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    Grout sealer for cooking area

    I have a brick effect red brick type tile splashback at home, porcelain tiles. They have been up a couple and are still very clean Behind the cooker we put up board or cutting mat to stop any splashes but it's getting about tiresome. I'd rather not go for a glass or stainless steel cover. What...
  2. D

    How to get a good grout line finish on slightly rounded edges

    Hi everyone, The floor tiles I have are 600x600 white gloss which have a slight rounded edge to them so how do I get a purfect grout lines? will the normal wash with sponge achieve this just like the flat edge tiles or do I need a tool to do this? Thanks in advance, Gary.
  3. GreigM

    Weber Premium Grout - grey - issues!

    Hello all, Has anyone experienced issues with Weber Premium Grout? Was applied over 3 weeks ago and has various patching issues. I have contacted Weber but they are useless! Rather than accept liability that there is a problem with their product, they are suggesting that the environment...
  4. J

    Grout discolouration

    Hi all, I'm new here, a hobbyist DIY'er, and try to learn the correct and smart ways to tackle home DIY. Need some help please. I had tiled my bathroom a year ago, it was my first time doing so. Over that year, where the water hits the tiles, the group has started to grey and discolour, like...
  5. R

    Grout starting to crack around floor tiles

    Not long ago I had the existing water damaged downstairs bathroom floor replaced with a whole new chipboard floating floor – this was before considering tiling, so I realise it would have been better to fix the floor but too late now. Having later decided to tile, the tile supplier suggested...
  6. S

    Please help me understand what’s happened to my floor grout

    My tiled bathroom floor is new but I have moisture seemingly seeping up through the grouting in some places. The affected grouting has taken on an orange colour with crystallised minerals of some kind in it. The floor is wooden floorboards, with some kind of baseboard on top (not sure of the...
  7. D

    solution to remove cement/ grout off

    Hi, my name is Eddy, my forum nickname is Dobalganero. I am looking for advice here. I hope I can get help. My son-in-law offered to grout the walls of our bathroom but he did not take the grout off quick enough, he let it rest there for some time and even plastered some around the tiles. Does...
  8. R

    Would you grout these split face porcelain tiles?

    Photo attached.. Thanks
  9. S

    Tiling fireplace / Silicon or Grout

    Do we Silicon corners of a fireplace? Any special Silicon? Or just grout? Would be grateful for advice.
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    Emergency Help suggestions for Removing Grout!

    Hi all, new here and I need some desperate help. Recently got my dad to tile my kitchen backsplash, took a while as it’s was a herringbone style with lots of cuts, but once the tiles were on the wall it looked really good and was worth the extra time and effort. I brought all the adhesive and...
  11. R

    Patchy uneven grout?

    Hi, Can anyone help please? Just grouted our kitchen floor with No Nonsense grout from Screwfix in the colour cement grey. But it’s dried all patchy, some areas a lot lighter than others. The first 2 pictures are when it was first put down, so all even and not patchy at all, and the last 2...
  12. O

    Advice on grout/ Silicon at cut edges

    Kitchen tiling around the window - (first time using tile trim) I have cut the tiles and done my best to make the cuts neat and even - but as you can see from the pics the gap is uneven. Can I make this neat / cover with grout or Silicon? Or do the cuts need to be re done?? Any advice...
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    Grout or sealant

    Hi I am nearing end of my bathroom renovation and wanted to know what is best, before the guy applies the finishing touches tomorrow. Grout or sealant for these areas? Photo A - between tile and doorframe facing ( I would say grout?) Photo B - top right corner (I would say grout?) Photo C -...
  14. W

    Which grout for RV backsplash?

    I'm cutting my own petrified wood "tiles" to go on an RV backsplash. I'm told I need special flexible adhesive and grout products. Any recommendations? I need to use a grout in a tube because the wood tiles are uneven and there's no way I can smear grout over the surface.
  15. R

    Seal grout or not

    Finishing up shower wall (pan was bought ) and soap dish job with ceramic tile. For soap dish aesthetics, had to use a bit more thinset than the 3/8 in. for walls. Now at grouting stage and did clear out grout groves well and will grout today. There seems to be difference of opinion on need to...
  16. A

    Need help on acceptable lippage and grout spacing please

    Hello all I could really do with some help, please. Insurance contractor retiled my en-suite. Walls had been reboarded and replastered, floor was reboarded. Tiles are Porcelanosa. I’m unhappy with the job. Insurers surveyor says they’re within industry standards. Can anyone shed some light...
  17. T

    Removing grout. Manual or use a tool?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  18. S

    Suitable grout

    Hi I'm almost done tiling my dining room floor with porcelain plank tiles. I used 4mm spacers and I bought ardex flex fs grout which says its suitable for grout lines up to 4mm wide. But I've just measured the width of the grout lines and they're actually about 5mm. I think the edges of the...
  19. M

    Grout staining help!

    Hi - I have had a porcelain terrace laid and yesterday my dad grouted some of it for me. It was a nightmare day with weather and in hindsight shouldn't have started but now I'm faced with this... please please help. How do I clean this up? I've tried elbow grease, floor cleaner and Lithofin...
  20. Z

    DIY tile Job, removed excess hardened grout with nylon wheel and now tiles are ruined.

    I have just ripped out my old bathroom and refitted it with new beige porcelain tiles. I grouted the walls yesterday and found by the time I'd finished grouting the excess grout left around the tiles(especially close the grout joins) had hardened off and I was unable to remove it with a light...

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