colour

  1. P

    What grout & what colour

    Hey, I want some help on the colour any type of grout I should use. I was thinking white but presumably this would show up any uneven tile spacings (in the mosaics) very clearly! They arnt bad but anything which would highlight them wouldnt be great! - the floor will be in 400 x 400 matt black...
  2. A

    Grout patchy colour

    Thanks to the help of this forum, have successfully completed tiling my small bathroom with 50mm marble mosaics. :hurray: I used Mapei jasmine ultracolour plus grout and overall am pleased with the finish etc but in quite a few places it's patchy in colour with a few dark areas. Not that...
  3. R

    Fila Colour Intensifier

    Hi Guys, Just finished a Travertine conservatory floor, looks really good, worked as clean as possible. I sealed it with Fila Honed Tumbled Travertine Protector. Grouted it with Bal Limestone, still looks good but when I cleaned it the second time it just looks so much better when wet. Client...
  4. A

    Colour help - Mapei colourfast grout

    I want some grout to go with my beige marble mosaic tiles - I was thinking along the lines of of Mapei beige/jasmine/magnolia and someone suggested limestone - I've found some not very helpful colour charts online and limestone looks quite grey - how would you describe it? - or any pics of any...
  5. Dan

    2013 colour forecast

    Aurea Design's Katie Jenkin reports on colour trends for 2013 Click here for more information on this article. For other news, checkout Tile News Blog.
  6. M

    Darkened grout colour + Shiny tile edge

    sHi. My builders laid 60 x 60 glacier ivory tiles in my kitchen a few weeks ago. I bought the tiles from B&Q, perhaps some of you know the tile? They come three in a box and cost about £19 per box. I bought about a dozen boxes. I stupidly didn't check the batch numbers so you'll probably notice...
  7. Dan

    Tiling Tips: Colour forecasts for 2013

    In 2012, we had ENERGY — 2013 is about PROSPERITY. More... Tiling Tips by TTA.
  8. M

    Best colour grout for Cappuccino Matt tiles

    Hi Guys, Was looking for advice on which colour of grout to use for the best look on Cappuccino Matt Marble tiles. I am planning on laying these horizontal brick effect with 2mm spacers. Any advice on how to lay these and colour of grout would be much appreciated. Regards, Michael
  9. P

    4 colour brick design

    hi guys looking for a bit of advice using 200x100 tiles 4 colours brick design (staggered) opposite walls only pattern rises from left to right on the opposite wall do i tile pattern in reverse or same as 1st wall so pattern looks the same when standing face on the room is a long kitchen with...
  10. macten

    Silicon colour between wall and floor

    Never decided what is best when doing different coloured grouts on wall to floor. Job I'm finishing off is a bathroom fit and have Trav effect porcs on the wall, mosaic glass tiles in shower area and dark coloured porcs on the floor. Wall grout is white and floor grout is silver grey. Would...
  11. K

    Colour dyeing grout with black slate tiles!! HELP! (with photos)

    Hi all, Ive never used a trades forum before but am hoping you guys can cast an expert eye on my disaster of a bathroom.... Wont bore with details but job finished terribly, tiler goes bust and sets-up under a different name...6 leaks through ceiling to date due to his fitting aswell... we...
  12. A

    New En-suite leaking - Grout is cracked and colour bleeds

    Hi all Am new to this, just had my en-suite ripped out and replaced, tiles are floor to ceiling, all seemed ok until this week, shower leaking through to living room ceiling with orange stain. I have noticed some of the grout is cracked around the base near the shower tray, quite large cracks...
  13. D

    Silver travertine tiles - but what colour grout?

    Hi all, I'm in the process of tiling our bathroom walls in a silver travertine (effect) ceramic tile. (36x28cms) I'm unsure of what colour grout to use. I was thinking grey but the wife is worried that the tiles will all blend in together giving no definition to the tiles, and that it will...
  14. S

    Does grout always dry the same colour as the dry powder ?

    Does grout always dry the same colour as the dry powder ? I mean providing its mixed correctly and not over-washed etc. In my limited experience this seems to usually be the case, if which case looking at the powder in the packet is better than a colour chart on the internet for accuracy. Simon.
  15. A

    colour

    Have a client who bought blue quartz floor tiles and have asked me to choose a grout. What are your suggestions on a colour of floor grout...???? I am thinking white.
  16. kilty55

    removing efforlescence from red bricks

    was hoping someone had some idea how to remove white efforlescence stains froma newly built red brick wall neighbours is the same and has been up for 3 years mine has just been built have to say its a bit unsightly is there somethign i can do to remove it:thumbsup:
  17. Y

    what colour grout for light beige tiles

    Hi, I have bought some light beige 600 x 300 porcelain tiles for the bathroom walls and floor. I'm not sure what colour grout to use as I'm worried about white grout discolouring on the floor. Would it look odd if I use white on the walls and a beige grout for the floor? Cheers Rob
  18. M

    Grout colour

    I have just removed a large sunflower tile from above the cooker in my kitchen and replaced with a clear and brushed steel mosaic tile. The rest of the tiles are white and have white grout. Should I use white grout on the mosaic or a clear type?
  19. C

    LTP colour intensifier residue removal.

    Have recently been asked to clean up a terracotta floor that has had LTP colour intensifier over applied and now there is a horrible grey shiny bloom on alot of the tiles. I've used 8 to 1 mix of LTP power stripper which didn't remove the bloom and then a stronger mix of 1 to 4. But that still...
  20. S

    Can you use fila colour intensifier over Silicon seals?

    Hope someone can put mmy mind at ease. We had a new bathroom put in a year ago. Travertine tiled walk in shower. I sealed all the tiles before the tiles were placed on the wall and again afterward. The tiler added some ezrr Silicon seal over the grout and of course Silicon all around the seal...

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