Which brand of Grout do you prefer to use?

[Dan]

After the great success of the 'which tile adhesive do you use?' thread I thought I'd start one off for grout too. BAL put our adhesive poll in a press release as they had such good results. We'll see how they stand on the grout front too though as there are some good competitors out there IMO.

My personal preference is the Mapei grout, the range, price and quality (along with it's 2 - 20mm joints capability) means it sways my vote. Though as always I do trust the BAL gear.

You can only pick one brand so pick your first choice if you have a few preferences.

Edit:-

The names don't get moved when I move vote counts so I'll explain any edits here.

I've decreased the 'other' vote by one, and have increased the 'Nicobond' vote by one as MissTiler opted for Nicobond.
I've decreased the 'other' vote by one, and have increased the 'Custom Building Products' vote by one as John Corley opted for Custom Building Products.

[Dave]

I use BAL grouts..there wide joint will do upto 20mm joints as well and comes in 12 colours when you use the micro colour range....

[Sir Ramic]

I really cant vote because i use one brand for walls and another for floor. Then if i am needing a flexible grout it may be another make and then it could depend if i needed a coloured grout. I may also need something chemical resistant etc.

[Sir Ramic]

Oh and there is availability from my stockist.

[Dan]

But which brand is your fave overall?
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Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

I really cant vote because i use one brand for walls and another for floor. Then if i am needing a flexible grout it may be another make and then it could depend if i needed a coloured grout. I may also need something chemical resistant etc.

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

Oh and there is availability from my stockist.

Lets say you're fixing a large format tile with a wide joint on a wall and your stockist stocks the one you want.

[Sir Ramic]

Sorry Dan but i have favs for wall and favs for floor. I cant say i am that bothered really. It may be easier to say what i dont like. Oh and you missed BisCem off the list which happens to be what my stockist pushes more than most.

[Dan]

A wide joint grout can be for walls or floors - so let's say it's a wide joint on a wall (you might call that a floor grout?).

If you can't pick one don't worry. The rest of the gang will no doubt.
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Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

you missed BisCem off the list which happens to be what my stockist pushes more than most.

If it's the one you want to vote on I'll add it to the list.

[Sir Ramic]

Mapei , i dont get much call for this unless the client wants a specific colour. Bal, I use this for wall tiling for a variety of jobs.

Weber, this is my 1st choice for white grout on walls

Palace, only had to use it a few times

Dunlop, This is one i avoid for everything

Ardex, havent seen this about around here for a while so i forget what it was like but it used to be a good product.

Ultra, only once as it was provided by client.

Johnsons trade pro, never tried it

Tile master, as above

Larsen, Adhesive is good but dont use the grout that often

PCI never tried, or cant remember

Granfix, didnt like wall grout but floor grout seemed ok

Other, Biscem for general floors


Anyone ever grouted with Hot bitchemen.....oh those were the days.....not

[bencurtis]

im a bal man, mainly thats what is stocked local'y. im about to try ardex as that is made near me and can get good prices collected direct.

[pjc]

i use mostly PCI wall and floor grout 2-18mm joint widths 7 different colours but also ardex and bal at times

[Raja]

hello use BAL on everything be it grout or adhesive

[John Corley]

I use more Customs Building Products grout than any other manufacturer.

[MissTiler]

I mainly use Nicabond grout (from N&C) which is really nice to use.
BAL is fine. Not used any coloured grouts yet, but would go for Mapei. Have used Ardex but didnt like it.

[pjc]

Originally Posted by MissTiler

I mainly use Nicabond grout (from N&C) which is really nice to use.
BAL is fine. Not used any coloured grouts yet, but would go for Mapei. Have used Ardex but didnt like it.

be interested to know what ardex grout you didn't like and what type of tiles you used it on :Pete

[MissTiler]

Hi

Cant remember which one, as it was bought for a site job. It was just white grout for plain white ceramic tiles.
I couldnt get as smooth a finish with it as I could with other grouts I'd used, it seemed to go off pretty quick. I had to keep a careful eye out for gaps and unevenness etc.