Comments on: Dressing Up a Patio Floor http://garden.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/decks-and-patios/dressing-up-a-patio-floor/ Expert Advice on Home Improvement Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:09:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Deb T http://garden.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/decks-and-patios/dressing-up-a-patio-floor/#comment-14681 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:42:37 +0000 http://garden.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/decks-and-patios/dressing-up-a-patio-floor/#comment-14681 I am not sure what kind of tile you have but I had great luck with something that I used on concrete. It was a simple bleaching cleaner ( perhaps youve already tried it I am not sure of the ingredients) that was made by Behr. A word of caution when staining, be sure that the tiles are very clean. I had a mess when trying to stain with semi transparent concrete stain. There are many steps to go through. If your tiles are natural tiles like sand stone, they have to be sealed every year and I am not sure if it can ever really get clean. And on another note, while Behr makes some great products I DO not recommend thier semi transparent stain. Even when used as directed.I am no pro but I have done my share of remodelling. I would try the concrete cleaner first again depending on what the tile is. If its that bad it cant make it any worse? :) I am not sure what kind of tile you have but I had great luck with something that I used on concrete. It was a simple bleaching cleaner ( perhaps youve already tried it I am not sure of the ingredients) that was made by Behr. A word of caution when staining, be sure that the tiles are very clean. I had a mess when trying to stain with semi transparent concrete stain. There are many steps to go through. If your tiles are natural tiles like sand stone, they have to be sealed every year and I am not sure if it can ever really get clean. And on another note, while Behr makes some great products I DO not recommend thier semi transparent stain. Even when used as directed.I am no pro but I have done my share of remodelling. I would try the concrete cleaner first again depending on what the tile is. If its that bad it cant make it any worse? :)

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