Inflammable clear stone sealer

[middi]

I have just completed restoration of my daughter's 16thC timber frame cottage. She has " trumped " me with a stupid ( must be..I don't know the answer) question.

Q:- " can I seal the stones of my fire hearth with a clear sealant "
A: " (from me)... NO, the heat will melt, evaporise the sealant and everything could go " bang".

Is there a clear stone sealer that will not result in firework displays when subjected to radiant heat from a log fire ?.

( my answer to such a question in the past has always been sidestepped by reccommending that natural " untempered with" stone surfaces look more natural, especially in the sooted area in the vicinity of a chimney). Well. I am right !!!!!!!.

Nevertheless, I bet that one or two of you knows something that I don't.

So, help is reqquired to put my ( fussy!!!) daughter out of her misery.

Middi

 

[robgil]

try mike wye , they do all sorts of sealants and stuff. why does your daughter want to seal the stones?

 

[Tom]

....why does your daughter want to seal the stones?

This is what I was wondering. Why are the hearth stones likely to get sooty? We've been using our stove for the last 3 winters and there's no soot on our hearth or surrounding floor at all. Our hearth is unsealed floor bricks and the surrounding floor is unsealed stone. We do get the occassional paw print but our newly acquired steam cleaner is great at getting rid of them

 

[middi]

I couldn't agree with you more chaps/chapesses, I did mention it was a "stupid" question. I did try to talk her out of it. Well, she is young, she loves the restored cottage and likes her NEW stones to look pretty.
I went through quite a bit of hardwork to restore/rebuild the old chimney including fitting a nice woodburner and what do I get at the end of it all:- " It is beutiful, I don't think I will use it though it would make the place dirty".

I could have strangled her

Middi

 

[Tom]

Aaarrrgghhhhh!! How infuriating :evil: She obviously needs a good talking to :lol:

 

[middi]

Aaarrrgghhhhh!! How infuriating :evil: She obviously needs a good talking to :lol:

I am working on it DWB, she should have bought a new bungalow fully " furnished" with black plastic beams ( I told her) .

Middi

 

[robgil]

have a look at the kitchen on mike wyes site, they use a sealer for their bricks that doesnt look too bad , apparently its breathable and keeps the dust away.
or you could use skimmed milk, apparently the casein in the milk works.
or you could brush water on there and tell her they are sealed. :wink:

 

[middi]

Good thinking Robgil, the water trick may just work. ( that will teach her mocking good artwork :wink: )

Middi