Let's have some Grout talk - Tile Advice

[Dumbo]

Not the only tiler on here to have had trouble with ucp gris drying blotchy and having to fine sand joints, good few on here and I personally know another 3 tilers up here having to do same.

Not just the grey had it with Jasmine

 

[Blunt Tool]

I am regular user of UCP and over the last 10 years or so I can recollect only 2 occasions where I have had problems and they were down to grout haze caused by cold atmospheric conditions and textured glass mosaics (I was never going to win that one anyway)
So, speak as you find!

I AM speaking as I find so don't understand your last statement!

 

[On one]

I AM speaking as I find so don't understand your last statement!

Just saying I find other people's problems with UCP slightly perplexing, nothing more.

 

[Dumbo]

I reckon I've heard more people complain about it than people say this is wonderfull .
Maybe someone could set up a poll .
ever had a problem with ucp or not .

 

[GAZ5518]

Personally I avoid Mapei grouts at all costs .. Just no faith in it after having probs in the past with shade differences.
Bal and Webber seem to be kinder to me

 

[andy-p]

Bal MM is all i use , but used granfix ultra on a job recently supplied by customer and it was prety good to work with, dont like weber or mapei grouts though its been a while since i used weber , have they improved it ?

 

[Blunt Tool]

Bal MM is all i use , but used granfix ultra on a job recently supplied by customer and it was prety good to work with, dont like weber or mapei grouts though its been a while since i used weber , have they improved it ?

Weber grout nice to work with and leaves a much smoother finish than Mapei, pot life much longer than BAL mm

 

[andy-p]

Weber grout nice to work with and leaves a much smoother finish than Mapei, pot life much longer than BAL mm

Once you get a handle on the drying times the Bal is great to use , ideal for porcelain
Il give the Weber another go though , cheers for that...

 

[Bond]

Once you get a handle on the drying times the Bal is great to use , ideal for porcelain
Il give the Weber another go though , cheers for that...

Had recently used Butec colorstuk rapin n. Consistent colour, creamy consistency, smooth finish, oh ! and fast setting.

 

[Bond]

Should be rapid n.

 

[Flintstone]

I grouted the glass mosaics with grout 3000, it didn't let me down!

 

[andy-p]

Not a fan of Butech grout , more ends up on the floor than the walls

 

[One Day]

Grout 3000 appears to be the best cementitious grout now. One of it's best features is how it sticks to the float. I can grout a whole room and it doesn't end up all over the floor like ucp.

 

[Flintstone]

That is something I take for granted, I remember the days of using bal grout and having to sweep up and the mess off the floor. I remember some time ago being advised that you need to use the flexmaster additive when using it on full body porcelain as it doesn't bond well to the edge of the tile

 

[andy-p]

Mixing an additive to the butech made it much more workable, I subbied to porcelanosa for around 20 years so I had to use their miserable grout