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    grouting issue

    Hi, grouted a bathroom friday with mapei jasmine and this morning[monday] its dried but its not uniform, the floor looks nuts but some of the walls still look a bit dark, like its not quite dry yet. what have i done wrong? nothings been said but im not happy, i dont mind raking it back a bit and...
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    cleaning a residue left on tiles after grouting

    Hi all, Done a little bit of tiling a few days ago all went well but after grouting and clearing the grout off the tiles I noticed the Finnish of the venis monker tiles looked damaged almost scraped looking no shine on the glaze tried a few household cleaners hoping it was just a residue on...
    • Lee786
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Question about grouting mosaic.

    Hi All. I'm about to start grouting walls in bathroom, I've tiled three floor to ceiling panels in glass mixed mosaic as part of the design. My question is that amongst the glass mosaic there are also random mirror effect mosaics which are all protected with white polythene over the face of each...
    • izzi1
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    • aus grout grouting mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Exposed edges of tiles slightly visible after grouting

    After grouting, the tiler that tiled my bathroom left the edges of some tiles slightly exposed (adjacent to the glazed surface), including in the area of the shower/bath. (To be fair, this was probably due to some areas of the wall being uneven.) What I would like to know is: could water...
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    Grouting Metro Wall Tiles

    Do I have to grout between metro wall tiles or can I just butt them up to each other with no gap?
    • cruvz
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    • grout grouting metro metro tiles tile tile grout tiles usa wall wall tiles
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Grouting gone wrong

    Hi, first time post and first time tiling in my home. I got a house and doing the work myself. The floors turned out great using the ardex system (tiling over bitumen residue - but of this at the end). Started the kitchen splashback - standard galley kitchen. one side is a plain rectangle...
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    Grouting glazed porcelain tile

    I am attempting to install a lot of glazed porcelain tile and am wondering if there is some technique to grouting for limiting the haze. The gritty surface of the glazed tile seems to be taylor made to create cleanup nightmares. I tried to search the forums here as well as google "grouting...
    • Scottluther
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    • grout grouting porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    grouting nightmare

    Hi folks, I hope you can help me as I've spent the last 3 months digging out and replacing my kitchen floor with an insulated concrete slab, dpm and tiling it, all myself, only to fall at the last hurdle... grouting. I'm using these tiles which Wickes claim to be porcelain. I've laid them using...
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    grey discoloration on tiles after dark grouting

    Dear all experts, Me and my dad has put a LOT of effort into tiling a kitchen wall, and all was going swimmingly until the grouting: while sponging down the wall after grouting with antracite grey (rather dark graphite-like grey) some tiles showed flamy grey discolouration (see pictures). Grout...
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    stainless steel tiles fitting and grouting

    Hi first time poster here and also a complete novice to diy.Ok so i recently purchased an apartment and i want to use stainless steel wall tiles in my kitchen.After visiting Homebase i decided on these Stainless Steel Polished Large Bricks - Stainless Steel from Homebase.co.uk After speaking to...
    • archer1204
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    • fitting grout grouting steel tile tile grout tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How much grouting will I get out of 5KG

    Hello! I'm about to grout my floor, the tiles are 300x600 with about 5mm spacing. I'm going to be using Maipei ultracolour plus (powder form), roughly speaking how much square meterage will I get out of one 5KG bag? I appreciate it'll be a broad answer, but I've got the whole foot print of a...
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    Time between sealing travertine and grouting?

    Hi I have laid my fist travertine tiles on the floor and walls of my bathroom, i ahve cleaned them and are now looking to seal them prior to grouting, how long do you have to wait for the sealant to dry/cure before grouting? Once grouted I am going to apply a second coat of sealant. Mark
    • mmdowson
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    • coverage grout grouting liquid paint seal sealing tile grout time travertine usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Epoxy Grouting - advice needed

    Can you recommend any makes of epoxy grout? What gap would you recommend using between the tiles on a worktop - I came across a post where someone was hoping to use a 1mm spacing - is this possible? I dont know how easy it is to use. Any other advice will be welcome. I will be using 60cm x 60...
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    Grouting over grout?

    Guys, Is it possible to grout over new grout (that has dried). I did the fatal mistake of letting my boy grout my new floor :mad2: and where he has run the wet sponge, he has in places lowered the grout line on some of the tiles, bless him, its not a big issue, but I wanted the tiles and...
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    porcelanosa grouting

    Hi everyone. If any can give help me with a problem. we have been using porcelanosas colourstuk grout and the last house we have come across toning issues where the grout had dried light and dark. can anyone else let me know if they have similar probs. thanks.
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    2 tips for grouting mosiacs

    would just like to impart some wisdom as to grouting mosiacs before the wife and I go out for our tea. 1. (this is very important) DO NOT grout early sunday morning AFTER going to a wedding with a free bar the night before.......:oops: 2. REMEMBER to REMOVE the protective sticky sheet covering...
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    Star-tek (Gulf Stone) Grouting

    Hi all, first post and was hoping someone can offer some advice. Using black Star-tek tiles 300x300 (black quartz composite with shiny silver bits)on timber floor with 2 or 3mm spacing. Fixed using Mapei Keraquick with Latex plus. What is recommendation and best looking for grout. 1...
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    Grouting advise please

    Hi, looking for some advise from the professional out there. Recently completed tiling out the on-suite bathroom both walls and floor. Took a lot of advise from the forum and am well pleased with the job.(as is wife) Now it has come to the point of grouting and I have always struggled with the...
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    Black grouting

    Hi all at the forum. I haven't been on for a while as I've had all sorts of things going on in my life, some good and loads bad. I've just tiled a shower cubicle and a bathroom floor. what turned out to be a good simple job turned out to be a nightmare. The shower tiles are A gloss white...
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    Grouting anti slip tiles......

    Aaargh.. just realised now i've ordered blimin Kerapoxy grout... my floor tiles are anti slip. is this going to make grout removal a massive pain in the proverbial!? Any tips for easy grouting of these tiles. will be a bathroom so a wet area thanks all Dave
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