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  1. K

    Grout Grout/silicon type and colour?

    Hi all, First of all this is my first time tiling and I’m diyer. After a month I’m almost there with my tiling. See attached photo. I have 2 different tiles as it can be seen, the marbles are on all 3 walls and it’s going on the floor too, it suppose to have 2mm joints but because the edges...
  2. snackeroo

    What could be causing this? - damp behind tiles? - wet grout

    It looks like water seapage coming through the grout, but cannot feel any wetness. Water pipes are below the tiles pictured. Could it be dampness behind the tiles through poor prep work?. I don't know to be honest, so am purely guessing from logic. This first appeared 2 days ago. (Part of an...
  3. L

    White Grout - Please Help!

    Hi Guys, Newbie posting for the first time here, but have enjoyed reading all your helpful posts and find this forum invaluable! I am not a tiler by trade but very competent and only complete work on my own house. To give you some background I have just laid 85sqm of 600x600 polished...
  4. N

    External corner mitring in porcelain + grout info

    I've been looking at threads on here for a while but thought I'd post for some advice. I'm currently in the middle of a wetroom build. We're most of the way through tiling but have now reached the mitring stage. Some are simple external corners but we have to go around a window and a couple of...
    • NikB
    • Thread
    • corner external grout porcelain porcelain tile tile grout
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  5. I

    Grout issue

    Hello people need advice. I relayed three tiles in my kitchen couple of days ago and grouted them yesterdat afternoon . Ive this morming that some of the grout is darker in certain areas. Is the grout still drying ??? I think it might be that when i went over these certain areas the grout...
  6. I

    Grout haze porcelain tiles

    Hello everyone need advice I had porcelain tiles laid a week ago in my kitchen . The tiles are light cream and have a grout haze that wont come off. Ive tried vinegar,baking soda and even a chemical tile cleaner not designed for haze thou. Any idea how i can get rid of the grout haze
  7. acaciaguy

    Abrasive pads to clean grout

    mapei recommend scotch brite pads to clean off dry grout. Which ones do you guys use if any ?
  8. A

    Uneven Grout Lines - How Easy Is This To Rectify?

    Please could someone advice if it’s possible to easily rectify the uneven grout lines shown in the attached pictures please?
  9. P

    Anthracite Grout, what a bummer.

    Just a quickie for fun here, A contractor that I work for on a regular basis has just sent over a finishing schedule for 30 bathrooms, 60 x 30 rectified White, textured, lappato wall and floor tile, broken bond, floors aligned, with BLACK grout. put a price to that if you dare. Almost forgot, 2...
  10. M

    Help with cracked crumbling grouting

    Hi there, I wonder if you can help. I have some porcelain tiles and I believe there is a little movement which means that the grout is cracked and has come out - see pics. (I've tried three tilers and always had bad outcomes). So now the floor always looks dirty and I'm also extremely worried...
    • Marzi
    • Thread
    • crack cracked cracking debonding grout grouting help tile grout
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  11. Beyond the blue

    Grout 3000 leaching dye.

    I've just used Tilemaster grout 3000 (natural grey) on the walls and floor of my own wetroom install. I left it for 3 days before sealing it and another 2 days before using it. After use it is leaching black dye quite badly, is this normal and will it eventually stop? I have asked Tilemaster for...
  12. F

    Tilemaster Tilemaster grout 3000 new formula

    I've used this about 4 times now on various tiles, what can I say, perfect grout! Id be interested in hearing other people's thoughts on it.
    • Flintstone
    • Thread
    • adhesive grout grout 3000 new build tile grout tilemaster tilemaster adhesive
    • Replies: 102
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  13. R

    Need to change grout colour

    I have laid 30m2 of light grey 300x600 porcelain tiles, and the grout is too light (same colour as tile). Is there any product out there I can use to darken/stain it a dark grey?
  14. D

    Advice please - how to fix uneven grouting

    Hello, To give a bit of background info, our new kitchen tiles is laid on new 70mm screed, Ditra mat and adhesive. The tiler has just finished laying the tiles and grouting but the grouting lines seems uneven and top layer coming off. I think the tiler has grouted twice in some places as he...
  15. Andy Allen

    Tilemaster Tilemaster grout 3000....

    Used the new mid grey today, i had half a bag of the old mid grey in the van. the 2 powders look totally different.... Have they bought out new swatches for the new grout ??
  16. dg-1984

    Tilemaster Tilemaster grout, what colour?

    Hi, I am going to use Tilemaster 3000 grout and silicon but wondering on what colour you would use on the below tiles? They are split face and know will be a pain but will take my time and do it properly. I was leaning towards natural grey.
  17. H573

    Mosaic Sealing prior to grouting

    Hi All, I’m a newbie both to this site and tiling. I’ve recently moved to Zambia, the materials here are inferior and the availability is poor. I’m doing a bathroom using mosaic, marble and natural stone. I know I need to seal prior to grouting, but the only sealer I can find is TFC Silicon...
  18. T

    How not to grout ...

    Tiling floor with 3mm grout gaps. Removed all visible adhesive between tiles before letting it dry. Used Mapei Ultracolour grout. Ok so far I _think_ Then I started to go wrong (!!!). Mixed the grout too thin and after applying it I decided I'd wipe a little from the top with my grout sponge...
  19. M

    Porcelain Removal grout residue face of porcelain tile

    Evening good people. I have a major issue with roughly 200sqm of porcelain floors grouted by my now very much ex apprentice. I have a serious amount of residue left on the face of the tiles. The kid was doing fine while I was watching over him but when I left him alone, well its all gone to...
  20. R

    Clean grout from new bathroom tiles

    Just had bathroom tiled. Good job but grout on wall tiles has seaped its way into every groove of the tile...floor tiles are spotless though. tilemountain.co.uk/p/yosemite-grey-split-face-wall-tile Ive made some progress with tile cleaning pads and dertedek residue remover, this worked wonders...
    • Rudy45
    • Thread
    • bathroom bathroom tiles clean grout new build tile tile grout tiles
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
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