tile grout

CTD Newcastle is the only place I use and have done for the past 39 years Darren is the current showroom manager with Ernie Quinn running the place Ernie's background is stone and he knows his stuff. Most of the counter lads are knowledgeable to quite a proficient degree. There is also an...

Grouted 30m bathroom on Friday - very hot! Microban 2- whit on white Topps Nuriko tiles. Sealed tiles first as they textured. Washed off a couple of times. Came back today to find stains around some and loads of residue. No problem- Topps First Wash strong and tile & stone cleaner would sort...

Have few small issues with grout. Using mapei ultra colour plus which is light grey when white but turns to a dirty brown when wet . It's in a wet area. Is there any alternatives to keep the grout a light grey by using a sealer or is that a stupid question? Or any other grouts out there...

I have just grouted the Brazilian slate tiles and it was a disaster. The grout dried instantly on the tile surface and I had to scrub it off (way before the grout joint was dry I washed the slates 3 times and let dry for a day before applying matstone tile sealer,2 costs applied with clean...

Hi all, just had a new bath fitted. Took out the old one and had to remove one course of tiles around the bath as the new bath was taller. (see picture attached). I am going to tile the 150mm gap with these glass mosaic tiles Botella Indian Peacock Mosaic Tile | Topps Tiles -...

Got two, unopened 2.5kg bags of Ardex Flex-FS Silver Shimmer grout that I didn't use in my bathroom. Happy to let them go for £10 or £5 each. Stored in dry garage since purchasing a few months ago. Based near Letchworth!

Hi everyone, I'm attempting to tile a new kitchen splashback using cube shape mosaic sheets and all going well, except I'm not sure how best to finish the grouting. The splashback will not go to the ceiling and there are no wall cupboards. There's several examples of the same style on this...

Hi folks,Im looking for some advice on cleaning grout on a floor I just tiled. I've just fitted 35m2 of porcelain plank tiles and grouted with bal Micromax grout.it was a textured anti slip tile and it was a bit of a nightmare getting the grout off so I used some HG residue remover witch has...

Hello everyone, I'm hoping for some advice and guidance please! I've had three sides of a bath area tiled in 6x25cm tiles by a professional* tiler (*only does tiling). In general the workmanship is good (setting out, no lipping etc.) but after he grouted there are areas where I can see the tile...

Hi all, I have recently had my bathroom floor tiled with marble, and the tilers used Weber.color art for the grout. Unfortunately it seems very susceptible to staining, so I would like to redo the grout. I am decently handy but have never grouted before, so I am looking for an easy to use grout...

I know this has come up some time ago, I have given up on BAL grout so am going to give Kerakoll a try, I have some black on order for next weeks job, what do we all think of it? Hopefully I won’t regret my ‘big move’

Hey guys, spoken to Harry about this and as usual is a great help wondered if anyone has any input on this? Artisans limestone floor , very porous, wanted to go with rapid all in one but they sent hydro seal instead, water based, so went with it, floor was cleaned and left for 24 hours, then...

Hi all I have a shower tray with tiled back wall. The Silicon is sealing great to the tray/tile but comming away from the grout between the tiles. I will remove all of the Silicon and redo, but is there a thing I can do to the grout to prevent this seperation in future. Thanks in advance Danni

I had a contractor that ruined my bathroom tile when he installed it . I knew it was bad but 3 years on, it’s a disaster. The grout on the floor between my tiles has pits and holes in it. Some of the grout lines were not even completely filled and you can see the sides of the tiles . The tile...

I have a job coming up and I've been told they are porcelain. I'm yet to see the tile in person. The surface looks like I might need to be careful when grouting. Any advice?

hi, i've tiled my bathroom and now nervous about grouting it. is there a type of grout that's easier / better to use for a novice ? i've been reading some reviews and weber or grout 3000 seem to be what i'm leaning towards ? or BAL seem to have good selection of colours. i'm a bit concerned...

Hi Which adhesive + grout brand/color is best recomendeded for bathroom Walls- light beige ceramic 250x500mm Border - glass mosiac - dark brown/steel Floor - dark brown ceramics 450x450mm Thanks

I’ve been asked to clean up a bodged grout job. The floor is large approximately 135m2 so the customer doesn’t want it all raking out and regrouting( in some places I’ll have to) what’s the best way to clean hardened grout of tiles ( see a few example pictures of what I’m dealing with generally)

Hi all, I'm laying 150mm x 900mm tiles staggered on the kitchen floor and looking for a cement grey grout. I've seen that Mapei do the Ultracolour Plus, and some bags state flexible and some don't. I've checked on the Mapei website and it says that Ultracolour is flexible, but just making sure...

What’s everyone’s choice of grout when it’s hot been using ardex flex fs and it’s supposed to be standard setting but going off as soon as it touches the tiles got a few toilet blocks to grout thousands of metros with black grout