New Terracotta tile floor. Did we mess up?

Installing new hand thrown terracotta tiles in a small bathroom, and we've been following guidelines from the manufacturer in terms of treatment and sealing. So far the process has been: - Clean and seal with impregnating protector (HG Product 13) - Lay tiles on adhesive - 2 more coats of impregnating protector - Grouted Now I've just been trying to clean excess grout off the tiles and this is how they look. Is this OK? The plan is to use one more coat of impregnating protector, then finish with HG Terracotta Protector sealing coat. Though I'm scared that we'll "seal in" the white dusty look on the tiles surfaces. Is this a screw up? And if so, is it fixable? submitted by /u/SleekArmy [link] [comments]

Jun 10, 2025 - 23:58

Installing new hand thrown terracotta tiles in a small bathroom, and we've been following guidelines from the manufacturer in terms of treatment and sealing. So far the process has been: - Clean and seal with impregnating protector (HG Product 13) - Lay tiles on adhesive - 2 more coats of impregnating protector - Grouted

Now I've just been trying to clean excess grout off the tiles and this is how they look. Is this OK? The plan is to use one more coat of impregnating protector, then finish with HG Terracotta Protector sealing coat. Though I'm scared that we'll "seal in" the white dusty look on the tiles surfaces.

Is this a screw up? And if so, is it fixable?

submitted by /u/SleekArmy
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