Comments on: Tile is NOT Waterproof http://floorelf.com/tile-is-not-waterproof Help with all your tile needs (and extreme jackassery!) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger http://floorelf.com/tile-is-not-waterproof/comment-page-1#comment-7990 Roger Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:55 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=25#comment-7990 Hey Willey, It is not very common to have a darker edge, but it's your shower and a purely aesthetic thing. If you like it - do it. You can go to a local granite slab supplier and they'll usually have small left over pieces of stone which they can cut and finish for your wall cap. And you can usually get it pretty cheap since it's left over anyway. Stop butchering your own name - that's my job. :D Hey Willey,

It is not very common to have a darker edge, but it’s your shower and a purely aesthetic thing. If you like it – do it.

You can go to a local granite slab supplier and they’ll usually have small left over pieces of stone which they can cut and finish for your wall cap. And you can usually get it pretty cheap since it’s left over anyway.

Stop butchering your own name – that’s my job. :D

]]> By: Willey http://floorelf.com/tile-is-not-waterproof/comment-page-1#comment-7981 Willey Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:49:37 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=25#comment-7981 Thanks!  That's a relief. We are getting real close to beginning to tile.  If I decide to bullnose a very dark colored tile, is it going to look unusual?  Is it common practice to have that exposed edge appear so contrasted to the rest of the field?  I can't recall seeing that. Also (and sorry for veering off the original topic) I'm still weighing my options on what to use to cap a short wall on one side of the shower upon which I'm having a glass panel installed.  I'm sure using a slab of stone would have the best look and function, but $ is an issue.  Where would I even start looking to have some cut?  What is the best quality?  What is the best value? BTW, I butchered my own name last time.  It's Willey (yeah it still sounds funny)   Thanks!  That’s a relief.
We are getting real close to beginning to tile.  If I decide to bullnose a very dark colored tile, is it going to look unusual?  Is it common practice to have that exposed edge appear so contrasted to the rest of the field?  I can’t recall seeing that.
Also (and sorry for veering off the original topic) I’m still weighing my options on what to use to cap a short wall on one side of the shower upon which I’m having a glass panel installed.  I’m sure using a slab of stone would have the best look and function, but $ is an issue.  Where would I even start looking to have some cut?  What is the best quality?  What is the best value?
BTW, I butchered my own name last time.  It’s Willey (yeah it still sounds funny)
 

]]> By: Roger http://floorelf.com/tile-is-not-waterproof/comment-page-1#comment-7833 Roger Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:36:56 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=25#comment-7833 Any tile sealer can be used as a grout sealer. Sealer is not necessary, it simply assists in cleaning. It DOES NOT assist in any way with waterproofing - in any manner at all. Really. I know it's called 'sealer' - it shouldn't be. If you have natural stone then yes, it should be sealed. If you have ceramic or porcelain then no, it doesn't need to be sealed. Any tile sealer can be used as a grout sealer. Sealer is not necessary, it simply assists in cleaning. It DOES NOT assist in any way with waterproofing – in any manner at all. Really. I know it’s called ‘sealer’ – it shouldn’t be. If you have natural stone then yes, it should be sealed. If you have ceramic or porcelain then no, it doesn’t need to be sealed.

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