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shero · 15-01-2008

Hi this is my first post, hope somebody can help me! Im tiling a friends kitchen floor this w/end, my first Job. He wants to put wood effect tiles down. My question is what grout should be used? any comments would be appreciated!

Cheers Shero.

myhometiling · 15-01-2008

welcome 2 the forums

we would need to no what type of tile, what they are been layed
onto wood or concrete etc. the more imformation the better..

calvy...

shero · 15-01-2008

ye sorry, they are large format ceramic, laminate wood effect floor tiles and they are to be laid a concrete floor. Thanks!

**grumpygrouter** · 15-01-2008

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Originally Posted by shero

ye sorry, they are large format ceramic, laminate wood effect floor tiles and they are to be laid a concrete floor. Thanks!

Pretty much anything that is not tubbed, in that case. Personally would use single part flexy as that is what I always carry but that is just me.

Grumpy

shero · 15-01-2008

Thanks Grumpy!

**Dave** · 15-01-2008

Try using a grout as near to the tiles colour as possible this way the joints won't stand out as much and it will look more realistic.....

Tilestiles · 15-01-2008

Or if its wood effect, use nails like Tyfoot - Lol

davy_G · 15-01-2008

I have done two jobs in the last week with dark brown tiles with woodgrain on them. One was a large floor 30m2 with 600x600 tiles. The client had ivory grout.

The other job was a bathroom floor and around a shower with similar but smaller tiles, beige grout was used on both.

Initial thoughts where the grout was going to be too light in colour but it looked a treat when finished and really highlighted the grain in the tiles.

For floors i still would go with grey or dark brown if it was my own simply to reduce effects of dirt and grime over time.

CJ · 15-01-2008

If its the kind of wood effect tiles that come from Topps...............??

Bal used to do a nice poo brown grout............but they discontinued that for micro colour..........

and that brown is more chuffing orange than poo brown

**IvegotsTILE** · 15-01-2008

Wood effect tiles? Why would anyone want them.Put down bloody laminate instead.

Pawelzik · 15-01-2008

davy G: For floors i still would go with grey or dark brown if it was my own simply to reduce effects of dirt and grime over time.

Confirmed, same in Germany. Or silvergrey. Martin

**Dave** · 15-01-2008

Hey! martin..Is this forum getting addictive mate.??...