grey floor tile grout

[fido69r]

I used powdered stuff which you mix up, bought from wickes a couple of years ago, but have have to do it twice since laying the tiles...problem is, it cracks up, and comes out...total rubbish...why can I not find ready mixed Grey floor tile grout anywhere, like you do the white one? any ideas?

 

[Andy Allen]

I wouldn't use any ready mixed grout.
Are you grout tiles on a wooden floor?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Did you fix the tiles yourself and what was the substrate?

 

[Dumbo]

Sounds like moving tiles not dodgy grout

 

[fido69r]

The tiles are definately not moving, and were layed by myself on concrete downstairs toilet floor. Iv'e done a few before...Just looked at the stuff again, bearing in mind, I'm no expert, but they told me in B&Q that I could use this stuff as an adhesive and grout. It is Mapei fast set tile and wall adhesive...Thinking now that someone there is an idiot...unless I'm wrong. see photo

 

[Blunt Tool]

That's adhesive and not a floor grout!

 

[Qwerty]

That might explain the grout issue!

 

[Andy Allen]

Use a decent powdered floor grout.....bal, mapei or tilemaster to name a few, and you won't have a problem.

 

[fido69r]

sory lads...I posted the wrong pic...it's this one.

 

[Paul Smith]

Stick to Bal, Mapei or Tilemaster.

 

[J Sid]

or even better Ardex 😉

 

[LM]

sory lads...I posted the wrong pic...it's this one. View attachment 91058

That's a diy product imo, that range of products don't perform very well at all in my experience. I would advise Ardex like @JulianSidney has said.

 

[fido69r]

Thanks for the advice chaps...I'll pop into screwfix and see what they have.

 

[Chalker]

Go to a proper tile supplier, not wicks, b&q or screwfix. They all supply a cheap , inferior product.

 

[Qwerty]

Go to a proper tile supplier, not wicks, b&q or screwfix. They all supply a cheap , inferior product.

Screwfix now stock Mapei Ultracolour Plus

 

[fido69r]

chalker...now you're confusing me..I thought Mapei was one of the better ones...are you saying that screwfix's mapei products are fake?😵

 

[Andy Allen]

Think chalky didn't realise screwfix did mapei ....

 

[Chalker]

Mapai make a different product for the trade and for the diy sheds.

 

[fido69r]

well that's just wrong...they shouldn't do that.

 

[Dumbo]

I know mapei in b+q isn't ucp but I thought ucp was ucp no matter where you bought it .

 

[Qwerty]

Let's just clear something up...... Screwfix now sell Mapei Ultracolour Plus as well as the cheaper Mapei grout. They are subtly different (less polymers etc)