grout colour

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    Grout Advise Grout colour and type

    Just laying large format 80x80 porcelain tiles on underfloor heating with 2mm grout line in my place. Also laid on Durabase isolation layer. Any advise on Grout Type and Colour. My preference is a colour that merges in with the tile colour rather than contrasting it. The tiles are very light...
  2. S

    New Tiled Floor Problem, Advice Please?

    Hi, So I’ve recently bought a new house and I’ve got some problems with the tiling on the ground floor. I’ve got some 600 x 600 porcelanosa tiles laid and it’s been grouted with a light grey grout on a concrete slab floor. I’ve got some patches of grout that look like someone has poured water...
  3. M

    Grout Colour?

    Hi Im at the stage in my project that needs grouting (finally) and I have a dilemma. Which colour grout to use. Below link is of the tiles i've got and im looking for input as to what colour grout you think is with them? I purchased a Mapei moon white grout but on mixing it looked grey. I...
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    Colorstuk grout colour dilute

    Hi all. I've recently had my bathroom retiled with brown porcelain tiles and a matching BROWN tile grout. When we're finished in the shower, there is a load of brown liquid in the shower tray (evident as the tray is white). I've wet a white towel and wiped it on the grout (to double check it's...
  5. jobdone

    Inconsistent grout colour

    Recently tiled a bathroom 500 x 200 ceramic tiles onto drylined and tanked walls(Ardex tanking). The adhesive used was webber spf rapid set. The problem is the grout colour is very inconsistent. The grout used was Ardex slate grey FS 3mm joint. the grout is almost black in some areas and very...
  6. R

    The best grout colour for this?

    Hello all, Been lurking the past few days to get a feel for the forum, seems some very knowagable tradesmen amongst you, My own bathroom, I've yet to use glass mosaics but we've chose gold glass 300x300x8 for the shower wet area, don't need to use apoxy can use bal mosaic fix, polished off...
  7. S

    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...
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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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    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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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?
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    Choosing a grout colour for red gloss tiles

    Hi All, Could anyone give a bit of advice on what grout colour to use on red gloss wall tiles? The kitchen has gloss ivory units, black work top with light grey fleck and a stainless steel splashback behind the hob, matt black floor tiles with light grey grout. Walls are a cream shade. The...
  13. R

    Stone tile has absorbed dark grout colour

    I recently installed a shower floor consisting of small square stone mosaic tiles sheets, I used a carbon Mapei ultracolour grout in order that each individual square would stand out, but now after grouting and cleaning the tiles I have noticed that the majority of the tiles are alot darker and...
  14. B

    grout colour for matt white 60x30 floor tiles ?

    hi all , just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on grout colour for matt white floor tiles - 50 m2 on whole ground floor of small bungalow ? my thoughts were white is going to get dirty ,possibly ivory or grey better ? any ideas ?
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    White (or not quite..) polished porcelain - what grout colour?

    Hi all We're redoing our ensuite bathroom (no natural light) using TileHQ (great service from them, by the way) white polished porcelain 300x600 tiles on the wall and tilesporcelain (not such great service...) black quartz 300x300 tiles on the floor, with black quartz mosaic tiles in the...
  16. Tony73

    advice on grout colour needed

    Hi all, i'm tiling few bathrooms. one have beige floor tiles and 150mm skirting, and dark blue ceramick tiles on walls. Designer want limestone grout on floor and wall. I recommended beige on floor+skirting and mid grey on blue tiles. Master bathroom have slate tiles on floor+skirting, and...
  17. M

    Grout colour for floors

    Hi All I am a plumber but I commissioned an excellent tiler to tile a bathroom wall and floor for me. The tiles in both areas were a sort of light brown with the floor tiles being a slightly darker shade of brown. Anyway the colour of the grout used on the wall tiles was white whilst the...
  18. J

    Choosing grout colour advice

    I am having a headache with choosing the right grout colour, so looking for some advice really. The grout is going to be used in a wet room and the floor and wall tiles are a light creamy tile with beige marble effect. I have purchased mapei ivory for the walls and mapei beige for the floor but...
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    What grout colour looks best with travertine?

    Doing a bathroom at the moment and have house to myself as customers have gone on holiday while I'm at it, the tiles are actually Wickes travertine look ceramic tiles but look decent enough. They did mention white grout but personally I think beige/Ivory would be better suited? White tile trim...
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    Nightmare with grout colour

    I have finished laying my floor tiles (600mm polished porcelain just off white). No problems there. We decided on a silver colour grout and I bought Mapei (I think the colour is called Manhatton). I wasn't sure if I could work through the wole 5kg before it started going off so I mixed two...

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