Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

lostinrates

Really2 wrote: »

It should be fairly easy, one tip I can give you there is a cleaner out there which has a small amount of sealer in it. Use it every time you mop and it saves the resealing (but sounds like you won't have to worry about the resealing).
Sorry I can't remember the name though but I should imagine most independent tile stores would know it.

doesn't that risk being a little like waxing in dirt at a carwash?

(I don't opt for the wax in car washes unless I've had time to wash the car before going to the carwash). I was also told by a car valeter not to EVER use the jet wash because it damages the paintwork. (its the only option other than home hosing with the defender though. Which dh has decided to keep, so its sitting half dismantled in a barn)

neverdespairgirl

vivatifosi wrote: »

I would love to be able to have pot soups, but I have a problem getting one I can eat. As a vegetarian with a potato allergy it really cuts my options down! I get half way down the list of yummy ingredients thinking 'ooh that sounds lovely" then find myself shouting "b*gger" at the chiller cabinet in Tesco. I will get thrown out one day.

What about those Innocent pots of microwavable stuff?

neverdespairgirl

lostinrates wrote: »

Having lived in lots of places maintaining seals on various floors its not such a big issue to maintain tbh, not much more than any other spring clean, and less often. when its frequent after laying you're probably still interested enough to find it exciting!

we have original flags which we'll try and match and extend those into the garden and utility areas. Everywhere else down stairs will be wood. I would have flags in the entrance hall too, but it would break up two areas of wood and I'd rather have the continuity.

My parents have had various such floors, and they've never seemed a big hassle, really. This is my parents' floor in Kent - this brick stuff needs sealing once a year or so:



Your flags sound lovely! Are they York Stone?

JonnyBravo

PasturesNew wrote: »

Forget I said that:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003051/Caught-camera-Huge-crane-CRASHES-house-delivering-pool--company-blames-error.html

:T
Love the penultimate sentence.

"The tub was eventually placed in the ground, and only suffered a crack."

Ermmm..... "only" a crack?
I guess I'm misunderstanding one of the prerequisites of a pool.

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Your flags sound lovely! Are they York Stone?

No idea, I'm afraid! They are ruddy filthy too. If they are hideous once cleaned we might rethink, but I hope not too. we had some stone specialist guy here with the architect (we have to buy coins and do some brick repair and matching and .....) he was pretty enthusiastic about them...

Doozergirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

I think it's about lifespan. You want some that'll definitely outlast you before a problem starts to occur.

Welsh slate should last a good 150 years or so, Chinese much less, maybe 60 years. Chinese slate often contains a lot of minerals that degrade, such as calcium, they're more brittle too. Chinese slate can rust and also isn't that good in cold climates.

All Chinese slate? That's what I'm wondering about. Wales is small, China isn't. Islington is even smaller than Wales There must be parts somewhere in China where the quality of certain natural resources are high? The whole of China's natural resources can't be that bad...

Only thinking, not debating. I don't have a clue and I'm sure a lot of stuff is inferior. Maybe they keep the good stuff for themselves!

lostinrates

Inteesting thing on radio (?) the other day about china's pricing being not so competitive because of fuel/shipping costs now, and Turkish clothes asking industry benefiting as a result. My guess is it costs A LOT more to ship slate than clothes??

Doozer, I think you've raised a terrific point. It would be interesting to research. there have to be some superior resources in such a vast place. TBH, I don't know what stone the great wall is made of, but its seemed pretty durable so far!

Doozergirl

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

brick stuff

Quarry Tiles Lovely. We have some hiding under our reception hall. It was too cold down there though for me to keep living with them. Needs a nice Aga to keep it cosy.

michaels

Small crack in a containment vessel - be careful what you say or we will have poshbird over from the Japan thread warning about 3-headed fish...

JonnyBravo wrote: »

:T
Love the penultimate sentence.

"The tub was eventually placed in the ground, and only suffered a crack."

Ermmm..... "only" a crack?
I guess I'm misunderstanding one of the prerequisites of a pool.

Really2

lostinrates wrote: »

doesn't that risk being a little like waxing in dirt at a carwash?

(I don't opt for the wax in car washes unless I've had time to wash the car before going to the carwash). I was also told by a car valeter not to EVER use the jet wash because it damages the paintwork. (its the only option other than home hosing with the defender though. Which dh has decided to keep, so its sitting half dismantled in a barn)

Not as I am aware, providing the previous sealing had not worn out and stained the tile it should just sit on the top protection layer.
If the stain is there it would be similar, but by that stage you cant do anything anyway.
Think of them like bird lime etching providing you remove marks before they eat through you can wash them off and re apply wax.

A bit like wash and wax products for cars.