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Grouting

For a preview of how the finished grouting job will look sprinkle a teaspoon of dry grout in the grout lines between tiles and smooth it down with your finger. This will give you a good idea of how your grout will look like when it has been installed. If in doubt try various grout colours before you actually start your final grouting.

Never ever throw or wash any left over grout, down a sink or down any drain, toilet or bath plug hole. Grout will live happily forever after on your pipes and in your traps and ruin your plumbing. It is a great idea to use old buckets and old materials to grout with and dispose of everything in your bin or skip when you are done.

Always thoroughly clean grout from the surface of all tiles before it finally sets. Set grout is nearly impossible to remove from tiles… period.

When grouting porous tiles like slate, marble or terracotta sponging or cleaning the setting grout off the tiles may leave grout residue on the tile causing it to look matt and dull. To prevent this, always seal the tiles before you commence the grouting procedure.

For cementitious grouts a soft grout float or hard sponge can be used to fill the tile joints, when using an epoxy resin grout a stiffer rubber float will be better for ensuring the joints are properly filled.

With epoxy resin grouts take extra care when cleaning off the tiles and always go back to the job a second time to make sure the first clean off was effective.

Never rush into the grouting, leave at least one day for the tile adhesive to dry before starting your grouting and you will need to leave three days for the adhesive to dry when you have tiled over other tiles. Whilst not rushing, if you want to retain a good watertight grouting job do avoid taking a shower for two weeks (in the tiled area that is).