Ahhhhhh stratum tiles

[Bopster]

Well the bathroom I’m currently fitting my customer has supplied Stratum tiles for 1 wall only thank god. Unfortunately there is a second bathroom of the same spec.
I have done those poxy stratum once before and had a bit of grief with the grouting.
Any helpful tips? I’ve got 1.5-2mm grout lines to fill and I’ll be sealing the tiles before grouting and I’ll also have 2 buckets of water and new sponges.
Is it best to literally apply by finger to minimise the grout spreading onto the face?

 

[Blunt Tool]

Grout bag or pointing gun

 

[Bopster]

Grout bag or pointing gun

I do have a pointing gun in my van actually although I doubt I have a small nozzle. I didn’t even consider that cheers

 

[Blunt Tool]

I do have a pointing gun in my van actually although I doubt I have a small nozzle. I didn’t even consider that cheers

You can buy nozzles from the likes of Screwfix and cut to size

 

[Bopster]

Well I know where I’m going on my way in tomorow thanks again

 

[Andy Allen]

Got to be the worst tiles I have ever fitted in 36 years of tiling !!

 

[Waluigi]

Bal protective sealer?

 

[Bopster]

Bal protective sealer?

Indeed

 

[Waluigi]

That should help. Funnily enough I’m starting another bathroom today in the same house that I did those same tiles.

In the end I had to leave the job and the customer had to finish cleaning them. I spent far too long on the damn things. She said that it took her weeks.

 

[Boggs]

Does a pointing gun not affect the grout mix by squeezing the water out of the mix?

I just grouted as normal and when it had gone of went over them with a nail brush and grout film remover on the face of the tile, not the grout line itself.

 

[Bopster]

Well the grout gun worked, still very slow but so much better than last time. The sealer really helped also
The grout gun did squeeze some water out the mix but not badly, I did use quite a wet mix in case of this and to help it flow through the small nozzle. I squashed the small round nozzle with pliers to create a thin flat spout which worked great on the grout line. New sponges and clean bucket and there’s no residue at all
Now in virtually done in this room I can start there other bathroom on Monday, bloody stratum in there also though