Myths and Misunderstandings: Testing the water resistance of grout

[AliGage]

I'll take some pictures of the "luxury" shower in the house we rent. I'm damn sure there's no tanking and I have access under the block and beam floor, tiled directly on the blocks, and it's bone dry

What grout?

 

[The D]

I put it in the arms so we could debate and chat freely

 

[Dan]

Not sure I'll be around I'm on a course then. 🙂

 

[The D]

its ok the grout has to dry for seven days 😛

 

[Spare Tool]

You could take the 2 week spread out course Dan, results should be in by then 🙂

 

[The D]

box is tiled and grouted corners are siliconed and it’s all ready to go i will fill it with water next saturday and the fun can begin


can we have a pole set up so people can say how long they think it will take starting at 30 minutes then within 24 hours then maybe two days then over a week

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

its ok the grout has to dry for seven days 😛

i cant think of one client in 35 years who has waited 7 days to use there shower after i have finished can any one in the real world .24 hours is the norm .

 

[The D]

only on domestic work. on site work it has weeks and weeks to dry but if you want me to do it after 24 hours i will

 

[Qwerty]

Added the pole @deanotile

May the voting commence

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

only on domestic work. on site work it has weeks and weeks to dry but if you want me to do it after 24 hours i will

hi dean no offence ment. on site work i would agree all day long but with b&q being the biggest tile retailer in the uk with tops next tile giant and so on i think you will get the picture .95% of tile failure in the uk has nohink to do with real tilers.