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    Holes forming in grout on water exposure

    Grout failing 5 days after job completed. What is the cause, poor mix, ,application or something else? The business who carried out the work are coming to assess in a couple of days and I'd like to know what level of poor workmanship I've been exposed to
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    Sealer removal darkish grout stain

    Hi guys is it possible to remove a sealer of a tile ? …I have left a stain on a few tiles & sealed over it so need to strip it off…what would be best ..thanks
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    Lithofin cleaner on new grout

    Hi My tiler didn’t clean the grout haze from my new porcelain tiled floor. It’s not a glazed or polished porcelain. I have used lithofin cement residue remover on the whole floor but I didn’t saturate the grout joints with water first. I lightly sprayed the floor with water before applying...
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    Grout paint. Any experience?

    Customer has changed her mind about grout colour. These are glazed ceramic metro style tiles . I am reluctant to re-grout because of the risk damaging the edges. Have you tried painting grout? Which way would you recommend, re-grouting or painting?
  5. K

    Wet room loose tiles and grout failure

    Advice needed, noticed some grout that was cracked and tiles becoming loose in our en suite wet room (water came up at edges when pressed after use). Was installed around 3-4 years ago at best guess by previous owners. Planned to clear out the grout and re set the loose tiles with new grouting...
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    150x900mm floor tiles - 2mm grout and 50:50 pattern

    Builders have installed 15x 900mm tiles with a 2mm pattern and 50:50 brick effect. They suggested 2mm (I previously suggested 4mm), I probably suggested 50:50, but did not know that grout / pattern effected anything but aesthetics. There is now widespread lippage due to what I am told is...
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    Missing grout + Hollow patio tiles

    My patio is laid with travertine tiles. The grout under the tiles around the 3 sides( appx 15 tiles) is missing, the tiles are sounding hollow and some are cracking. Is there anywaterproof grout I could inject into them - I can't afford to have the patio relaid.
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    Epoxy Colourant over Epoxy Grout Application Question

    We had our bathroom fully tiled with epoxy grout. Unfortunately the grout colour for the floor has come out much lighter than we are wanting so hoping to remedy it. We have looked into Epoxy Colourant (Aqua Mix) which states it is suitable for use over Epoxy grout. Has anyone had experience...
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    epoxy grout recommendations

    hey all I made a tiled vanity unit recently..just wondering if anyone knows of an epoxy grout that drys with a gloss finish to match the tiles in the picture I'm really not to keen on having gritty rough looking grout on the falls that's all
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    Adhesive & Grout Recommendations for Bathroom

    Hi Everyone, I’m a new DIY tiler looking to do my bathroom and downstairs toilet. The amount of adhesives and grouts out there is a little overwhelming and confusing for us newbies so was hoping for someone to shed some light on which ones would be best for me… Substrates: The bathroom has new...
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    Micro joint infill on top of grout ?

    Hi tiler has used micro joint infill in few places to reduce stress (decoupling matting also used) - before putting in the gap between tiles put grout in to stop the infill resin running away - doesn’t that defeat purpose of the in fill ? As it happens used way too much resin and had overspill...
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    Grout cracking, corner of tile bebonded

    Last Dec tiled a small conservatory (13m) with 600mm porcelain tiles. Prior to tiling another contractor had laid wire type underfloor heating and gone over it with leveller. I believe the thin insulation sheets were installed as well. Last week I was called back as one 6 inch length of joint...
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    Internal shower and niche corners..Grout or sealant?

    What would you guys recommend to finish the internal corners on this niche? Grout or sealant? The niche is inside of a shower cubicle Already grouted the corner of the cubicle then thought maybe it should have been sealant instead. That can be corrected if need be but wanted to double before...
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    Lithofin grout sealer not living up to expectations

    I've just painstakingly scrubbed/cleaned my kitchen tiles (& grout) with Lithofin Power Clean MN, which did a great job. Bought some Lithofin grout sealer to finish off the job, which is proving to be really disappointing &, in all honesty, a waste of £20. After 2 coats (& sore knees), and...
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    Advice for grout and edges please

    Hi, I’m tiling my kitchen (first attempt at tiling) and have a couple of questions. 1) what can I do to sort this edge where it meets the splash back? I thought I could grout it but the tiles aren’t all the same length and I think it’ll look rubbish. 2) my wife wants to use a light grey...
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    PLM not snapped in right place stuck in grout lines HELP!

    Afternoon all Perfect Level Master first time tiling went for the best (highly rated on here). Worked wall so far just come to knock them out with a rubber mallet and we’ll some haven’t exactly broken in the right place leaving plastic bits protruding through the grout lines (see pic). Most...
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    Grout cracked few weeks after installation

    In about 2-3 weeks after we got our bathroom fitted we noticed that the grout cracked along one of the walls over its entire length. The floor and other walls were done with the same tiles and grout but this joint is the only one that developed a crack. Attaching the pictures. We had to replace...
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    Grout colour difference

    Hi - any advice would be gratefully received. The colour of the grout in my bathroom varies from light to dark grey. I used Elise Pink Hexagon Wall and Fall Tiles from Victoria Plumbing, and Mapei flexible wall and flour grout in Grey. My bathroom fitter installed the tiles. At first I...
  19. BrittanyB

    Any idea how to clean all this grout remainder?

    Hiya. DIY idiot here. We've installed some nice new tiles on our floor. We then grouted with Mapei Ultracolor Plus (Silver Grey). There's a lot of white residue left behind after cleaning with a cement residue remover, and the grout feels a little bit chalky. I don't know whether we're on the...
  20. GaryMo

    Grout Which wetroom grout?

    Hi, I'm new to the forum and a DIY tiler. I'm working on my wetroom, 3m x 3m box, wall and floors fully tiled. I've put Aquaseal tanking on the walls and impey waterguard tanking on the floor and over shower former (impey as well). I've used Setaflex adhesive. It should be 100% solid...
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