Bal Wide joint Grout - AAAAAAAHHHHHHH !!!

[tysfoot]

I just finished a 20sm bathroom and i was sold the wrong grout for the bathroom i was doiung, the customer wanted grey grout so i went into topps to get 20kg worth, but me being an idiot didnt look at the bag. they sold me the wide joint grout which was an absolute nighmare to put on, it was sloppy and most of it was on the floor, the tiles were a right mess, and a job which took me 3 hours to do actually took me 7 hours as i spent 2 houyrs cleaning the tiles and the bath and sink and floor at the end, ahhhhhhhh

This is me just ranting cos ive had the worst day ever with the wrong grout, really i should have took it back when i started but i thought well i started it now so ill finish with it..... Mistake


Anyway i got the job done, not happy with the finish though and ill never use that grout anain for walls as i think it made for floors with very wide joints

 

[DHTiling]

You won't make that mistake again ......:stupid: :lol: :lol:

 

[CJ]

Bal wide joint is not the best for walls...........as you found out, it slops all over the floats.

You should have used Bal microcolour:yes:

 

[grumpygrouter]

Was always drummed in to us on our training coarse to RTFB - Read The F***ing Bag!!

Not much consolation to you now Tysfoot I know but a lessoned learned eh!:yes:

Grumpy

 

[GazTech]

when buying grout ,ask specifically for wall or floor....on some occasions I have mixed both dry before mixing with water,this becomes semi-wide joint and is perfect for certain types of joint.....Gaz

 

[grumpygrouter]

Good tip Gaz, never knew that!

Grumpy

 

[tysfoot]

I finished the job now, took twice as long and there was so much mess, like you said ill never have a job like that again so everything from noe will be easy

 

[GazTech]

Good tip Gaz, never knew that!

Grumpy

suffice to say grumps ...the grout must be the same colour and from the same manufacturer,the only difference between BAL ivory wall grout and BAL ivory wide joint grout is how course the sand is....Gaz

 

[White Room]

The man who make no mistakes does not usually make anything

 

[tysfoot]

quite right

 

[GazTech]

sometimes a learning curve can be quite steep....your Topps guy when you asked for grey grout ...should have asked wall ?or floor?....we at Topps Preston always do.....Gaz

 

[Perry]

gaz been mixing grouts for twenty years to get perfection you have it again

 

[wayne]

if im using matching wall and floor grout i always use wide joint grout. i find the joints are fuller on the walls and seems to wash off better, if only it would stay on the float!!!!!:furious3:

 

[Fred]

Ardex every time.

 

[Perry]

wayne put 20 % wall grout in with it that will stop it Pete