Kitchen update/ help required !!

[bobski]

Hi Guy's

I Finally decided to use sbr and SPF to stick the tiles down on ashpalt. Finsihed laying them today, came out ok will post pic once camera charged.

But I now need advice as to grouting,

1 What grout normal or epoxy?

2 What is a good make or colour to go with beige tiles?

3 Also whats the best method as I have never done this before?

By the way my back is killing me and knees are sore !! you guy's are definatley grafters!!

Rob

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Hi Rob,

I used BAL's Pebble coloured grout for my kitchen floor. Check out the link to my pics below.
http://www.tilersforums.com/members/girlracerred-albums-stuff-picture2204-finished-article.jpg

Sorry for the long hyperlink, didn't know how to shorten it....
GRR

 

[faithhealer]

Not Epoxy, and just take an offcut down to your local tile merchants and compare to the colour chart. Not white if subject to heavy traffic though

 

[bobski]

Is Cream or Ivory ok for kitchen/room with access to garden? or would it discolour.

GGR - is that a light grey? hard to make out from pic.

Cheers

Rob

 

[Olz]

If you go for a light colour then seal the grout...

Lithofin do a grout sealer / protector, i cant remember the name off the top of my head, it somes with a pippet to apply or you can use a small paint brush, CTD stock it and it doesnt take as long to apply as you might think.

 

[bobski]

Thanks Oli will look into that.

What grout should I get the bal wide joint supaflex? as i used spf addy?

Thanks

Rob

 

[Olz]

It will largley depend on the colour you go for, you'll find that some ranges will have certain colours whilst others wont, a flexible wide joint will be fine, best thing would be to pop to your supplier and see if they have samples. CTD for example have a display of cured grout samples so you can see the exact colour of the set grout.

Make sure you mix as per the instructions aswell or you could get a different shade.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Is Cream or Ivory ok for kitchen/room with access to garden? or would it discolour.

GGR - is that a light grey? hard to make out from pic.

Cheers

Rob

Hi Rob,

It's called Pebble and its a mix between grey and beige. Quite nice now it's down and dried. But as we have a mucky dog with mucky paws, we invested in some grout sealer too.

GRR :builder2:

 

[bobski]

Thanks Oli & GRR

Rob
PS made nice job of your kitchen

 

[bobski]

GGR

just finished grouting with Bal Pebble and it looks like sand? does it lighten up much or does it get darker?

I mixed iy up too runny at first it was literally running in the gaps, second mix stiffened up a bit hopefully first bit will dry ok!!

was that Sealer stuff easy to paint on?
also would it mark the tile if painted by accident?

Cheers

Rob

 

[Deleted member 9966]

GGR

just finished grouting with Bal Pebble and it looks like sand? does it lighten up much or does it get darker?

I mixed iy up too runny at first it was literally running in the gaps, second mix stiffened up a bit hopefully first bit will dry ok!!

was that Sealer stuff easy to paint on?
also would it mark the tile if painted by accident?

Cheers

Rob

Hey Rob,

I'm struggling to remember how light it was when it was going in, but I bought the BAL ready mixed tubbed stuff. It might dry lighter in all honesty, but I reckon the grout sealer will probably change the shade again, but I cannot tell whether lighter or darker, sorry.

The sealer we used was clear and didn't appear to have any effect on the tiles. But I made sure my hubby used a very thin paint brush (like an artist's paint brush) to put it on with. Then there was no way he could paint too much of the tiles.

See how it goes and let the grout dry according to the instructions.

Keep us posted how you get on.

GRR