tiling & flooring question

bookduck

just hand a new bathroom installed in my blt and all looks well, paid the cheque. I now realise I may have some issues.

1) The floor is tiled, but think the tiles my be porous the seem to be ceramic with a porcelain coating (artificial grey slate type) with a light grey grout which is possibly porous.

2) The plumber fitted the toilet first, then tiled around it - he said he had to do this as he needed the height for flow - now he used white grout between the floor tiles and the toilet. I looks good now, will soon I fear it will turn a urine yellow. How can I prevent this?

3) The porcelain tiles on the bathroom walls - can I now seal them and seal the grout at the same time, or do I have to seal each individual tile and seal the grout separate - don't want mould, seepage, or smell?

Just thinking that I do knot know what else I've overlooked! Ta.

adaze

He should have used waterproof/ resistant grout for a bathroom, so you shouldn't need any additional seal.

If the tiles are ceramic where exposed then they should be fine, no additional sealing needed. I would only seal if they are natural stone etc...

You should fit the floor first, but I have done the same as your plumber for a complicated reason. You can get some waterproof white sealant (silicone) round the base of the toilet, a) it will wipe clean a lot easier than grout, and b) it is simple enough to replace should it become yellow! (another option would be not to wee on the floor )

I don't know about porcelain tiles, but if you do need to seal them then you can get a spray on type seal which is easy to cover the whole lot with, I would have thought you wouldn't need to seal the tiles and again, if the right grout has been used, you won't need to seal the grout.

bookduck

adaze wrote: »

(another option would be not to wee on the floor ).

Its a btl, so wont be around when they point and shoot, I don't want to be there scratching and sniffing the fumes from a soaking floor