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    Grout New Grout Crumbling/Pitting

    Hey All, Last week, contractor installed wall and floor tiles and am now seeing pitting/holes/crumbling grout. They used Laticrete SPECTRALOCK® 1 Pre-Mixed Grout on both wall/floor. 1. Is this normal? 2. How does one remedy this? 3. Do I need to worry about this failing/leaking water?
  2. B

    Product recommendation to fix ugly broken grout

    Hi all - I have a question about some cracked grout in my wet area shower, I've attached a photo. I'm getting a handyman to take the old product out and put new grout in. Do you have a recommendation for a grout product that I can buy in the UK to replace the previous stuff? It's been down for...
  3. T

    Grout repair in shower

    Hi All, Having recently found lots of water dripping down under my bath I managed to locate the problem to a small hole in the grout. I had a quick rummage in the loft and found some old BAL micromax grout which I was pleased to find was still a nice powder after 7 years. It mixed up nicely...
  4. L

    Best Ready to Use Waterproof Grout for Bathroom floors -Beige

    Can anyone recommend a ready-to-use waterproof grout for an elderly diy-er to attempt to repair grout in beige bathroom tiles please? Thank you in anticipation of any replies.
  5. M

    Best grout and Silicon that money can buy

    I'm getting some repair work done in a bathroom covered by my home insurance, they are picking up the costs and have asked me exactly which brand and type of grout and Silicon I want. Seeing as they're covering the cost, I want to pick what is the best grout and Silicon (within reason) that...
  6. R

    Outdoor grout colourant

    Hi, I have a porcelain patio which has had terrible grout efflorescence and I have also had to replace some of the grout which has cracked. The problem is the replacement Bal micromax grout that I used has dried slightly lighter than the existing grout despite being the same colour. My...
  7. lswstudio

    How to fix new grout

    Bathroom being refurbished. A load of things have been rushed like some loosely rollered (not primed) tanking on still damp plaster, uneven tiles standing proud of others, bad cuts and now the glue from tile faces sticking in the grout lines. I'm at my wits end. I refurb furniture and antiques...
  8. T

    Any possible solution to fix grout lines?

    Anyone have a solution to softening/fixing/removing really ugly grout lines from stain resistant grout? Got a little ahead of myself with it and didn’t scrub it in time. There’s a little bit of grout even on the face of the tiles. Ceramic tile. TEC Stain proof power grout (which I will never...
  9. AP tiler

    Kerakoll Fugalite Bio epoxy grout

    Evening everyone, Does anyone know how long you need to leave fugalite before you can use the shower? Some epoxies suggest 3 some suggest 7 days some two weeks 😂 no info on the packaging or technical documentation for water immersion for some reason 😔 and cant get hold of anyone till tuesday for...
  10. B

    How do I fill this gap between marble tile and metal window frame?

    Hello everyone. My building had bricking work done on the outside and it seems in the process they've yanked the shower window away from where it was seated before. Creating this gap between the tile and exterior frame. How do I fill this gap? Should I use grout or something else? Thank you!
  11. C

    Kerakoll Fugabella grout. Soft when wet?

    Hi all, Last week I had grouted a bathroom floor of 100x100 porcelain mosaics using Kerakoll Fugabella having had read some great reviews on this product. I had spoken to a Kerakoll sales rep as to any specific quirks said product might have. Accordingly, I drill mixed one 3kg bag with exactly...
  12. S

    HELP, CONTRACTOR USED TILE ADHESIVE INSTEAD OF GROUT

    I recently got several loose/hollow tiles rebonded on my bathroom floor. Having left with several drill holes and cracked grout, I hired someone to do the repair and replace all the cracked grout with new grout. This contractor said he was going to use epoxy grout for the job and when I...
  13. C

    Does aligning wall and floor grout lines use more tiles?

    Tiling my en-suite was part of a larger build project. The builder subcontracted the tiler who did an excellent job. However, the builder didn’t order enough tiles so the tiler had to come back for an extra day to finish. The builder is now trying to charge me for this extra day saying he ran...
  14. J

    Thoughts on CTD prices & redundancies?

    Just wondered what people’s thoughts are on CTD sacking loads of people and going after retail rather than trade customers? I used to pay 20 plus vat for a 10kg grout, they now want 35+! It’s absolutely mental!
  15. korkowa135

    Tiler required for re-grout of porcelain patio

    Hi I’m looking for a tiler to come and give me a quote for a re-grout of a large approx 75m2 patio tiled in large 600x1200mm porcelain tiles. The grout used originally was Kerakoll Fugabella color. I’m happy for the same grout to be used or if an alternative one would do a better job then that’s...
  16. C

    Grout Grout Choice - Fugabella, Bal Absolute, Flowpoint?!

    Guys, I'm unsure what grout to choose for our latest project and I'm hoping you can help. We're having 20mm 400x600 porcelain tiles (which look more like sandstone- riven surface and edges etc) installed into a summerhouse (36sqm). It'll be used as a shed, gym, play room etc - so it'll see some...
  17. N

    Views on Epoxy or Bal Micromax 2 grout?

    On the final stretch of this lengthy project and would love to hear your views on Flexible cementious or Epoxy grout for wetroom floor with ply substrate, backer board, electric underfloor heat, under screed. Porcelain mosaic 55mm hexagons, 23mm square, 3mm joints, 6mm deep! Would love to know...
  18. M

    What have they used instead of grout?

    Has anyone seen this before? It's not grout between these tiles, looks like tile adhesive or some kind of cement. I want to clean it up to look nicer, because at the moment it just looks like really dirty grout. Any suggestions on how I can make this look nice? I have tried grinding a bit out...
  19. B

    Help grout cracking all done through builder and his own tilers

    Hello need some help had a new bathroom done though a builder and the tiling does not look like what I think it should, but want to know if I’m being overly picky? They was rulers who did it, The tiles do not line up where shower was installed it now got a gap at the bottom of the shower where...
  20. L

    Grout or sealant and grout in the corners?

    I'm just grouting a new en suite and have left the corners open until I'm sure of the best way to do them. I'm going to presume I need to use a flexible sealant on the inside corners and where the tiles meet the tray, but, do you fill the gaps with grout first and lay a bead of sealant on top...
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