Need advice for Octagon and Dot tile grout!
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Comments (8)According to the tile contractor it should be white. We want the glass to stand out not the grout so maybe going the darker route would be better. We've already had a disaster with how it was installed and want to avoid another disaster. Thanks!...See MoreAdvice needed from Pros re Tiling (grout cracks)
Comments (7)"....What do you think needs to be done now? ...." I think you need to remove some grout and pop out a few of the tiles. I would think you have a bond breaker issue where the substrates' tile prep has failed or the thin-set has failed. Often large tiles are set with the wrong setting materials. you might discover a pre-mixed thinset like Mastic was used. This would of course be a bad idea and not the right choice for that tile size. Your builders could have used construction adhesive and cement board as tile prep - that would be wrong as well. Or maybe the thin-set was right but over watered and installed too thick. So many things could have been done wrong. Removing a few tiles should point out what the problem was. Do you know if the installer left room for expansion around the perimeter? HOUZZ FEATURE IDEABOOK: [WHY BATHROOM FLOORS NEED TO MOVE[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/why-bathroom-floors-need-to-move-stsetivw-vs~16362005) URL:[https://www.houzz.com/magazine/why-bathroom-floors-need-to-move-stsetivw-vs~16362005[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/why-bathroom-floors-need-to-move-stsetivw-vs~16362005)...See MoreWhite subway tile and white octagon & dot tile- Grout help!
Comments (2)The TCNA standards; for all grout joints 1/8" and over use sanded grout. For all grout joints 1/8" and under, use non sanded. You can see at 1/8" you have a choice. Where possible we always use sanded grout as it is stronger than non sanded. Have you looked into Fusion Pro (Custom Blend), Plasma (Laticrete), or Flexcolor CQ (Mapei) as a grout? They are virtually stain proof and require no sealing. SUre they will get dirty, but the color will always be perfect....See MoreAdvice needed: Tile Job, bathroom remodel, uneven grout
Comments (10)Here are a few quick tips to find out how "correct" the install is (or isn't). Correct meaning 'will not fail' vs. looks pretty. Looking pretty and being correctly installed are two different animals. 1. Caulking is used at EVERY change of plane (ahem...corners). Grout is NOT allowed when tile goes around a corner or goes from flooring tile to wall tile. To check for caulking just poke your finger nail in there and push. If it feels rubbery = caulking. If it feels like hardened sand/stone = grout. **Hint** Look at the GROUT that is sitting all around the wall cubby and the grout that is running down the corner...check the marble floor/tile wall connection. Do you see more grout? 2. Did they use wood (raw wood) at the shower threshold? If you remember seeing a plank of timber being 'tiled' you have issues. 3. Water Draining out of the shower should be even. The shower floor should not have areas that are left 'wet looking' (ie. darker...marble is AWESOME at showing this...which means you can test this very easily for yourself) for hours while other areas look 'dry' very quickly. An uneven drying time tell us water is SITTING (ie. not draining) under the marble. Issues like a mentioned above can be a perfect storm waiting to come crashing down (through the ceiling? below?) around your head. They are also issues that point to a REDO (especially the shower floor stuff). The uneven wall tiles = uneven wall. They needed to shim the walls (when the studs were exposed) and/or float the tile (very difficult and expensive and requires an OLD FASHIONED Tile Pro to get it done properly). You didn't get either. In other words your General Contractor used 'guys' to lay the tile and not the EXPENSIVE Tile setters (ahem...GCs HATE using expensive pros...it messes up their bottom line/quotes)....See MoreRelated Professionals
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