Non-white grout for white metro tiles

[Mossop]

Would anyone care to suggest a specific colour/brand of non-white grout for white metro tiles. Perhaps a grey tone?

I'm presuming a non-white grout will be less liable to showing discolouration of the grout with time.

Thanks!

 

[Rookery]

Mapei UCP Manhatten

 

[Andy Allen]

Tilemaster Grout 3000 light grey.

 

[Qwerty]

As above ^^ . Both are great choices

 

[Qwerty]

Some examples showing the differences.......

 

[WetSaw]

Just don't go for anything darker than mid grey unless you enjoy tormenting yourself.

 

[Mossop]

Just don't go for anything darker than mid grey unless you enjoy tormenting yourself.

What do you mean?

(I ask as I had considered Mapei 114 Anthracite)

 

[Rookery]

Darker will make any and every fault stand out, however small.

 

[Qwerty]

What do you mean?

(I ask as I had considered Mapei 114 Anthracite)

Very dark...

 

[Sean Kelly]

Some examples showing the differences.......

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I like how you used white silicone on the internals. I had a bit of a nightmare the other week using Ardex Silver Shimmer (light grey) on white metro.

I will definitely use white silicone in future.

 

[Qwerty]

It's one of those personal choices really. I have previously used colour matching silicone, but it appeared to close the room in too much. I actually siliconed one small corner (door corner) with the light grey silicone and customer and I both agreed that the white looked better.

 

[WetSaw]

Are you tiling yourself or getting a tiler in? If you're getting someone in tell him/her you want charcoal grout and watch their face. It'll tell you all you need to know!

 

[Mossop]

Some examples showing the differences.......

What make/colour of grout is used in your first and third photos?

Are you tiling yourself or getting a tiler in?

Getting someone in.

 

[Qwerty]

What make/colour of grout is used in your first and third photos?


Getting someone in.

Tilemaster Grout 3000 in light grey

 

[Flintstone]

mid Grey grout 3000 and silicone. I do often use white silicone tho

 

[Andy Allen]

mid Grey grout 3000

I find there's quite a difference between the light grey and the mid grey..... They could do with a shade between the two of them.

 

[Flintstone]

Isn’t natural grey in between ?

 

[Flintstone]

 

[Andy Allen]

Didn't know they did a natural grey in the 3000 range

 

[Andy Allen]

There you go..... Learn something new every day........
I would go natural grey..

 

[Qwerty]

Weird thing with the light grey is it nearly always ends up looking closer to natural grey. Strange, but when the light bounces off it on a vertical wall it appears darker.

 

[Flintstone]

Do you have one of the sample books, Andy ?

 

[Mossop]

Which stores carry this TileMaster Grout 3000 range? They don't seem to carry it in ScrewFix (or HomeBase).

It seems to be easy to obtain Mapei, though I haven't heard of this TM 3000 brand before.

Would the Mapei 110 - Manhattan 2000 be the closest Mapei colour to TM 3000 light grey?

 

[Andy Allen]

Do you have one of the sample books, Andy ?

I don't mate, I will have to get one from my supplier.

 

[Qwerty]

Which stores carry this TileMaster Grout 3000 range? They don't seem to carry it in ScrewFix (or HomeBase).

It seems to be easy to obtain Mapei, though I haven't heard of this TM 3000 brand before.

Would the Mapei 110 - Manhattan 2000 be the closest Mapei colour to TM 3000 light grey?

I'm not sure if it is available in NI

 

[Flintstone]

I don't mate, I will have to get one from my supplier.

Deffinately get one andy, great for showing customers the options.

 

[Dumbo]

I don't mate, I will have to get one from my supplier.

Then when do you got throw away two greys to reduce colour choice to stop customer umming and arring which they grey they want also sage because it is close sandstone looking at the samples . Then also charcoal and brown because they are a pain to do .

 

[Qwerty]

Hahaha.... I've been guilty of that on the rare occasion in the past! I take the anthracite out to eliminate choice

 

[Tony_C]

Then when do you got throw away two greys to reduce colour choice to stop customer umming and arring which they grey they want also sage because it is close sandstone looking at the samples . Then also charcoal and brown because they are a pain to do .

For that exact reason i picked up a couple of these leaflets with limited colours of the grout & matching silicone , just need to blank off the wholesale domestic logo and and charcoal option haha

 

[Mossop]

I'm not sure if it is available in NI

I checked at the link below, and it appears that there aren't any stockists here:
http://www.tilemasteradhesives.co.uk/stockists