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Care Guide & FAQs
Why Seal Stone and Grout?
You are putting a new natural stone or tile floor or countertop in your home
and you want to know why the installer is suggesting that you seal it. Why
should you bother?
To protect the floor, showers or countertops, specifically the grout and porous
materials from stains that will make your surfaces look "old" before their time.
Even if you have installed porcelain or ceramic tile and you were told that it
would be impervious to stain penetration, you could still have grout staining
that will degrade the look of your floors, walls and showers. Natural stone and
tile floors are very attractive and add great value to your home investments,
protecting them will preserve your investment for many years to come.
Sealing the grout in porcelain or ceramic tile will make these materials
extremely resistant to staining. Grout is a very porous material and can take
up stains vigorously. Your grout, once sealed, will resist the more aggressive
staining materials like wine, grape juice, ketchup and other household
products that can damage the look of your stone and tile materials.
Quality sealers will protect your stone from immediate stain penetration
allowing you time to clean it up before it leaves a permanent stain. These
sealers are rich in high quality polymers and are only available from quality
companies that respect and know the materials that you have put into your
home. Your floors will be protected for a much longer period of time with
sealers selected and applied by a professional.
New installations should be protected right from the start with quality sealers.
They have no existing stains to deal with and sealing will likely prevent the
early aging from grout degradation. Your floors will maintain their beauty and
will continue to add value to your home investment for many years.
What is Clear Sealing?
After you have spent time looking for the exact color, shade and hue of stone
for your home decor, the last thing you want is to have a sealing product
change the look or color of your stone or tile. Clear Sealing will protect your
stone or tile without changing it's color or look.
Clear Sealing provides a "clear", protective barrier that penetrates and blocks
the surface of the grout or stone effectively resisting the penetration of
foreign materials. This minimizes the likelihood of staining and increases the
time available to pickup the staining materials before a stain occurs.
What is Grout Colorization?
If your grout isn't the color you wanted, than the overall look you were trying
to achieve is lost. Changing the color of the grout is referred to as grout
colorization.
Grout is vulnerable to stains, in part, due to its porous nature, the tendency of
the grout to absorb materials that contain products that will stain the grout.
Also, if when the grout is drying there is a residue left behind, it will
compromise the appearance of the grout creating a whitening effect on the
surface. This can be repaired using a "colorization" process.
Tile Technologies provides professional services that our customers can
appreciate, providing state-of-the-art grout and tile care with sealing and
colorization that will protect your investments for years to come.
Why Seal Stone and Grout?
You are putting a new natural stone or tile floor or countertop in your home
and you want to know why the installer is suggesting that you seal it. Why
should you bother?
To protect the floor, showers or countertops, specifically the grout and porous
materials from stains that will make your surfaces look "old" before their time.
Even if you have installed porcelain or ceramic tile and you were told that it
would be impervious to stain penetration, you could still have grout staining
that will degrade the look of your floors, walls and showers. Natural stone and
tile floors are very attractive and add great value to your home investments,
protecting them will preserve your investment for many years to come.
Sealing the grout in porcelain or ceramic tile will make these materials
extremely resistant to staining. Grout is a very porous material and can take
up stains vigorously. Your grout, once sealed, will resist the more aggressive
staining materials like wine, grape juice, ketchup and other household
products that can damage the look of your stone and tile materials.
Quality sealers will protect your stone from immediate stain penetration
allowing you time to clean it up before it leaves a permanent stain. These
sealers are rich in high quality polymers and are only available from quality
companies that respect and know the materials that you have put into your
home. Your floors will be protected for a much longer period of time with
sealers selected and applied by a professional.
New installations should be protected right from the start with quality sealers.
They have no existing stains to deal with and sealing will likely prevent the
early aging from grout degradation. Your floors will maintain their beauty and
will continue to add value to your home investment for many years.
What is Clear Sealing?
After you have spent time looking for the exact color, shade and hue of stone
for your home decor, the last thing you want is to have a sealing product
change the look or color of your stone or tile. Clear Sealing will protect your
stone or tile without changing it's color or look.
Clear Sealing provides a "clear", protective barrier that penetrates and blocks
the surface of the grout or stone effectively resisting the penetration of
foreign materials. This minimizes the likelihood of staining and increases the
time available to pickup the staining materials before a stain occurs.
What is Grout Colorization?
If your grout isn't the color you wanted, than the overall look you were trying
to achieve is lost. Changing the color of the grout is referred to as grout
colorization.
Grout is vulnerable to stains, in part, due to its porous nature, the tendency of
the grout to absorb materials that contain products that will stain the grout.
Also, if when the grout is drying there is a residue left behind, it will
compromise the appearance of the grout creating a whitening effect on the
surface. This can be repaired using a "colorization" process.
Tile Technologies provides professional services that our customers can
appreciate, providing state-of-the-art grout and tile care with sealing and
colorization that will protect your investments for years to come.
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