Newly tiled hallway but gaps all around the edges

[widler]

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Jesus deano what a rubbish group, i can see you now in the 80s with your blond quif, go on put yours on i put me mullit on ��

 

[widler]

What....this one?




It's an opinion, don't let it get to you. I do have to agree to some extent though (if I'm thinking the same thing).........nearly every shoddy cowboy tiling job I've seen to date has grout in all movement joints and not a drop of Silicon to be seen. I assume this is what he was getting at?!

Now before any of you throw your teddies out of the pram and put a price on my head, I'm not saying it is the cowboy method and those that grout the edges ARE cowboys......I'm just merely making an observation that this is what cowboys tend to do.

It aint getting to me, i know im a cowboy 🙂 but i think folk should back there comments up instead of saying derogatory things .

 

[AliGage]

Corners, be it wall or floor joints are denoted by British standards as movement joints and therefore require a dedicated movement joint that serves purpose or a Silicon bead.

 

[minipharm]

Thank you for all your help. If I decided to use grout rather than Silicon, should I attempt to do this myself or should I ask the tiler to come back and do it?

 

[CJ]

Wots up with a blonde quif :smilewinkgrin:

 

[minipharm]

The poor OP is wondering "What have I started"...

absolutely!! I had no idea i was asking such a controversial question!!!

 

[Qwerty]

Corners, be it wall or floor joints are denoted by British standards as movement joints and therefore require a dedicated movement joint that serves purpose or a Silicon bead.

Well said!

 

[afright]

And leave it more prone to failure. It is a movement joint designed to allow movement. Grouting would restrain it and potentially cause tiles to pop.

Well in 40 years never had one floor pop with grouting to the skirting.

 

[beanz]

Are you saying you've never seen Silicon in a movement joint?

That's exactly what I'm saying."

Corners, be it wall or floor joints are denoted by British standards as movement joints and therefore require a dedicated movement joint that serves purpose or a Silicon bead.

British standards are, as we all know, a guide.

 

[Qwerty]

:yikes: