Hello Glenna, Epoxy grouts are best removed with a heat gun and elbow grease. 120*F is the softening point of every epoxy grout I'm aware of. Get the grout there and you should be able to remove it with a combination of wooden popsicle sticks and cotton cloths. Take care, especially with lighter colors, that you don't concentrate too much heat in one place though because heat guns can cause discoloration and bubbling in the grout if you try to rush things. Double check with Laticrete's technical help line on Monday, but I'm pretty certain that you can use MEK on a rag to buff off any lingering smudges from the surface of the tile? Best of luck, Shaughnn

Another day, another tile! Cream subway tile... It makes the granite go very cream and the cabinets even more so... Husband isn't a fan of subway tile, but I really like how light it makes everything. I wish it was in a more matte tile, but thinking the glossy will reflect light and keep everything bright. Thoughts?!?!

Thanks, everyone. We're not at the point where we are considering cutting him out. We selected our contractor because he is also a structural engineer and he brings a special expertise to this job, which includes a complicated pool build and an outdoor lounge perched on a steep sloped lot. There have already been a few significant overruns - our structural costs for the pool and the lounge went way up due to issues with the soil and depth of bedrock, and it has been stressful for both us and the contractor. After having interviewed all the top shelf contractors in our area, he was the only one we wanted to work with. Also, we are renting another home, so it would be costly for us to lose time to locate another contractor, wait for him to provide a bid, and bring him in and get him up to speed. Also, as an update: the cabinets in the other home are MDF -- he got confirmation from the homeowners of the other house and the cabinet maker that built them. There was confusion on our part because we were given a door sample that was solid wood, and the plans for that house indicated they were Alder. We were never told until just yesterday that those cabinets were MDF, so we relied on the sample given to us and the plans which (incorrectly) reflected they were wood. They must have some sort of veneer on them because they are stained. We are going over to the other house this weekend to look at them. We have not given him any money towards the cabinets yet. And we are free to change the style of the cabinets at this point if we want to. I'm waiting to see the quality of the cabs before making a decision. Sorry I don't have time to respond individually -- running out to a dental appt. But appreciative of the advice and support. Thank you all!

I was hoping to have use of the full bathroom for shelving and a larger vanity. Perhaps I could do a pocket door and swap the toilet with the vanity