer?help!
ok next gripe two years ago i laid some repro victorian mosaic tiles in my internal porch/vestibule area being a joiner not a tiler it took me a while but i made a good job of it though i say so myself but sealing it has been a nightmare .
the tiles are made by a company called original style and are made using a compressed dust process,A large tile supplier supplied them and i took their advice when it came to sealing them which consisted of one coat of lithofin impregnator followed by lithofin colour enhancer which gave it a nice wet look but dried very patchy.
i had to remove it and used HG residue remover followed by HG golvpolish but this stuff cant be ragged on or brushed on because it smears the alternative is to use a small roller but this causes it to froth and dries with a stippled effect and isnt particularly hardwearing either especially in this weather.
it seems to me that most people are capable of laying a decent floor/patio after taking good advice as offered on your website but sealers etc are a massive pain in the arse,
Irealise its a bit outside your specialist field but any advice would be gratefully received.
probably sick to death of hearing this whinge but my builder mate just built me a kitchen extension and
re-paved the back garden with fossil mint indian stone but ive had to treat it four times in nine months for algae not just a slight tinge were talking doctor who ! i would urge anyone thinking about having this stuff to think again especially if you have a shady aspect which we have.
its obviously extremely porous so i was wondering if there is a product out there that would impregnate the stone and fill all the cavities to help stop it getting such an easy foothold then i could perhaps treat it with some thompsons waterseal periodically,i know it will come back i just want to make life as hard as possible for it ,getting rid of it is easy diluted bleach is the way to go but will it remove the impregnator/sealer?help!
ok next gripe two years ago i laid some repro victorian mosaic tiles in my internal porch/vestibule area being a joiner not a tiler it took me a while but i made a good job of it though i say so myself but sealing it has been a nightmare .
the tiles are made by a company called original style and are made using a compressed dust process,A large tile supplier supplied them and i took their advice when it came to sealing them which consisted of one coat of lithofin impregnator followed by lithofin colour enhancer which gave it a nice wet look but dried very patchy.
i had to remove it and used HG residue remover followed by HG golvpolish but this stuff cant be ragged on or brushed on because it smears the alternative is to use a small roller but this causes it to froth and dries with a stippled effect and isnt particularly hardwearing either especially in this weather.
it seems to me that most people are capable of laying a decent floor/patio after taking good advice as offered on your website but sealers etc are a massive pain in the arse,
Irealise its a bit outside your specialist field but any advice would be gratefully received.
