Black grouting

[Keith]

Hi all at the forum. I haven't been on for a while as I've had all sorts of things going on in my life, some good and loads bad. I've just tiled a shower cubicle and a bathroom floor. what turned out to be a good simple job turned out to be a nightmare. The shower tiles are A gloss white bevelled brick tile done in brick bond and the floor is a white matt ceramic. layed all of them great. Then came the grouting. BLACK GROUT. I ended up like a chimney sweep with soot everywhere. Didn't matter how carefull I was, it still got in places it shouldn't. In the end I had to get my partner in who is good at cleaning ,to bring the bathroom back to its glory . Looks good now but if I ever have to grout with black again I will add on a couple of days to the price . Has anyone else had problems with black grouting?

 

[Andy Allen]

i dont enjoy using the stuff........even worse if you forget your gloves..:yikes:

 

[2020Tiling]

Ha ! its a Nightmare m8 . I normally add a bit on for a new float , sponges etc, and it does take longer to clean off. i wouldnt use my washboy with it.

 

[Mike]

it's a nightmare using black/dark grout, it's not as bad on walls as after a couple of times sponging off it can usually be left to dry then polish off with a dry towel but you can't polish a lot of floor tiles due to the anti slip so it's a matter of washing with clean water over and over. :mad2:

 

[paul flight]

when you have been tile for years. you try and give this a miss as you end up in a mess and have to throw away float and spounges. we only learn by taking on work like this once!!

 

[widler]

i always say "black grout,it looks bloody awful" they usually beleive me 😉.

saying that,i have a seperate wash boy for black/dark grout. god ,i hate it

 

[Keith]

Thanks for that Paul flight. That could be my last one too.

 

[jay]

Black grout needs to be used as dry as possible and washed up as clean as possible you do get use to it .its not that bad

 

[kilty55]

be prepared for it and its not that bad i have only learnt that from using it lots of times though lol

extra sheeting right through customers house,keep a plastic bag with floats and bucket trowels seperate in your van
buy disposable gloves or marigolds and keep as well and same with sponges

basically keep a black kit for your black gtouting jobs seperate and you should be fine

 

[Perfect Tiling]

You just got to be carefull that you don't wash it too much. Saw one job that was meant to be black but the tiler had tried to wash it completely clean when doing the grouting that it had turned grey, he had washed away the pigment. Got asked if I fancied regrouting it but not worth the hassle.