I know this has been asked before and i also started a thread about tiling a bathroom.
However, I have a question about my tiles and the condition they are in, in such a short space of time.
I bought quite cheap white tiles for the wall, but the floor tiles were quite expensive - a ridged slate non slip type which we choose for safety for the MIL.
When i started the flooring, cleaning excess cement and finally grout was a ball-ache to say the least, taking around 4 days to clean but not with great effect.
After a few weeks the tiles started to look like the drive way of a motor DIYer, looking greasy with dirt stained patches. When wet they look great, but dry the look quite messy.
A month or so later I bought some chemical cleaner which appeared to do the job, then sealed them with another chemical based sealent. They look great but after only a week, returned to the stained dirty look.
I'm considering tiling the upstairs bog but i'm likely to pay to have it done to save the hassle. But should i do it my self, is it best to do the following with tiles:
1. Soak the tiles first to clean them
2. Seal 48hrs before, before bonding them to allow easy cleaning.
Also, the stuff i bought to clean was 1600 for both cleaner and sealer. Is there a recommended treatment to clean and seal. This stuff i bought was from Home Pro.
Ta
