Questions tagged [grout]
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Help with grouting [duplicate]
I’m regrouping areas on kitchen floor. Grout was stored in basement. When I bring up bag, grout is sort of hard and needs to be scraped to repulverize. Then when I apply to floor, it doesn’t harden. ...
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Using grout that had hardened in the bag
I had stored a bag of grout in a musty basement. When I went to use it, it had sort of hardened into a big block. I could pulverize it but when I rehydrated it and applied it it just stayed as a ...
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BEst flooring interface
New build, kitchen floor is LVT, adjacent to prefinished hardwood hallway. What is the best way to interface the two materials, so that the surface is continuous, i.e., no thresholds, no ...
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Wall moisture damage by shower. Is water coming through the grout?
I recently patched this drywall and painted it because of previous water damage. I also redid the grout you see in the picture.
In the picture, you can see how the grout (Ultracolor Plus FA) looks ...
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How to remove grout seal around a shower panel + difficulty replacing entire panel with another?
I currently have a shower panel installed in my bathroom (this one) that needs to be replaced as it's broken. I bought an almost identical model (this one which has the same hookups/plumbing according ...
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Shower Grout Repair in a Rental
I’m renting so I don’t want to do any major project - just looking for a quick fix that will last for at least a year or 2.
The grout in my shower is not sealed & mold grows quickly. It has become ...
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is this hole in balcony useful?
Before I fill this hole with foam, is it actually here on purpose? There are three of them on my balcony at different points where the wall meets the floor, and I can't think of a reason they would be ...
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Where is the water coming from?
We had our shower fixed and it’s been a nightmare. Now after the job is finished water is leaking through the tile curb (see image). Is there any way it’s causing damage or is it a simple grout fix?
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Epoxy grout, micro cement or shower pan over failed grout?
New construction bathroom 2 years ago. Hired a tiler to install herringbone pattern tiles on the floor and large format tiles for the walls. I noticed while rinsing the shower after cleaning it that ...
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Should I use leveling clips for 3 x 18 tile?
I plan on tiling my bathroom walls with 3 x 18 (2.875" x 17.625") tile. I've heard you should use leveling clips for 12 x 12 or larger tile. I'm larger than this limit in one dimension, ...
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Grout still "wet" days after regrouting
Looking for a bit of a sanity check and make sure I'm not overthinking this.
We had issues with a crack in our grout and mold. So we hired somebody to come and regrout the entire shower floor. But ...
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How can I improve my grouting process and color consistency?
I am doing a kitchen backsplash, and I just grouted the coffee bar area. I still have the 2 main kitchen walls to do and I have a few questions before I do the rest.
The biggest thing is the grout ...
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How can I restore the grout joint at the bottom of my shower walls?
Grouted pebble shower floor, tile walls. The rough, cement-like grout where the floor and wall meet, which resembles the banked curve of a race track, is slowly disintegrating, and there are gaps in ...
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Professional grouted white on top of black grout and now you can the black
We had our home built in 2021, we were told to pick out the tile we wanted for the shower floor from Lowe’s/Home Depot, chose a white/grayish stone tile and wanted black grout as our whole bathroom ...
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Regrouting an indoor pool
We have an indoor pool in the basement in a 40 year old home (Finland), the grout in the pool tiles has pretty much disappeared. Can I regrout this as is, or do I need to follow any special directions?...
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