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Sealing Grout Lines in Hotel Lobby

A Hotel lobby wanted its tile & grout to look pristine. They also wanted the tiles to be more maintenance-free. There is a lot of misinformation regarding the concept of sealing grout lines. When someone says they want to seal tile grout, they are, in effect, saying, “We want to keep the grout looking new.”…

Anti Slip Application on Condo Pool Deck Tile

A condo had a ‘cool deck’ surface installed. This particular application was at a condo with many seniors and had some incidents of slipping, both on the cool deck and the tiled coping area. National Sealing was contracted to apply a non-slip coating to reduce slip-and-fall incidents. National Sealing routes crews all over the US,…

How to Seal Tile Grout, Information on Sealing Grout

National Sealing Co. has developed a durable coating process to protect tile & grout. Let’s first make one thing clear – sealing tile grout is a waste of time and money. By comparison, our process is a durable, long-lasting coating. This application was an outdoor grill. The customer wanted to preserve the grout from the…

Anti Slip Coating for Travertine Stone

A new apartment complex installed travertine stone on the pool deck. The look was beautiful; however, the stone is very smooth and tends to be slippery. National Sealing applies its durable coating across the US. Durable non-slip applications require two components. First, what is the vehicle used to adhere to the surface? If a sealer…

Anti Slip Application on Quarry Tile

This was a non-slip application on a high-traffic stadium concession area. The constant wet surface from water, sodas, alcoholic beverages, and grease created a slippery surface, and the employees had difficulty maintaining a solid footing. National Sealing Co. has a unique approach to slippery surfaces such as ceramic tiles, commercial quarry tiles, porcelain tiles, marble,…

Anti Slip Coating for School Locker Room Floor

A K-8 school recently had porcelain tiles installed. The inlay was a glass mosaic tile. The look was appealing; however, the glass tiles were in a children’s bathroom/locker room setting and very slippery. National Sealing was contracted to apply a non-slip coating to reduce slip-and-fall incidents. National Sealing routes crews all over the US, as…

Anti Slip Application for Stone in Large Condo

A large condo had recently installed a smooth stone between the pool deck and resident bathrooms. The stone that was installed could not pass the local officials’ slip test, and the permits could not be finalized. Often, local officials recommend National Sealing for our anti-slip process. This is not a miracle process that one can…

Rejuvenating Faded Pavers with Re-Dyeing Process

This application was the entrance to a large commercial property with high public visibility. The owners wanted to rejuvenate the entrance without replacing the badly faded pavers. These pavers had not been sealed consistently over the years and thus faded. The color had been reduced to approximately 20% of the original pavers. National Sealing Co.…

Coloring Pavers with a New Paver Dyeing Process

National Sealing Co. is the largest paver sealer in the country, with over 2 million square feet of pavers protected. We recognized a need to develop a coloring process for faded pavers. Fading of pavers is a fatal consequence of the lack of continued sealing of pavers. The goal was to RESTORE the pavers or…