Tile edge/biscuit visible after grouting. What can be done?! Page: 2

[MichaelJames]

The cut tile (9mm) butts up to the wooden trim (12mm) of a cupboard. What you can see is an unfilled joint (waiting for Silicon) not the edge of the tile. Thanks for checking though 🙂

Engineer by any chance?
Just express your concerns to the Tiler next and I’am sure he’ll put right what looks to be a professional job.
Knowing the quality Fired Earth sell in the name of repackaged style he’s done a good job from 2 feet!
It’s often the case that DIY can always do it better themselves but a professional Tiler will work to tolerances set by British standards to the best of their ability.
Sometimes there are customers that you just can’t satisfy!

Thanks John,

Not an engineer, just want the job done for good and no gremlins a few years down the line.

I realise I came across very arrogant when I said wish I'd done the job myself! I'm certainly no professional tiler but if and when I balls something up I've usually only lost my own time rather than quite a few expensive (but perhaps not very good) tiles and the tilers fee.

I'm sure the tiler can out it right but I'd just like to be reassured In asking for the right thing.

Engineer by any chance?
Just express your concerns to the Tiler next and I’am sure he’ll put right what looks to be a professional job.
Knowing the quality Fired Earth sell in the name of repackaged style he’s done a good job from 2 feet!
It’s often the case that DIY can always do it better themselves but a professional Tiler will work to tolerances set by British standards to the best of their ability.
Sometimes there are customers that you just can’t satisfy!

Not an engineer, just want the job done for good and no gremlins a few months or years down the line.

I realise I sounded very arrogant when I said I wish I'd done the job myself. I didn't mean any disrespect.

If I'm being fussy and there is no problem with a bit of biscuit showing then I'm very happy to leave it as it is.

I'm sure the tiler will put it right I'd just like some reassurance that I'm asking for the right thing.
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I fix alot of metro tiles, and this is a very common problem with them and many other 2nd rate ceramics, and quite frankly it drives me up the wall, I can tile perfectly flat with full grout joints, only for the biscuit edge to be showing, the problem is the glaze doesn't reach the edge of the tile and some box's / batches can be worse than others. And no amount of grout filling will hide it completely if the glaze is at fault.
Have you tried telling the supplier of the problem .????
As tilers we can only work with what we have been given...

I feared this was the problem but the vast majority of it is perfect. Perhaps it is a batch/tile problem.

Do you think adding grout will work?
And if I leave it, will it have any negative consequences?

 

[Andy Allen]

Thanks John,

Not an engineer, just want the job done for good and no gremlins a few years down the line.

I realise I came across very arrogant when I said wish I'd done the job myself! I'm certainly no professional tiler but if and when I balls something up I've usually only lost my own time rather than quite a few expensive (but perhaps not very good) tiles and the tilers fee.

I'm sure the tiler can out it right but I'd just like to be reassured In asking for the right thing.

Not an engineer, just want the job done for good and no gremlins a few months or years down the line.

I realise I sounded very arrogant when I said I wish I'd done the job myself. I didn't mean any disrespect.

If I'm being fussy and there is no problem with a bit of biscuit showing then I'm very happy to leave it as it is.

I'm sure the tiler will put it right I'd just like some reassurance that I'm asking for the right thing.
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I feared this was the problem but the vast majority of it is perfect. Perhaps it is a batch/tile problem.

Do you think adding grout will work?
And if I leave it, will it have any negative consequences?

I've been there....
Tried adding more grout, leaving the grout to virtually completely dry before wiping off ..
You can get the grout absolutely flush with the tile but If the glaze isn't covering the tile edge then you will always see a slight biscuit edge.
All I will say is the more it fully drys the less noticeable it is...
But IMO it's a fault with the tiles NOT the fixing..

 

[Wayne Brown]

that

Still called GT1 Dan 😉 it's been a while mate

 

[Wayne Brown]

Have to agree with Andy grouting can be tricky wash it 5 minutes to early and you risk removing the grout just that little bit more than you would like, these tiles are never flat and often differ in size slightly having a slightly bigger grout joint allows for minor discrepancy in the tiles , on the whole I think it looks fine to me, white grouting on white tile will always show every little detail let it dry fully then address any little faults .kop

 

[Tiler Durden]

Go over it again. It might help. Sometimes when a biscuit won’t stop revealing itself I leave the grout in for much longer and wipe the wall down with an emulsifying pad before the sponge. I agree with what’s already been said, poor glaze, doesn’t help you at all.