Which brand of Grout do you prefer to use?

[vladimp06]

the worst grout must be butechs , horrible nasty stuff to work with..

I'ts only the same as bal maybe you mixed it wrong :lol::lol: only joking but it is made by bal and rebranded

 

[TJ Smiler]

Mapei Grouts are great for their different choices. Flexible, Widejoint, Choice of 18 colours and not the boring grey, ivory etc etc Jasmin is a great colour choice, did you know you get longer shelf life with the Alu-Pak packaging? Also efflorescence free so no more disruption with salt spots appearing that you get with some leading brands. Mapei's prices are really competitive as well..

I agree with you on most of what you said especially the colour range, not sure why i had so much trouble with it, i mixed it according to its instructions but found that it dried patchy and on a timber floor it actually cracked!!! This has never happened with bal (any colour) on any surface. When i phoned mapei up to ask why this keeps happening they said it must be the way i mixed it (mmm wonder how much grout i have mixed up over the years) i explained that i had mixed exactly to how the instructions had advised but still it dried patchy! they then explained that it must be something to do with the water or maybe a bit of my sweat had fallen in the bucket lol they also said that you have to mix enough grout for the entire area to be covered with one mix! i wonder how you could do that on a floor that's 88m2, even if you could mix enough grout to cover that area i doubt very much that any of us on here could grout up an area that size using once mix before it started going off in the bucket.

I'm not trying say your wrong mate but would love to know why this has happened so often and to quiet a fair few tilers, like i said before it has happened to wivers too and i find it hard to accept it's down to both of us being incompatent grout mixers.

any pointers on possible reasons why or tips on how you mix it would be appreciated cos they do have a cracking colour range and i would love to use it, but at the mo my trust in the product has gone.

Thanks mate

TJ

 

[jay]

with that many complaints seems like there is only one thing in common that could be at fault:8:

 

[TJ Smiler]

You ever used it Jay?

TJ

 

[jay]

no i havent so i cant judge the product just reading between the lines you cant all be wrong:8:

 

[TJ Smiler]

did think it was me at first but when Wivers phoned me up saying that it had dried patchy on his bathroom walls i knew we both couldn't have mixed it up wrong.

Anyone else on her had problems with this

TJ

 

[jay]

TJ quick quiz 1 grout all from same bag .2 mechanically mixed at slow speed .3 wait 5 to 10 minutes re stir to consistancy of toothpaste .4 dampen joints (if tiles draw moisture) .5 apply and wait to firm in joints. 6 wash of using minimal water .7 polish off .:8:8 Silicon if you do all of the above its not your problem:8:

 

[TJ Smiler]

Case closed then, cheers Jay

TJ

 

[andy-p]

you shouldnt really polish tiles until the grout is cured as rubbing the dry dust into the wet grout can cause discolouration..

 

[TJ Smiler]

cheers Andy but i think that pretty much goes without saying.

Have you used Mapei mate?

TJ