Grouting tile baseboards
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new kitchen floor tile, grouted up to baseboards?
Comments (9)It's happened to quite a few people, which is why the issue as come to the attention of the industry, and therefore made it a mandatory spec that when tiling up to baseboard that the joint MUST be caulked. It's not a suggestion. As little as 1/16" of pressure from the perimeter would be enough to raise a tile floor as much as 8"- a foot off the subfloor at the peak of the "tent", and when it happens it's abrupt, and it's loud, like a gunshot....See Morequarter round tile on tile at baseboard?
Comments (3)Use the matching bullnose / cap if available. Install over the face of existing wall tile. As mentioned above be sure to use silicone caulk at change in plane. A high quality modified thinset will bond it....See MoreNeed help after grouting tile...Grout color covered white tile...
Comments (27)Yvette Im sorry your upset, It does look lighter in todays photos to me. You have very poor photo quality and in truth you are comparing a Showroom floor with white marble or glass contrast relfecting and a complete different lighting schematic to your tub alcove. There is some solice in lighting. This is repeated on these forums time and again. Stone itself comes in dye lots and VERIES drastically. Stone wicks moisture, from thinset substrate and grout as it cures it gets darker before it lightens. Some thinsets can take 30 days to fully cure, some portland grouts do normalize over 7-10+ days. and there is a dozen things that can go wrong with hand mixed and installed grout. I cannot see close enough the details of your install but I can tell you I have had to watch sales people at tile shops like a hawk in that they are usually not a person to take advise from. Can you be 100% certain they sold you the proper color/brand or did they sell you something similar to sell you something. ? You should have more recourse if you Payed a tile professional to source and purchase the materials themselves grout included and if you have a contract and stayed hands off. One thing homeonwers dont consider when they get involved with these things is the importance of putting all the liability in the contractors hands to afford recourse. People that do the shopping finding deals choosing materials, and then hiring labor have little to no recourse so i hope thats not you.. I suggest further patience and see how it lightens, play with lighting and start to focus on other aspects of your room.....See MoreDo you need to match wall tile grout to floor tile grout?
Comments (7)I just last Friday had both my walls and floors (I have the same large format tile on the walls as well as the floor) grouted with Mapei Warm Gray. It's gorgeous, I love it on the walls, but somehow I'm finding it a little to light for the floors, even though I like and wanted a uniform look. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with how the bathroom is turning out, but I think I'd have gone a little darker on the floors if I had it to do over....See Morellcp93
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