Adam, When trying to dry anything stone, wood, carpets, cabinets there is a whole science to this subject! 1st it will take forever dry if left alone 2nd you must use a dehumidifier and use a carpet fan with a least 2000 cfm close the doors and windows. 3 you must take reading of the temp and % of water in the air with a meter. 4 write down the date you start and the temps 5 measure the amount of water per day removed. 6 at about the 2-3 day you will the humidifier readings drop from 80 % to about 20 % 7 you will also see the amount of water drop off and may or may not see any more water coming out of the dehumidifier 8 if you got a water meter you might see a difference the reading with a meter but I don't have that meter. 9 the temp in the room needs to be in the 90 to 100 but not too hot. Not good for the dehumidifier. Need to check the machine you use. I re-grouted a shower floor and some wall grout last year and removed 5 gallons from a shower floor. They teach water damage restoration class for drying homes. I something go to procleanersnetwork.com for help from the carpet cleaner who know much more about this subject. They meet just about every night . Some nights they have speaker from all different subjects ,marketing, carpet cleaning, tools, chemicals companys, Hector Castillo 805-739-0169 If you have question please call I don't all ways have the time do the text thing here a too slow at typing LOL -----Original Message----- From: John Freitag [mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:00 AM To: Restoration and Maintenance Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Limestone problem Adam , If you think this is only moisture you can apply a poultice powder only using DE powder and it will help pull the moisture from the stone. Do not cover the poultice with plastic , leave it open to the air to assist in the drying process. John E Freitag Director The Stone & Tile School Office 407-567-7652 Cell 407-615-0134 jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com www.thestoneandtileschool.com -----Original Message----- From: Adam [mailto:info@restoreyourtiles.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:01 AM To: Restoration and Maintenance Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Limestone problem Thank you guys for your input. My plan is to test it for iron oxidation with rsr-2000 and If it is, set the poultice with iron out. If is not then open the grout lines and dry for another week and see what happens. Any other ideas? Adam Bartos BiO Tile & Grout Restoration 773-575-5515 (c) 847-438-0212 (o) www.RestoreYourTiles.com On May 15, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "John Freitag" <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote: > Adam, > RSR would probably not work as effectively as the iron out poultice. > It would take many tubes of RSR 2000 to cover this stain to try to remove it. > > > > John E Freitag > Director > The Stone & Tile School > Office 407-567-7652 > Cell 407-615-0134 > jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com > > > > www.thestoneandtileschool.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam [mailto:info@restoreyourtiles.com] > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 5:19 PM > To: Restoration and Maintenance > Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Limestone problem > > John. Would rsr-2000 work? > > Adam Bartos > BiO Tile & Grout Restoration > 773-575-5515 (c) > 847-438-0212 (o) > www.RestoreYourTiles.com > > On May 14, 2012, at 3:47 PM, "John Freitag" > <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote: > >> Adam, >> >> First it appears that water is getting under the stone and thus >> causing > the >> stone to oxide. I would first try to determine where the moisture is > getting >> under the stone and allow the stone to dry, perhaps even place a >> dehumidifier in the area to assist in drying the floor. then apply a >> poultice to remove the iron stains., >> >> I would open the floor with a 120 diamond to assist in the drying and then >> apply the poultice using iron out. This may take several application >> to remove. >> >> Unless you stop the moisture from getting into the stone the >> oxidation is going to occur again. Be sure to seal after you remove all the stains. >> >> Also the iron out is going to etch the stone so you will need to >> refinish the stone. >> >> >> John E Freitag >> Director >> The Stone & Tile School >> Office 407-567-7652 >> Cell 407-615-0134 >> jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com >> >> >> >> www.thestoneandtileschool.com >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Adam [mailto:info@restoreyourtiles.com] >> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 11:33 AM >> To: Restoration and Maintenance >> Subject: [sccpartners] Limestone problem >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Powered by http://DiscussThis.com >> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your >> subscription > preferences: >> http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com >> Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com >> >> >> > > -- > Powered by http://DiscussThis.com > Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your > subscription > preferences: > http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com > Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com > > > > > > > > -- > Powered by http://DiscussThis.com > Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your > subscription preferences: > http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com > Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com > > > -- Powered by http://DiscussThis.com Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences: http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com -- Powered by http://DiscussThis.com Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences: http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
