DIY Woodworking, Home Improvement, and Art Projects

We’re just about at the stage where we need to seal the slate tile in the bathroom. We’re going to rent a wet saw this weekend to make all of the final cuts, and then we’ll be done laying the slate tile. After we let the adhesive dry for a couple of days, probably around next Wednesday, then we’ll go in there to seal them up.

I’ve been looking over a lot of stuff on the web about what types of sealer to use, how many times you should seal your slate, then should you seal the grout too? There are different opinions out there for sure. Here is a link to the Surface Finder at the Aqua Mix website. It helps you pick one of their home-grade sealing products based on what type of tile or stone surface you’re working with.

I’ve pretty much decided that I am going to put three coats of sealer on our slate tiles. I will wait one day at least between coats. Then I will grout using a dark gray color mortar. Then after that dries for a week, I will go back and use a grout-sealer to do just that, seal the grout, making it water resistant and hardening it further. Of course I’ll keep writing about how it goes, and whether or not I actually stick to this plan.

By the way, I also got a good deal on a mini DV camcorder, so I plan on creating video content for this site as well. I am still behind on getting my photos organized and labeled, but I am pretty excited about putting some video up. Hopefully I will be able to integrate into my future tutorials as well. Take care!

I have been talking about all sorts of projects, using all sorts of consumable products and tools. Well, Northern Tool doesn’t do this very often, but they are offering free shipping on UPS Ground orders over $150. Now, if you’re buying any decent power tools, or construction equipment and supplies, then you’re probably going to hit this threshold pretty easily.

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