Grout Floor Tile Video Series
Grout Floor Tile Video Series
This is a four-part series I created showing how I achieve success when grouting ceramic floor tile. Talk to three other tile setters and they may have different suggestions.
Read in the January 12, 2020 AsktheBuilder Newsletter about the grout in Tim's church.
All I can tell you is I've installed thousands of square feet of grout the way you'll see below and none of it has ever crumbled or cracked.
You use the same skills and techniques when grouting wall tile, but you need to use unsanded grout for grout lines less than 1/8-inch in width.
Remember that water is your friend and foe.
Too much water will RUIN your new grout.
If you're a rookie, I BEG you to buy one piece of cement board and lay it on your garage floor. Install some cheap tile on it that's similar to what you're using in your home.
Practice grouting this test panel before you advance to the real floor in your home.
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There's no need to comment below about my lack of using knee pads. I don't know why I forgot to get them out when taping this video series.
CLICK HERE to see all the tools and things you should have on hand when grouting.
You have the best instructions on the internet.
Thanks, David! You can help by SHARING your opinion FAR and WIDE on all other websites, to friends, co-workers, etc.
I need pages at my website to go VIRAL as well as videos to help as many as possible.
Great grout videos!!!!
The secret to this final finishing is to ALWAYS use a clean edge on your sponge. No scrubbing! This means you get 4 wipes with your sponge, then you have to clean it. I follow this mantra:
Wipe, Turn, Wipe, Flip
Wipe, Turn, Wipe, Dip
So that only a clean edge ever hits the tile/grout.
But don’t you have to seal the grout? I just bought a house that had a new tile backsplash installed in the kitchen, and the white grout is not sealed. How do I seal it?
If you seal the grout and then get a stain in the grout, the sealer makes it VERY tough to get rid of the stain. If you use https://StainSolver.com, you NEVER have to worry about grout stains.