Wednesday after work I laid 2 more tiles:
I got to see how well the tile sealant works, because as I used the wet saw it sprayed slough over the little pieces I’d used as sealant testers. It beaded up on the sealed side and soaked into the non-sealed side:
Today I laid 5 more tiles, which make up the first row in the closet:
After laying them I decided to seal all 7 newly laid tiles. I used a damp [not wet] sponge. I opened the sealer, held the sponge to the opening, quickly turned the bottle upside down and back up, then used that amount for one tile:
I gently spread the sealer across each tile with the sponge, then used a paper towel to rub the tile dry:
If you don’t wipe the sealer dry within 5 minutes it can leave a haze on the tiles.
Sealed tiles clean SO MUCH EASIER than unsealed! At least with slate. I made such a mess on the 23 tiles I laid last week. But since they were sealed, they cleaned up with just a swipe of a damp sponge. No more scrubbing for hours trying to get mortar residue off!
For whatever reason, I was a bumbling idiot today while tiling. I wasted 4 tiles and only laid 5. I kept messing up my cuts. I have so many spare pieces now:
I also removed the spray guard from the wet saw today – I found it much easier to cut through whole tiles with it gone:
Tomorrow I’m hoping to get the final 2 rows done!
You did a great job. It’s beautiful.
Thanks, Jessica!
Almost finished and what a great job! They look SO good!
I am hoping to finish today! It will be nice to move on to the grout step!
These tiles look SO nice! What a great job you’re doing. They’re too pretty to go to waste!
I know! They’re beautiful. Hopefully I’ll be able to use most of the ones I cut wrong. Only one more full sized row will fit, and the last row will be all cut tiles.