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  1. P

    Grout efflorescence

    My kitchen diner floor - about 25sqm - was tiled 3-4 months ago, and the tiles look lovely (done by me) but the grout looks awful (also done by me). The problem I have is that white salty deposits keep appearing on the surface of the grout after it gets wet, and it's getting worse. Considering...
  2. L

    Grout drying patchy/efflorescence ?

    I've noticed in recent times that some of the grouts I use seem to suddenly have a tendency to dry patchy or suffer from efflorescence. I try not to use Granfix on anything in a dark colour but now it seems to be happening with Mapei. I use a washboy but it didn't cause any problems in the...
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    Arghhh trying to decide what colour to put in my own kitchen!!

    It's soo much easier just laying tiles off a customer who have already thought and picked what tiles they would like but I'm changing my kitchen and just can't decide! its for a property that I rent put which is also making it harder,the kitchen is white so I'm think either whit porc on the...
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    7000 posts for Colour Republic

    Top posting Rob, well done fella :thumbsup:
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    London in 1927 early colour movie

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    Beige tiles what colour adhesive and grout?

    Hello I intend on buying some beige colour tiles for my bathroom walls. The exact tile range is dartmoors natural sandstone by Bct. I will be using mapei keraflex adhesive but don't know which to get, white or grey does it really matter? Also what would be the best colour grout to complement...
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    Decoupling membrane colour

    I am aware of the limited choices of decoupling membranes available and the colours which they come in (most are manufacturer specific). What would be your preferred colour of membrane and why? I actually quite like working with orange coloured decouplers, but if I could choose another colour...
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    Grout gone pale colour after scrubbing tiles!! HELP!

    I have had a tiler in doing my bathroom. He has put up white stone effect metro style tiles with a gunmetal grout. When he started he told me that he was going to use a special wash that you put on the tiles first so that when it came to cleaning off the darker grout it would be easier. When he...
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    Tiles changing colour ...

    Hi :) I have just had a new bathroom installed moving from a bath to a shower, the walls were stripped down and new boards put all around where the shower would be. We have a shower base, and use tiled walls as our shower walls ... Pictures further in post... A tanking kit was the used on the...
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    Grout colour help

    Hi all, this is my first post here but I have been reading and picking up tips from the forum for several weeks. I have almost completed my first natural stone project, I just have the grouting to go. The tiles are a natural pale tumbled limestone and I am looking for a grout to complement...
  11. J

    Silicon that will grip to Fila Colour Intensifier

    Hi, The silicon around my bath and up the walls has not stuck to the Fila Colour Intensifier and it has just peeled off, making the bath leak around the dilicon. can anyone suggest a silicon that will grip to the product or another solution for sealing it? Thank you, Jackie (Glasgow)
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    what colour grout do you think /

    Ok so i've finished fitting this kitchen and tiling today..but they want to use white grout, after ive used grey adhesive ! Ive suggested a light grey grout..what do you think...white to in your face and around the range cooker..getting covered in all that grease ! units are a light blue...
  13. J

    Bal colour selector

    Hi everyone, I use alot of bal grouts (but mainly mapei) and thought it would be good to have a bal grout colour selector to show customers. So I emailed bal and they said I could have one but I would have to pay for it? Seemed a bit strange as I'm trying to sell there product? So went into CTD...
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    Changing Grout Colour

    Has anybody stained existing grout to make it darker? I have a charcoal grout which is actually quite light and the tiles are a slate grey. Happy to take my time to stain the grout. If?possible how long will it last? And is this suitable in a shower area as well as a dry area? Any...
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    colour grout for cream tiles

    Hi could you please give advice on colour of grout for cream/beige floor tiles, grateful for any advice
  16. S

    Cream gloss tiles - which colour grout?

    We are just re-doing our kitchen - duck egg blue cabinets, cream walls, cream gloss square tiles, sandy coloured floor tiles (with grey grout) what colour grout would be the best choice for our glossy cream wall tiles? would cream look dirty? would white be too stark?? the decisions!!!
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    washed out my grout colour, how to fix

    Hi, A while back I did my first tiling job (DIY). I'm quite pleased with it. One problem I had was that I used a textured tile, and I found it quite hard to remove all the grout from the tile when cleaning up. I used too much water and as a result the grout I used (grey) has become washed...
  18. Mikephillips85

    Lithofin colour enhancer / sealer

    I have been asked to apply lithofin colour enhancer to a grey/black state tile that has previously been sealed with lithofin stain stop. I am concerned that the colour enhancer will not penetrate the stone in all areas and the colour will not be uniform. Has anyone had any experience with this?
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    Difference in colour

    With regards to grey adhesive, and white adhesive, apart from the colour, what is the difference between the two? And what dictates what colour to use?
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    Has anyone used the Bal Superflex Wide Joint Grout, Charcoal colour?

    Hello all, Wondering if any of you have used the Bal Superflex Wide Joint Grout, Charcoal colour, 3.5kg bags as sold at Topps Tiles for £11.49. Used for joints 3mm-20mm. I need to use a charcoal grout for my client. Its going on the 15cm glossy white wall tiles from Topps. I was going to...

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