How To Grout Rough Floor Tiles
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How to grout rough floor tiles. Sweep diagonally across the tile forcing the grout into the joints. The three photos show how to apply the grout. The process that i use will allow you to get the perfect finish on your tiles. Working up a lather the dirt and grout remnants began to magically dissipate it was so freaking fulfilling.
Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles. Make a second pass with the float holding it at a steeper 70 to 90 degree angle almost perpendicular to the wall and scrape off any grout residue from the faces of the tiles. Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. That way you won t drop so much on the floor.
Load the margin trowel with grout and place the grout into the grout joints between the tiles. Apply the grout diagonally across the tile joints to squish the grout into the joints photo 5. I am using pre mixed grout for th. Alternatively load a grout bag with grout and squeeze the grout into the joints.
Reload the float and continue to apply the grout to complete the first section. Learn the ins and outs of grouting a tile floor. Then wipe the surface with a damp rag until it s free of dust. Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely.
On vertical surfaces apply grout upward. Use whichever side or corner of the float is necessary to fully compress grout into the entire joint. Then wait 15 30 minutes for the grout to set before wiping off excess grout with water and a grout sponge. Working in small sections i literally just poured a small amount of the tile cleaner directly onto the floor and with a rough scrub brush which i dampened with water scrubbed in a circular motion.
Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. You should wait another 3 hours before going over the tiles once more. When you re finished with one batch let the grout set until you can t leave a thumbprint in it. With these insights you will be an expert tile grouter in no time.