Dear Sharon:
It much depends on the substrate where you will be installing the tiles. Assuming that's appropriate and solid, you will set your tile using white thin-set. (Do not use the “ready-to-use” stuff that comes in a tub!) Using appropriate spacers (available at any tile store), you will set the tiles with a grout gap of 16”. Make sure that the tiles are nice and even with one another; in other words,
To find out if your stone can be sealed, do this:
spill some water in a couple of spots of your stone, let it dwell for 5 minutes or so, wipe it dry and observe if the areas under which the water has been sitting have become (temporarily) any darker than the rest. If so, then you will seal it. If not, you know what not to do!...
Now remember, it's never too early to think about the proper maintenance of your stone. The issue of what you'll be doing day in and day out to your stone is far more important than its sealing
(if and when possible and/or advisable) and it's all too often neglected. As you can tell by reading many of this site's postings, you're not likely to get good information about it from your dealer or installer. Don't become another statistic! By logging into the Helpful Hints section of our website at:
http://www.marblecleaning.org/helpful-hints.htm
, you will be able to get the short version of our maintenance guidelines at no charge. The full version of it – a 7-page document considered by many as an industry benchmark – is available in pay-per-download format in our Educational Literature section at:
http://www.marblecleaning.org/literature.htm
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And remember, every single penny of the cost of the literature will be used to support this site and its cause: your cause.
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Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
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Article ID: 433
Created On: Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 8:30 AM
Last Updated On: Fri, Sep 7, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=433