Installing slate & seal

[Guest]

My brother is having slate installed on his kitchen counter tops as we speak.

The installers decided to set out the slate squares on some cardboard and spray some sealer on before installation. They said if they didn't do this, some grout will soak into the slate and discolor it. They are using a color grout (don't know what color) that I'm told seems to be on the rough side, yet is supposed to have a sealer in it; the installers said that way a sealer won't be necessary.

Does this all sound about right?

 

[J Scott W]

I do see the slate tiles being sealed before installation to keep the grout from penetrating. This is usually a product specificaly to make it easy to clean off the grout. It is not meant as a long term sealer. This seems to be different from what you describe.

I would think any stone and grout would need to be resealed every so often.

Scott Warrington

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Scott. I don't know how I ended up posting this in the tool box room.

Can I get somebody to move it to the hard surface room for me, please?

Thanks.