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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:11 pm
by jcsymons45
Hi
Just had 45m2 indian sanstone laid, the contractor has advised me that I need to seal it, what is the advised product I need to use and how would I apply it
Thanks in advance
Jonothan
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:38 pm
by lutonlagerlout
depends if you want a matt or shiny finish really
lithofin MN stainstop is the bench mark for matt finishes,but i believe steve from london stone paving (in your neck of the woods) has a new British product that works just as good for less money
I use a mister but some use a brush
LLL
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 7:21 am
by London Stone Paving
Hi Jon
Not all natural stone needs to be sealed and there is no need too rush into doing it.
1. What type of stone is your patio?
2. Is your garden damp?
3. What sort of usage will the garden be getting?
We've been testing the new product dry treat out and the results have been outstanding. We have tested it out on our beige sawn sandstone (this is a stone which needs to be sealed) and it is really effective at repelling dirt. So much to the point that stains can literally be wiped off with a sponge.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:56 pm
by Bob_A
You must mean this stuff
http://www.londonstone.com/blog/?p=309
How much is it?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:55 am
by London Stone Paving
Thats the stuff Bob. Nice Research there 
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Its £39 + VAT per litre. Its £12 more that we sell lithofin for but it contains more than twice the chemical content. The result is that it does not need to be re-applied (got to be a good thing) and it repels dirt to the point where any stains can be wiped off with a sponge.
As soons as we tell our clients it does not need to be re-applied the conversation is over.
We just want to be able to give our clients the best solution and the most cost effective solution.
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 1:10 pm
by Bob_A
When you say re-applied do you mean that when it's first applied it only needs one coat.
Or do you mean intially it may need 1 or 2 coats but it won't need reapplying a year or two down the line?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 3:05 pm
by London Stone Paving
It needs 2 coats when initially applied but never needs to be re-applied in the future.
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:28 am
by jonnyboyentire
I'm an approved installer for drytreat and concur completely. Just watch it carefully on Black Limestone though 
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:41 am
by Dave_L
Hmmmm I've just priced a black limestone paving job............:-/
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:22 am
by jonnyboyentire
Only one coat of drytreat then !
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:18 am
by London Stone Paving
Jonny
Good to see you back on the radar. You back to work now?
What is the issue with the black limestone?
Cheers
Steve
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:49 pm
by jonnyboyentire
Steve
Thanks, I'm on light duties so to speak. That closeboarded fence I did today was an ideal example ??? ???
My inaugural drytreat job was on 260m2 of black lime we laid. I was trained at the site by them. He used one of their cleansers, made a right mess all over the flags. Also we seemed to get lots of white blooming which is still there. He's since said to just use one coat on black lime due to its low porosity.
Do you deal with Gary T ?
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:37 pm
by London Stone Paving
Yeh, he was down at our place today.
Thanks for the advice on the black. I was all set to seal the black limestone at our display on Monday with 2 coats of dry treat. Think I will just stick with one coat.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:54 pm
by jonnyboyentire
make sure its clean b4 u do it as well 