Anita, this one would be a good question for stonegirl over on the kitchens forum. She's a genius when it comes to poultices for pulling stains out of stone. She'd be better able to help you. You can either post to her in the kitchens forum, or go to John Bridge's site and post to her in the restoration forum. Her name there is Granite_girl.

Two comments-- First, I don't know that I'd trust tile to be installed that's been sealed on the backs of the tile, where the thinset's supposed to bond. On the edges, it's not so important, as there's no stress whatsoever on the grout. On the thinset bond, there IS a mild amount of stress, and if you don't have the strength of bond, or if the sealer should let go after a time, the thinset's only going to stick to what it's stuck to, in this case, that being the sealer. Carrara's not that super absorbent where you need to worry about sealing it prior to grouting. It won't "suck" the grout in like some tumbled stones will. Secondly, I've used the tile-ready shower pans, and they're a royal pain in the.... neck! Unless the walls are framed around the pan, it'll never perfectly line up with the cement board above it, and then you have humps in the walls where the two meet.

(seal first? or put on wall first?) Either or. It'll go quicker if you seal once they're on the wall. You just have to make sure you put plastic down on the grante, especially if you want to use an enhancer. Seal with something like Stonetech impregnator pro (is this an enhancing seal?) Impregnator Pro is only a penetrating sealer. If you want to enhance the stone, use the Enhancer Pro. I think I need to use 1/8" grout lines since my little glass accent tiles are actually a bit bigger than 2" (so they'll have almost NO grout line around them. IS THIS OK?? You're going to have a tough time with an 1/8" grout joint and tumbled marble. You might want to open that up just a bit to 3/16. That little extra will make a big difference with respect to the sizing of the tile. Grout, being careful to clean it off the surface of the tiles before it dries. (How careful do I need to be on the glass tiles?) It should be fine. do I need to build the wall up a bit with something else, If there's that much of a hook at the end of the wall, it wouldn't hurt to float the end of the wall with a little thinset before you begin the installation

There are alot of people who really don't like Maurizio, John Bridge, and the guy who used to own this forum (Spike), just to name two. He tends to be an abrasive prima dona in the opinions of many who cross paths with him. But he's got premium products, and you could do alot worse than use his stuff. And just for the record, I've dealt with him personally, as has Stonegirl, and both of us are in the minority-- we've both got alot of respect not only for his products, but also his knowledge of the trade and geology in general. reposado-- I've got to give you credit-- this is the first time someone's come to me with a stone that wasn't listed!! You might try asking Maurizio. His forum is actually on the same sight as those tables. Here is a link that might be useful: findstone.com