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    BAL Bal Micromax 2 Grout

    BAL Micromax2 White 5kg | Topps Tiles - https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod44021/bal-micromax2-white-5kg.html What a pleasant surprise today turned out to be! As I was told the customer had chosen the said grout I was expecting Grouting Armageddon,15m2 of 750mm x 300mm ribbed ceramics with a 2mm...
  2. F

    Limestone tiles, cleaning, grouting and shower area

    Having some limestone tiles installed, they are very porous. For the floor they are 450x450x20mm and walls are 600x300x15mm. Currently only the floor area has been laid with part of the entrance to the hall. The wall area has had part laid and grouted. Unfortunately the installer was under...
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    Grouting going off colour

    I have grouted a floor using the BAL Smoke grey however it is not coming out that colour and is very patchy. Some bits are light grey and some are dark. It has also happened to me before. I am using a fresh clean bucket, added water and stirred with my hand with a glove on to get the right...
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    Cordless Mixer for Mixing Adhesive and Grout

    I thought that sometimes I just have to attack the current wire for the mixer. I wanted to know if anyone tried these or what you think. the most interesting seems to me collomix (metabo), in the evening, remove the whisk quickly and bring the mixer home.
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    Grout coming away from outdoor tiles

    I have a client that has an outdoor area tiled with 20mm porcelain (600x600mm) where the grout is breaking out of the joints. It is on a very solid timber platform with (I’m assured) 25mm outdoor grade plywood as the top. It has been grouted with Kerakoll Fugalite Bio which now has come away...
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    Regrout job. Is my tiler removing enough old grout?

    Getting a bathroom regrouted, bit concerned tiler has only taken the top layer of old grout out. Thought at least 3mm of tile sides needed exposing for the new grout to adhere? Please let me know your opinions.
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    Advice on using kerapoxy cq grout please

    hi all Any advice or tips on using Mapei Kerapoxy CQ grout please? I haven’t used it before and I have to use it this week on an external patio area. Many thanks, Jon
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    Pictures Shower enclosure tile base grout is non existent!

    Hey guys, I am wondering what the best solution would be to fix my parent's shower enclosure. The grout in the base is completely missing and filled with Silicon in places. The rest of it is fine! Any advice would be really appreciated.
  9. M

    Regrouting a bathroom..

    Wanted to spruce up the bathroom tiles after grout starting to go mouldy and in parts has sunk with pin holes in it. Tiling is about 15 years old. Tile spacing is about 3-4 mm so decided to rake out the grout down about 4-5 mm as I could get a grout rake in between the tiles. What a job that...
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    Grout after 3 Hours or leave it longer

    My adhesive specs say you can grout after 3 hours although I wont be grouting that soon but if you have no need to grout quickly is there any benefit in not grouting for say 24 -48 hours or will the adhesive dry and gain full strength just as quick with the grout in place
  11. qualitywork

    What is your grouting technique for very riven slate ?

    Hello guys, I have a 40 metre slate floor to lay in opus next week. The slate is highly riven and will grout in silver grey. The slate will be washed and then sealed with Matt stone sealer. Will lay around the heating mat with an s2 adhesive, s1 elsewhere. I have 2 questions ; What grout would...
  12. Stevev

    Regrouting grout that is cracking vertical and horizontal

    Hi guys, A customer has just asked if I Could regrout areas of a shower enclosure as it's suspected the water is running behind the grout and through the living room ceiling. There's quite a lot of cracking although tiles are OK. It appears that it's been laid on just plaster board and it's all...
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    Shower corner grout?

    Hi Guys, So I have not long been in this house and I was recently going to re-seal the shower but I have noticed that they have used grout on the internal corner which has a hairline crack at the very top. On another forum someone has basically said that silicon should've be used for the...
  14. Kedo

    Change of Adhesive and grout

    Hi All, Anyone had experience with Tile Master adhesive and grout? The tile shop I use have recently changed suppliers, I've been using Webber for years without any problems so finding it hard to diverse! Thanks in advance.
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    Patchy Kerakoll 02 Grout

    Hi All We have just paid a small fortune for our bathroom to be refitted and completly tiled all walls. The tiler (which was employed by the plumber that we employed) used Kerakoll grout in 02 (light grey) colour. Unfortunately the grout has dried extremely patchy over the entire bathroom and...
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    Fine grout dust - how to remove

    Spent hours removing grout haze from porcelain tiles (don't think I changed the water in my bucket often enough) and am now left with a very fine grout dust on the tiles. Struggling to get this up - just seem to move it from one tile to the other. Could I mop the floor now? Worried though that...
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    Mapei Anthracite grout ruined Tiles

    Anyone else used this grout before and had the same problem? Absolutely gutted, ruined all my hard work,time and money putting up tiles. Now have to take everything down. Nightmare. Any recommend grout that does not do this. I used ultracolour plus before and never had an issue, so don't know if...
  18. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Preparation Do you think these should've been sealed before grouting?

    Hi peeps Fixing vitra traffic polished porcelain. See pick. The box says it has a protective layer that shoulb be removed after grouting. Not before. I was planni g to seal before grouting. Thoughts.
  19. Slippery

    seal porcelain before grout?

    I'm fitting some porcelain tiles that need sealing according to the box (wickes (customers choice)) Do these need to be sealed before grout to stop them getting stained, like stone or slate, or after?
  20. Stevev

    Spanish tiles.... Need sealing before grouting?

    These tiles look as though the design has been printed on. There's no glaze like a metro tile. Will I need to seal before grouting? Thanks

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