To Grout Or Not To Grout? Topps Tiles Encaustic

[JMC tiling]

Hi guys,

Installed some encaustic looking tiles from Topps today, 45x45 with a pre scored grout joint in the middle to make them look like genuine encaustic. Question is, do I grout this joint as it seems a little shallow to me (also they are 2mm so had to make my joints 2mm but can't see how they get away with that according to BBS, they expect the fitter to make bigger joints? would look awful!) and concerned that the grout will not hold/wash out when sponging off but the customer wants grey and these pre scored joints are red clay colour. For the record, they were a bit of a nightmare as poorly sized and the scored joints do not match up very well but managed to make it look good as we do

this is the link to them FS Salisbury Tile | Topps Tiles hopefully some of you have had experience of these before. Will add some photos as soon as I have managed to sort out my poxy iPhone!

Many thanks, John. J.M.C Tiling

 

[JMC tiling]

Oh, and check the paw prints in the first photo, The cat then proceeded to run upstairs and walk SLC everywhere. Didn't even know they had a cat! lol

 

[WetSaw]

I was just going to mention the paw prints!!

 

[Tile Shop]

Job completed today, I did grout the pre-scored lines as it would have looked awful otherwise and actually was quite easy with the fine joint grout, just concerned me how shallow the score is. I think they look good but wasn't too impressed with the colaberation and some the the pre-scored lines being a fair way out considering the price but managed to work some magic and get it looking tidy. And for the record, I didn't supply these tiles, the customer chose them from Topps. I'm not a big fan of Topps myseld to be far.

Scored tiles are a pain. Very rare that you get ones that are 100% perfect. But with the fiddling you've done to line them up, I have to say that looks pretty stunning. I'd have them myself.

Good Job