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susanlynn2012

Sanded Grout for Rialto Beige Tiles

16 years ago

I bought three grouts home so when the tile guy comes back (he could not do anything with the two heavy magazine racks attached by bolts to my 5-drawer 42" wide filing cabinet that hung over the front foyer floor he needed to tile) in a few days, he will have grout and all the tiles I bought home (lots of extra since Lowe's said I could return and I wanted all of the same lot). He told me he would prefer I buy the supplies. I hope he supplies the glue since I have no idea what to buy but if anyone knows, I can drive to Lowe's to get that also. It seems I need about 61 tiles but I have here 84 since he told me to get a lot extra in case I want a diagonal design and I had a coupon from Lowe's so had to reach a certain total amount.

I am going with the Rialto Beige Tiles in the 12 X 12 size for my two small foyer areas. This is a Porcelain Tile with a 5 rating.

I have here three sanded Laticrete Grouts (Lowe's said I can return the ones I do not open and use): Mushroom, Marble Beige, and Parchment.

Mushroom is the lightest and is in between the lightest and darkest color in the tile but closer to the darkest brown/beige color and since I like lighter grout, I like the Mushroom color.

Marble Beige is a very close match but has a hint of gray in it and I want to emphasize the beige and brown in the tile and not the gray faint lines in the tile.

Parchment is darker than the darkest brownish color but the sales guy at Lowe's said that he would use Parchment since it dries lighter and is the same shade as the darkest color in the tile.

Any advice? Should I have the tile guy seal the grout?

Thanks in advance for whoever has some time to help me since I never had tile installed before.

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