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    Anyone had any problems using mapei grout, ie. cracking ?

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    None at all in all the time I have used it. Maybe something is flexing too much or the grout was mixed incorrectly.
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    what substrate have you tiled onto may i ask

    i would imagine there is too much movement in the floor for the grout to be cracking as its a good product

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    is the tiling on the wall or the floor and is it on wood, plaster, screed?
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    ha, ha beat me to it..
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    Nope, Im afraid not. 9 times out of 10 cracking grout is the first sign the bond being lost between the tile and the wall/floor.


    Sorry to say it but there is most likely more to it than cracked grout.
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