BAL Limestone Flexible Floor Grout

[floordisaster]

I have just laid a HUGE ceramic tiled kitchen floor and used BAL Flexible Floor Grout in Limestone (that't the colour it is called). It looks absolutely awful and doing a search I see another forum discussing the EXACT same problem means that this is not just a one off. The grout (supposedly a subtle beige tone colour) is patchy and in places totally white. I have emailed BAL today to ask for a resolution for this but any help would be much appreciated. I have cleaned it and washed it down and when wet it all looks a lovely mid brown even colour although then when dry the patchiness moves about I would say the floor is 85-90% mess grout wise. Would a sealant darken it to the 'wet' look colour?

 

[GazTech]

I have just laid a HUGE ceramic tiled kitchen floor and used BAL Flexible Floor Grout in Limestone (that't the colour it is called). It looks absolutely awful and doing a search I see another forum discussing the EXACT same problem means that this is not just a one off. The grout (supposedly a subtle beige tone colour) is patchy and in places totally white. I have emailed BAL today to ask for a resolution for this but any help would be much appreciated. I have cleaned it and washed it down and when wet it all looks a lovely mid brown even colour although then when dry the patchiness moves about I would say the floor is 85-90% mess grout wise. Would a sealant darken it to the 'wet' look colour?

This may be as a result of using too much water when washing off....did you struggle ?

 

[floordisaster]

Hi there - it was quite difficult to remove all water when washing the floor (grout seemed to like holding onto it) but I mopped up excess water with a clean dry cloth. I am at a total loss. Thanks for trying to help - I am at my witts end! Any advice much appreciated.....

 

[GazTech]

Hi there - it was quite difficult to remove all water when washing the floor (grout seemed to like holding onto it) but I mopped up excess water with a clean dry cloth. I am at a total loss. Thanks for trying to help - I am at my witts end! Any advice much appreciated.....

When I worked for Topps a customer had the same problem as you, I went to his house to survey it on my day off, and the solution to the problem for him, was to impregnate the joints with olive oil.....don't laugh....it worked. Talk to BAL and if you have no joy then try it out.....Gaz:yes:

 

[grumpygrouter]

When I worked for Topps a customer had the same problem as you, I went to his house to survey it on my day off, and the solution to the problem for him, was to impregnate the joints with olive oil.....don't laugh....it worked. Talk to BAL and if you have no joy then try it out.....Gaz:yes:

PMSL Gaz. Amazing what seems to work isn't it. You will be looking to use spaghetti for spacers next..............

Grumpy

 

[GazTech]

PMSL Gaz. Amazing what seems to work isn't it. You will be looking to use spaghetti for spacers next..............

Grumpy

lol Russ... It stands to reason , what is the worst thing that will stain untreated grout?...dirty oil...so if you impregnate 1st with clean oils , not much else can get through, it also made the grout for this customer a uniform colour again......Gaz

 

[grumpygrouter]

lol Russ... It stands to reason , what is the worst thing that will stain untreated grout?...dirty oil...so if you impregnate 1st with clean oils , not much else can get through, it also made the grout for this customer a uniform colour again......Gaz

What do think is best then, standard ,virgin or extra virgin.

Grumps

 

[GazTech]

What do think is best then, standard ,virgin or extra virgin.

Grumps

Whichever the customer can get his hands on first....lol

 

[Gazzer]

I am using this grout on a job at the moment and i am having no problems at all, in fact the architect paid me a compliment on the tiling today.

 

[GazTech]

I am using this grout on a job at the moment and i am having no problems at all, in fact the architect paid me a compliment on the tiling today.

As I said earlier I think too much washing down, because grout has been left too long, may have caused the initial problem....Gaz