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I wonder if anybody could spare some good advice about quarry tiles. I discovered a quarry tiled floor when I bought my house (4 years ago) under two synthetic rubber backed carpets.
They were removed straight away, but not surprisingly a lot of moisture had been held back and I have been sweeping / mopping off the salts ever since. Plentiful at first, but now reduced to patches of a white in the space of a couple of weeks after washing.
But my question is - how much longer?? Ive read through all the 'quarry' threads and wonder if everybody waits this long for the tiles to stop producing the salts? Will the linseed / milk / beeswax / wax & turps paste / ecover coatings over the top ever be enough to stop the stuff coming through? Have tried some of these, so I can answer myself I suppose - no.
Is there any hope for this floor? I understand the breathing logic, but really am running out of patience and am fed up with dragging this stuff (as hard as I try otherwise) around the house. Am tempted to get someone in to throw a big tub of sealant over it (tut, tut) - after all, neighbours have bitumen over theirs and no rising damp in their walls!!!
Any advice, for the efflorescent weary would be appreciated. Thankyou.
They were removed straight away, but not surprisingly a lot of moisture had been held back and I have been sweeping / mopping off the salts ever since. Plentiful at first, but now reduced to patches of a white in the space of a couple of weeks after washing.
But my question is - how much longer?? Ive read through all the 'quarry' threads and wonder if everybody waits this long for the tiles to stop producing the salts? Will the linseed / milk / beeswax / wax & turps paste / ecover coatings over the top ever be enough to stop the stuff coming through? Have tried some of these, so I can answer myself I suppose - no.
Is there any hope for this floor? I understand the breathing logic, but really am running out of patience and am fed up with dragging this stuff (as hard as I try otherwise) around the house. Am tempted to get someone in to throw a big tub of sealant over it (tut, tut) - after all, neighbours have bitumen over theirs and no rising damp in their walls!!!
Any advice, for the efflorescent weary would be appreciated. Thankyou.