Older slate tile flaking (in kitchen)
Robin P
5 years ago
Hello, we have slate tile in our kitchen that was put in maybe 15 years ago (not by us). In a few places the slate is flaking off. Our handyman came in a stained the areas that are flaking a resealed the floor, but some spots are still flaking 6 months later. Does anyone know the best way to deal with this? I don't like the floor, but I also don't really want to replace it as we may move in the next year.
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5 years agoThis is slate
And this is also slate, shown in different colors, in 4 tile settings. Mined from all kinds of places around the globe.
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This is definitely a slate material. It looks a lot like what we used to call "KUND" slate which comes from India. It's actually attractive for specific applications yet this shalling issue, from my experience, is common in time. I've used different sealants only to find that most fail and peal in time. What I do with my personal floor is stain the specific areas that shale and then once dry I apply another coat of sealant. ~~ My best advice as a mason of 38 years is to just not use this product for horizontal surfaces ( since "feet" , etc. seem to help in peeling the shaling stone) and definitely don't use this specific slate outdoors especially if you want a gloss sealant.
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