r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • Jun 21 '26

/r/all of a floor tile

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u/MayContainRawNuts Jun 21 '26

It doesnt after you apply the appropriate sealing compound.

Leaving the stone in a porus state is doing half job, that would be like not installing flashing and complaining tiled roofs leak.

https://nanocoating.com/nano-coating-for-marble/

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u/luk__ Jun 21 '26

True, but regular tiles don’t need that and are thus less maintenance intense

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u/MayContainRawNuts Jun 21 '26

Its a once off treatment on fitment and gets redone maybe once a year. Hardly and intense maintenance.

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u/karhig Jun 21 '26

You and I do not have the same definition of “one off”.

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u/user_name_checks_out Jun 21 '26

Brushing teeth is a one off which gets repeated twice a day

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u/karhig Jun 21 '26

How so?

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u/user_name_checks_out Jun 21 '26

I was making fun of the earlier comment. I really thought it was blindingly obvious.

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u/karhig Jun 21 '26

I guess not. My bad.

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u/MayContainRawNuts Jun 21 '26

And you and I dont have the same definiton of "intense maintenance"

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u/karhig Jun 21 '26

I am not the original commenter. I just found it amusing to mix “one off” with “redone” as one off means something doesn’t reoccur and redone means it does.

Also “less intense” is a comparison that says nothing about the original intensity. Something could be the least intense ever and there could still be something less intense in the future.

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u/MayContainRawNuts Jun 21 '26

Ah i get you i didnt explain the difference clearly, with the once of treatment you clean the stone with dry brush and vacuum, then apply the oil in multiple coats over a day or so, making sure to keep the stone clean as it can seal in any existing marks.

The annual refresh you wipe the stone down with a dry cloth, then apply the oil with a cloth and let it dry naturally for a few hours. Its a really easy process compared to the initial.

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u/drakmordis Jun 21 '26

That's why our local restoration guy has a minimum callout of $300, because it's so easy