Donna wrote:

"Sawdusty" wrote in message
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I am redoing our kitchen floor with ceramic tile. My problem is with the
sealer. I have seen some floors with grout lines as smooth as the tile
itself. This just has to be more stain resistant than the gritty joints
I'm getting. Is polyurethane ever used as a sealer ? Thanks !

Have you started grouting yet? Because if you haven't, go and spend the
money on the new kind of grout that is made with --- is it epoxy? Some
kind of epoxy or plastic-like additive that makes it incredibly stain
resistant. I had my kitchen floor done last year, and I dithered over
whether it was worth the price (it's more than three times the price of
regular grout), but I ended up using the new, expensive grout, and it has
been fabulous. Twice a year I scrub the grout with a scrub brush and it
goes back to it's pristine cream color and looks new. Whatever the additive
is, it makes the grout as close to impermeable as it can be, so that
anything spilled on it can be completely washed off. Perfect for a kitchen.
To answer your other question, it does seem to be a smoother surface than
the normal style of grout.

I'm sorry I don't recall the product name of the grout that we used, but I
can't imagine that your hardware store can't tell you what it is, if you
ask. It's great stuff, and well worth the price for kitchen tile.


I used Kerapoxy, a 2-part epoxy grout throughout my house about 15 yrs
ago - still looks brand new.

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