grouting

Hello all... Any tips on grouting vitrified tiles, am I missing something, I can't seem to get the joints as full as I want. :mad2: I use tilemaster grout 3000.. any top tips appreciated. :thumbsup:

We have cleaned down the tiles using a damp cloth to get rid of the chalky residue. My plan is to seal them now with Lithofin Stain Stop, fit and then seal again. How long should I wait between sealing the first time and fitting? And is there a special way for them to dry?

Hi I've just tiled a shower area and my boss has told me to grout the tiles sitting on the tray.Should I just not put a Silicon joint there instead?Also should I run a Silicon joint in the corners from ceiling to floor also.Cheers

A pet hate of mine is seeing addy bleeding through grout joints. , and I fear I may be a bit OCD with it all! My current job is tiling a bathroom, the clients hall has already been tiled , and they seem to be really pleased with it! Now in my opinion the addy is bleeding through a lot , And...

Hi I am looking to purchase a textured tile called Jewel from topps tiles, they have small little textured holes and they sell them in three colours. I will be looking to purchase two of the colours, white for the wall and black for the floor. I will be looking to use BAL micromax2 grout and...

Hi all new to the forum. Doing some diy tiling in the bathroom. B and q ceramic tiles with a bagged grout used. Used a washboy to rinse off and the grout has dried like this. Discoloured and it appears to have sunk. Any ideas where I went wrong? I have tiled before but never had this issue

I am having problems grouting a mosaic in a bathroom. It is one of those ceramic tiles that looks like a mosaic when grouted, not an actual mosaic on a mesh background. The problem is the grout lines are so shallow that any grout washes out when cleaning off. The grout lines between each tile...

Thanks to some great help from this forum I've managed to finish tiling the walls in my bathroom. Really satisfying feeling and I'm pleased with the result. :thumbsup: Just the grouting, siliconing and the floor to do now. We had plumbers come in and take the sink and toilet off the walls so...

Good afternoon all, I would really appreciate some advice for my tiling job which I've just finished. I've just tiled my kitchen splashback with beige coloured ceramic gloss tiles. 24 hours after the job, I grouted last night using Bal microban flexible grout(brilliant white). I mixed the...

Sorry in advance for the length of this video I’m not entirelysure why I made it I think it was to do with people taking an extra day togrout a room when it can be done in under an hour. Be warned it is 40 minutesof your life you will never get back. PS between 27-31there is a blackout so you...

Hi All- i am a homeowner and in the process of a kitchen renovation. Our tiler just installed our backsplash. It is a clear glass tile with a white background on mesh. It's clear on all sides except the back. The tiler used white thinset to install. When he grouted the first area he noticed...

Hi all i was called to investigate a leak from under a shower tray. To investigate meant removing the tiles from edge of tray fixing the leak & then reinstalling tray. The gap left was only 50mm so we used a mosaic ( couldn't match existing tiles ) The tiles were left for 20 (instructions were...

Just used Granfix Jasmin for grouting - some of the grouting is now darker than other areas. Grouting completed a week ago. If I splash water on the tiles, the grouting goes dark and eventually will go light again. Has anyone got any idea why this is happening?

Hi all. First time poster on here so please bear with me! I'm laying a Victorian mosaic floor as a pathway to the front door. See pic for an attempted dry layout. Any of you guys have any tips on a) what grout to use outdoors for these, and b) what sealant to use once they're properly cleaned...

This is my first proper post not sure if it's in the right place but here it goes I've decided to swallow my pride and ask everyone's opinion as a few minds is better than one I've been asked to price up 55 metres of pool mosaic regrouting yes I get all the rubbish jobs !! And I'm preparing...

just about finished fixing an outdoor path with tessalated original style tiles. had a marquee cover over but not keep tiles completely dry. has anyone ever grouted these unsealed without staining. if i get a blower on them i can get most of face dry except a faint picture frame around edge...

Hello all I'm in the process of tiling my kitchen splash back. They are travertine tile that is pitted and riven. Could any of you offer any advice or guidance on how to grout these tiles as I suspect my normal grouting process will fill much of the holes in the tiles which I'd like to keep...

Hi, I live in South West France, near Montauban. About 6 years ago we laid tiles on existing sound tiling on a good concrete base, tiling a14 sq metre kitchen and smalll entrance lobby using standard 30 x30 tiles and Mapie grout. All seemed OK, except during the last 3 years a fair number of...

Price please guys for Labour only onto mosaic, i haven't done any of this for so long that i'am not sure what to charge ? :thumbsup: - - - Updated - - - OH its ARDEX modified .......

Hi, Got these tiles from a friend of a friend who had just finished a huge job and they were surplus, hence why I know little about them. As thread titled, do my tiles need sealing before grouting? Only reason I ask is that somebody I know had some porcelain fitted and the tiller grouted...