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Limestone floor and urine I hate my family

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Limestonefloor · 05/07/2025 12:13

Exactly this. Certain total toilet goblins that I live with don’t lift the shower mat - so black stains. They cba to keep the loo mat at the loo - urine stains. The fucker that sold us the tiles seemed to think porous limestone was a great fit for a shower room.
please help! We are looking at re flooring the room at a cost of £££.
there must be SOME way of cleaning or even staining limestone? Maybe I should put a bucket of wee on it for a week.

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sesquipedalian · 05/07/2025 12:21

There’s some stuff called LTP Grimex that’s recommended for limestone floors - you could give that a go and see if you have any joy.

Tiredofwhataboutery · 05/07/2025 12:21

You can get black stone spot remover look it up on floor seal. Open the windows soak the floor, apply I used a long handled deck brush. You have to keep the floor wet and over 4 hours it goes grey and can be scrubbed off. After I’d seal it forceasier cleaning.

Kpo58 · 05/07/2025 12:22

After the floor has been cleaned, can you get the limestone sealed to stop things seeping in?

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PrepStarRunner · 05/07/2025 12:22

Can it be sealed?

Ladaha · 05/07/2025 12:29

Grimex and then Ironwax.

Whyx · 05/07/2025 12:33

Clean the limestone and then epoxy resin the floor.

Saw a tiktok of someone covering their bathroom floor in sequins and buttons and glitter and the epoxy over the top. It was dazzling to say the least!

But basically, epoxy over the top of cleaned limestone should work?

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 05/07/2025 12:34

I thought it was essential to seal limestone in order so it doesn’t stain.

Ladaha · 05/07/2025 12:35

Do not epoxy your floor...

ZingyOtter · 05/07/2025 12:44

Clean with a pH-neutral stone cleaner or a baking soda + hydrogen peroxide poultice, then seal the limestone to prevent future stains. Avoid bleach or vinegar.

80smonster · 05/07/2025 13:18

You need lithofin power cleaner and then you need lithofin sealer. You need to reseal the floor twice a year. If you do this the piss will sit on top and give you a chance to wipe away. Why don’t you make the goblins do it?

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 05/07/2025 13:20

Resin would be slippery, wouldn't it?

IAmNotASheep · 05/07/2025 14:28

Limestone should always be sealed. Whoever laid the floor is in the wrong here.

IAmNotASheep · 05/07/2025 14:32

Whyx · 05/07/2025 12:33

Clean the limestone and then epoxy resin the floor.

Saw a tiktok of someone covering their bathroom floor in sequins and buttons and glitter and the epoxy over the top. It was dazzling to say the least!

But basically, epoxy over the top of cleaned limestone should work?

Never ever put resin over natural stone. Stone needs to breath, resin doesn’t allow that and over time it will lead to not only decay but moisture issues elsewhere.

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/07/2025 14:42

Whatever they all said but make the people who caused the issue do the work. Maybe they’ll spray less.

AnSolas · 05/07/2025 14:45

Yep first is prevention

So every night one of the offenders is down on the floor giving the whole space a good cleaning and dry up the water.

And swapping out the mats etc

Whyx · 05/07/2025 15:11

IAmNotASheep · 05/07/2025 14:32

Never ever put resin over natural stone. Stone needs to breath, resin doesn’t allow that and over time it will lead to not only decay but moisture issues elsewhere.

Ah! Ok. Well there you go. Don't do epoxy!

Limestonefloor · 06/07/2025 08:10

Thank you guys! Will try all of the above - except the epoxy!
DH has seen floor paint not sure that will look good either. So will try above first.
thank you. And yes, I’ll get those goblins to work.

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Limestonefloor · 30/09/2025 09:43

Hello again- JUST in case anyone else has black mould on their limestone floor from idiots that don’t lift mats, or just mould on the shower tiles , use FLOORSEAL. They will give you all the advice you need and are super patient.
you do have to buy a 5 litre thingy which was £30 odd wuid, but you dilute it by 50 % so I haven’t done the maths but I’m pretty sure it’s comparable to all the little squirts bottles in the supermarket.
but IT WORKS!!!!!!
I thought we’d have to put a new floor down but no- all hideous deep in the stone marks are gone. So THANK YOU to the posters that recommended grimex, lithomex etc. I think they are all made by floorseal who I now ADORE. Off to buy their sealer now 😁

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