Mapei limestone grout/silicone

[Jammeh]

Hi All,

I always thought that all the ultra colour plus grouts had a matching silicone. However, I'm having trouble sourcing Mapei limestone silicone (colour 299) and now believe it's not manufactured! :mad2:

Can anybody help?

I've got a problem now because 1/4 of the floor is already grouted, so I have to decide if I ask DelW to remove that and redo it all beige, or if I put up with a mismatch (not really keen on that)

James

 

[Gazzer]

Have you contacted Mapei direct, I have seen it advertised and a client of mine used it I believe recently.

 

[Jammeh]

Mapei themselves have confirmed to me that they don't have any Silicone in limestone (299) and that basically they don't know if or when the Italians will make them some.

A very dissapointing result tbh, and something to look out for given the ultracolour plus grout range is widely regarded as having a silicone to match all colours.

Kudos to DelW for putting up with our dithering in good humour while we try to extract ourselves from this bother.

James

 

[Gazzer]

have you tried seeing if the BAL range is a close match or SILIRUB COLOUR - Coloured Silicones

 

[Rookery]

Mapei told me that they were waiting to see if 299 limestone grout was a seller before producing a matching silicone. I've only used it once and wasn't impressed with the colour.

 

[Spud]

akemi do a good range of colours in silicone

 

[Tony73]

here is mapei limestone 299, it's a bit dark as it's still wet
i think you could match ardex limestone with some cream silicone

 

[Spud]

have you tried seeing if the BAL range is a close match or SILIRUB COLOUR - Coloured Silicones

great post, good colours at good prices

 

[Protilers]

take you pick between Jasmine 130 or Beige 132......whatever one you personally prefur...... the colour difference is sooooooo minor between shades TBH.......299 was a 7 year (more than that actually!) later addition to the range and therefore "matching" silicone is not avaliable yet........

 

[Sean Kelly]

Take a look at BAL champagne silicone. It was the best match for limestone (in my opinion).

 

[Lukass]

299 limestone is greener than 132 beige and 130 jasmine is way too light. I feel your pain.
There is also 131 Vanilla which I never used myself, maybe this wil be closer.
I actually used 132 beige when I used 299 grout, but I mede it thin and it was ok. Client didn't say anything.
Still better than slapping white like back in a day. LOL