Grouting

[leslie]

Would like opinion or advice on the best way to finish off,regarding the grout, where wall meets floor , does one match the floor colour or the wall colour.
Regards

 

[tobins tiling]

Hello Leslie I personally grout the walls first then grout the floor grouting around the bottom were wall meets the floor with the floor grout, I do this mainly because I don't like grouting floors in white grout for discolouring issues, if it is white grout on the walls I try and use grey bal super flex on floor as it drys very light and doesn't really discolour. Hope this helps

 

[leslie]

Thanks for your quick reply, perfect

 

[Martyn Leeds]

I would hold out for a few more replies first....
The joint between the walls and floor need to be silicone - because grout in internal corners Will crack and crumble away.
It can be a colour to match the walls or floor, depending on what looks best...

 

[AliGage]

Would like opinion or advice on the best way to finish off,regarding the grout, where wall meets floor , does one match the floor colour or the wall colour.
Regards

I don't quite understand what you are asking. Can you explain please? Are you after what colour to grout, or what colour silicone to seal?

 

[Rich]

The joint between the floor and the walls should be left completely clear of grout and siliconed. Grout will very likely crack and if you silicone over the top of the grout, the cracking grout will take the silicone with it. What colour you use for this joint is down to you but what you need to do is grout the floor and walls (in whichever order you prefer) and when the grout is just starting to harden off, run a paint scrapper of Stanley knife along the joint and hoover it out. Then when the grout is completely dry, apply a silicone bead along the joint in either the same colour as the floor or wall grout.

Hope this makes sense.

 

[prceramics]

silicone where wall meets floor 100%

 

[AliGage]

I use a flexible caulker when i grout the floor. Hold it at the bottom of the wall as you're spreading your grout and it prevents any smears getting on the wall grout and in the area your talking about.

Flexible Caulker - Decorating Tools - Decorative Accessories -Decorating & Interiors - Wickes

 

[leslie]

Used the flexible caulker today and it worked well, great tip Thanks

 

[Tony73]

best is to use silicone on all internal corners