Effectiveness of limestone sealants long term ? - Kitchen flooring

[percepts]

Hi,
I'm just wondering how effective all these limestone kitchen flooring sealants really are as I've found quite a lot of contradictary information on various flooring web sites. As far as I can tell, any flooring which is porous will stain even when sealed and especially if whatever is spilt on it is acidic such as coca cola, orange juice, vinegar, fatty splashes and pet puke.
What do rekon, for the kitchen is it a lot less maintenance to use non porous floor tiles or am I safe with limestone which is well sealed?

RobC

[lutonlagerlout]

I always recommend good quality porcelain tiles for kitchens
in 5 years time they will look the same

natural stone is indeed very nice in the house,but the kitchen is an area where you will get spillages

use the natural stuff in the bathroom or where the kids cant get at it

LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Like anything natural stone will require maintenance. Porcelain will require a lot less maintenance but wont look as good as natural stone. It all depends upon how much work you are willing to put in

[percepts]

It's one of those follow your head or your heart choices. My head is telling me fabricated tiles will be easier to live with and my heart is telling me I much prefer the look of natural stone hence my question. If the sealants do a pretty good job then natural stone it will be but if the sealants only give protection against dirt and not spillages, then fabricated tiles it will be. But then again....
Actually I'm most worried about pets. If you spill something it gets cleaned up straight away, but if a pet is sick on the floor in the night then it could be hours before it's found.

[lutonlagerlout]

I have nero impala granite tiles in my kitchen and bathroom
I thought these were fool proof
error
the kitchen floor will not come up to a shine no matter what we have done
my brother in law had expensive (£70 a metre) porcelain tiles in his kitchen laid the same week as mine
and his look like new still
natural stone has a certain aesthetic appeal for sure
but you have to look after it
LLL

[percepts]

Maybe I should go for the tumbled and antiqued look with ribena and vomit patination. Then it'll always look like new.
One site I looked at said that during the first year the floor always looks dirty but once it's built up a bit of patina from use it looks much better.