floor grout

[Concept PHT]

Hi Jamie, great contribution for a newbie!! Keep em coming mate

 

[Leanne]

he already has the grout if the floor is a wooden can i buy something to add to make it a flexigrout?

 

[Dan]

Hiya Jamie,

I don't agree, if there's movement, you'd find grut cracking, maybe tiles even, as the adhesive is breaking up. That would mean the adhesive and the grout is wrong. Seems t me like the grout brushes out, if it's cracked and coming away it would come away in lines, but stuck together still, maybe even ith bits of tile stuck to it as it's got to be sticking to something somewhere. If it's brushing out, and the tiles are still sound, he couldhave used an adhesive for grout, as that's not a wearing surface, or grout has been applied like water, which would usually be pinted out by low grout joints that are discoloured even after you've washed up and cleaned off.

Thank's for joining in though I can see where you're coming from. Maybe just in case, you should 'sound' the tiles Leanne to make sure they're all fixed. maybe get some of the grout that's coming out and check that?

 

[Leanne]

he hasnt had any problem with the tiles just the grout! i will double check the morra oh! but what do you mean by check the grout thats coming out?

 

[Leatherface]

Could be the sand faries - they sometimes come out at night and sprinkle magic dust on the grout that makes it turn into sand !!!

Only joking - Leanne - If you are going to do the job, tell him that you will get the grout and he will give you the money - you need a good flexible grout. Sure the guys on this forum will recommend one. I only use Mapei , but am aware of others. What can you buy in your area.
Shouldn't be necessary to have to buy additive to make flexi.
Nick

 

[Leanne]

hes already bought it! isthere any thing i could add if it isnt flexi?

 

[Leatherface]

Hi Leanne - I say again , if it isn't a good flexi grout, tell him you want to get your own - you as a Tiler need to start and stand your ground with the products you use. Poor results only reflect badly upon the person ( possibly you in this case ) who has done them.
I guess that your uncle is not paying you much for this job ? The least he can do is provide you with some decent grout
No offence meant, just good solid advice.

 

[jaimie s]

sounding the tiles is a option. knock along the tile, if it gives a hollow sound compared to a deading sound then maybe tiles are not fixed enough. but then this is only to determine if tiles are fixed good. and not how the substrate or grout is behaving. this is just my view and i have not been tiling as long as the pros on here. i think its best to consider all options then decide.

 

[Leanne]

if the only way is 2 buy that grout he will do he'l not be bothered! thank you!

 

[Concept PHT]

hes already bought it! isthere any thing i could add if it isnt flexi?

Put a flexi admix in with it - BAL AD1 or something...

 

[Leanne]

Put a flexi admix in with it - BAL AD1 or something...

will that defo work oh! 100%

 

[guy1976]

leanne tell your uncle to go to c.t.d its next to stadium of light in sunderland it stocks black flexi grout

 

[Leanne]

ok thank you guy! is that where you based?

 

[Concept PHT]

Leanne's Special Corner

As Leanne is a popular gal on here with us blokes (ahem...), I though I would create a sticky thread where we all can chat away to her without confusing the newbies and clogging the other threads up.

I have moved a few posts from elsewhere to here already.



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