Best Colour grout to use

[brk1]

I've recently tiled my newly acquired white bath room suite with plain 150 x 150 plain white tiles ,I am going to fit a 2 tile high mosaic border 4 courses up the wall then another single 150 tile above that ,the reason I'm 4 courses high is it works perfect for course height from bath boxing to window opening height, the mosaic tiles are Turino Rock pool , they are basically random White, light Grey and slightly darker grey ,I didn't want to use white grout as the bathroom suite might look too clinical with White bath, white Vanity unit and basin and White close coupled toilet ,and the bathroom suffers badly from condensation ( trying to cure that) but white doesn't stay white long , got some grout guard this time to try sealing it up,what would you pro's suggest ,I was going to do it in light grey but somebody said don't ,that put a negative thought into my mind , I'm thinking of doing the house up smartly, then maybe moving when the circumstances are a bit better, so want to keep all colours as neutral as possible ,so it's not customised to my liking only , and will be pleasing on the eye whoever looks at it. Also if using a coloured grout, would you maintain the same 2mm gap between the last tile and the tile trim to keep all the gaps looking uniform or are tiles designed to fit into the tile trim at the edges. Sorry for the long post ,I'm getting close to the grouting stage and need to grout behind the vanity unit and Toilet before I can switch the water supply to them back on again

[Dave]

White grout with microban built in..this will keep it white and mould free......
IMO i think coloured grout will look pants.....

[brk1]

What about the gap where the tile trim fits ,it that supposed to hook over the tile or be grouted up to maintaining the 2mm tile joint, I've heard the microban stuff is the stuff to use but wanted good advice before I went ahead and made any decisions , is the grout protector needed or a waste of time ,I got to seal the floor in the kitchen area at least ,the amount of crap my kids bring in from the garden on their feet , thanks for your input

[Dave]

Some fixers leave a small gap from trim to tile and fill with grout but i don't as it can crack.....nice flush fitting trims and then no cracks or gaps.....use which ever method you find works for you...

[Varley]

Originally Posted by Dave

White grout with microban built in..this will keep it white and mould free......
IMO i think coloured grout will look pants.....

Totally agree, especially with a view to selling your house.

And I don't leave gaps from trims either, tile right up to them.

[brk1]

Thanks for your answers guys, what about grout protector on the microban grout ? is it best to seal it or leave this type untreated ? The only reason I asked about the gaps next to the tile trim would have been if I had been using coloured grout ,It would have looked strange if I had gone with grey or silver grout with a 2mm gap all round, then fitted the trim tight to the tile , will go with the white grout now and tile tight up to the trim .

Which is the best white microban to get, Bal or the Dunlop one ?

[Varley]

BAL for me all the time mate and personally I wouldn't bother sealing it.

[brk1]

Where's the best place you guys get it from, the only place I've seen Bal micro is in Topps tiles , they must be the most expensive shop going for anything , rip off isn't the word, their tiles are nearly double the price they advertise unless you want more than 4 m2 , eg 35p a tile for 4m + if not 59p a tile, surprising I bought stuff elsewhere every time I've needed stuff, just my hard luck I only needed about 4m in my bathroom, I'm only doing the wet walls

[Varley]

CTD stock Bal materials.

[Dave]

You will get BAL microflex ( with microban) from any branch of CTD ..

[brk1]

Thankyou, never even knew they existed ,not much more than a mile from my house, hidden behind B & Q by the look of it from there store locator, I'll pop in there later today , must get some sleep now

[Varley]

Good luck mate.