Black grout

[groucho]

Hi all well regrouted a floor last week in black jesus it took for ever.double the normal time. I was going mad is there a specific way with black or is it just a pain in the ars*. Got black grout tomorrow on white tiles cant wait. Is it better with a grout gun? cheers groucho

[Sully]

Cleaning down difficulties has more to do with the type of tile / grout product. Using black simply means that you will more than likely have to throw away sponges but if say your grouting standard ceramics, the colour shouldn't really make a difference. What tiles had you fixed and which grout did you use?

Andrew

[CJ]

Yes black is a pain in the ar55

[Fekin]

Use gloves as the black takes weeks to come off skin

[groucho]

This was a new grout from granfix. Its there standard 2-20mm flexy with microban added. Ive done black before but it wasnt as bad as last week. going to try a different one tomorrow.

[Branty]

Not microban. You only get that in BAL products

[groucho]

Yeh I know I cant think of the proper name for it but it has all the same qualties of microban.

[grumpygrouter]

Not microban. You only get that in BAL products

everbuild might disagree Branty -> http://www.everbuild.co.uk/images/pd...EVER-WHITE.pdf

[TilingLogistics]

Black is a pain. Try Mapei Ultracolour

Kev

[groucho]

I normally use Mapei but thought give it a go never again. I think your right there Mapei tomorrow for me

[Branty]

everbuild might disagree Branty -> http://www.everbuild.co.uk/images/pd...EVER-WHITE.pdf

I checked. They do 'Mould Shield'. I cant see a mention of microban in their grouts. I see they add pva to their forever white grout.

[whitebeam]

"Discription Forever white containing MICROBAN" that what it says at the top in the link

[CCTiling]

Hi mate. Yeah black grout is a pain!If the tiles are of a polished or glazed finish it's not too bad but if they're a matt finish e.g black slate then get ready to shoot em with ya grout gun!!

[TilingLogistics]

BAL do a temporary sealant that will help and its easier to get a teporary sealant off than black grout haze

Kev

[GazTech]

BAL do a temporary sealant that will help and its easier to get a teporary sealant off than black grout haze

Kev

BAL Protective Sealer
A water-based polymer emulsion specifically formulated to provide a temporary, protective coating to ceramic tile/mosaic surfaces during the grouting process. Suitable for use with all BAL grouting products.

BAL PROTECTIVE SEALER is a water dispersible temporary sealer designed to protect the tile surface against discolouration which may arise when using pigmented grouts. It is not a permanent sealer.

[365drills]

Black grout.... Painful!

Paul our tiler BEGGED me not to use it with black tiles. Its better to use ivory and to pick out the tiles than use black grout and have a "slab of black" were his words.



I so nearly went for black grout on the feature wall but my God am I pleased I didnt. Not only saved myself months of clear up but also it would have stained the natural tiles next to it on the left.

If you get a black grout job in future see if you can talk em round to ivory !

[GazTech]

I would have preferred black for the back wall, showing off the shower fittings....the wall could have been grouted before the natural tile cut went against it....just a thought

[Branty]

"Discription Forever white containing MICROBAN" that what it says at the top in the link

True, but I just noticed its for a sealant. BAL have the license in the uk in grouts.

[andy-p]

i talk them into using mapeis anthracite which is easy to work with...