Thanks for the input and advice Stonetech & Mongoct. LOL on turning the burners down! I still consider myself to be on a learning curve with this pro rangetop!! I was looking at the tumbled stone we have and it's interesting--its like they took a honed tile, laid it out flat and chipped away at the top layers. The bottom layers are still intact & smooth. Any more thoughts on the grout getting stained by grease and tomato splatters? How easy should it be to clean? That's probably DH's biggest concern. Grease splatters are much more common in our house than tomato sauce (we don't have a grill yet, so all grilling is done in a grill pan on the rangetop). I definitely want to make sure that we won't end up with dark grease splotches on the grout that I can't get clean. I am so not feeling the sanded grout, so will do everything possible to make sure whatever tile I choose can be set with 1/16" or narrower grout lines. Any suggestions on what brand/type to buy?

Just had a tile floor installed at a client's house. The grout came out 3 shades lighter than the color chip and understandably the client is very unhappy. The tile is a natural stone with a chiseled edge, so the grout lines are very uneven by design. The tile and grout have been sealed, how do I go about changing the grout color? The grout can't be chiseled out due to the tile's uneveness, is there a product that would melt/soften the grout so it could then be removed? Can a grout colorant be used, and if so would it also stain the tile? Please help!

numbers... we have a chipper tool with an attachment that is specifically used to chip tile. Professional tile installers use a VERY heavy duty one. Ours was heavy but not quite as heavy as the biggest pro models. It's a bear of a job. Just dusty, heavy, time consuming, and allow me to say dusty again. You will need two people. One for cleaning up the debris and the one using the tool. It took us several days to do about 1000 sq. ft. In the beginning , DH had to do the work alone because I was at work. THat meant stopping every 15 minutes to clean up the broken tile in the way. You'll also need a way/place/trash to dump the debris and get it taken away. It gets very heavy very fast. The tile we removed was at least 20 years old if not older. They are right... it's a huge amount of work. But it's doable, if you have help and just give yourself the time to do it. We are lucky in that we don't have to live there while the job is being done.

Epoxies don't come close... they got their pants on the ground! Ummmmm...... I HAVE used the QL2. It's not bad, but you might want to check out my reply in another thread in here comparing the QL2 to Spectralock. You just might see a difference of opinion! :-) One other thing-- Come on over to John Bridge's pro's forum. Alot of people in there would like to talk to you. Just as a Prod-- Henry Rothberg's takes the time, as do many of his reps!! LOL Below is the link-- I hope to see you over there! Here is a link that might be useful: John Bridge's Pros Hangout