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Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game). The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay.
Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed for internal uses and unglazed for roofing, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, cork, concrete and other composite materials, and stone. Tiling stone is typically marble, onyx, granite or slate. Thinner tiles can be used on walls than on floors, which require more durable surfaces that will resist impacts.

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    Adhesive + grout recommendations for bathroom tiling

    Hi Which adhesive + grout brand/color is best recomendeded for bathroom Walls- light beige ceramic 250x500mm Border - glass mosiac - dark brown/steel Floor - dark brown ceramics 450x450mm Thanks
  2. H573

    Hardened grout removal

    I’ve been asked to clean up a bodged grout job. The floor is large approximately 135m2 so the customer doesn’t want it all raking out and regrouting( in some places I’ll have to) what’s the best way to clean hardened grout of tiles ( see a few example pictures of what I’m dealing with generally)
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    Grout Is Ultracolour Plus Grout Flexible?

    Hi all, I'm laying 150mm x 900mm tiles staggered on the kitchen floor and looking for a cement grey grout. I've seen that Mapei do the Ultracolour Plus, and some bags state flexible and some don't. I've checked on the Mapei website and it says that Ultracolour is flexible, but just making sure...
  4. Joshjupp

    Grout choice

    What’s everyone’s choice of grout when it’s hot been using ardex flex fs and it’s supposed to be standard setting but going off as soon as it touches the tiles got a few toilet blocks to grout thousands of metros with black grout
  5. russ1

    Patchy grout

    Has anyone used Larsen grey grout ,put it on last week noticed it after a hour before clean up and it has gone patchy some lines are light and dark looks awful nothing to do with to much water or from clean up, I've racked it out today to redo tomorrow customer had another bag which I refused to...
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    Mapei Two issues with Mapei Ultracolour Plus grey grout

    Hi, I have recently grouted a bathroom with mapei ultracolour plus manhatten grey grout and have a couple of issues in places. It's the first time I've grouted. Firstly, after roughly a week of use a few grout lines very near the shower appear to have lost small pieces of grout from the...
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    USA Cracking grout along tub workaround?

    I tiled my sister's shower with subway tile but due to movement in the floor underneath the grout all crumbles were the tile meets the tub. I spent quite a bit of time trying to brace up the floor and walls and she's had people in there before to Jack up the house and brace everything. At...
  8. Balloo

    Ardex Ardex grout nightmare to clean off

    Ardex is not as good as it used to be . I find it very difficult to clean off the tile. And efflorescence is shocking
  9. JordanLincs

    First wash grout cleaner

    I'm wondering if first wash products are worth a buy? Does it make grouting quicker?
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    USA Off White shower grout with black spots !

    Hello, any ideas what maybe causing this stains in a shower grout and how to get rid of them. The grout was Sealed about 3years ago. Thanks.
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    My 1st Job Sealing glazed ceramic tiles before grouting

    I'm just wondering if my glazed ceramic tiles need sealing before I grout them... I applied some Mapei Ultracolour Plus Terra Di Seinna grout to an inconspicuous area. I scraped the excess off straight away and wiped across with a damp sponge. I left it about 5 minutes and wiped it again. The...
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    Tiler wanted. shower area to be tiled. Tiles roughly 400mm x 200mm with bal adhesives and grouts

    Hi. I have a shower area to be tiled. Tiles roughly 400mm x 200mm with bal adhesives and grouts. Walls prepped with moisture board and tanked. It is approximately 6.5m2. The job is in Ealing. If anyone is keen please contact me. Regards Lee
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    Grout Coloured grout issues

    Good evening all, I’m a fairly proficient DIY’er and have done a couple of bathroom projects but have only ever used white grout. I’m tearing my hair out at Mapei Ultracolour at the moment. I’ve got 299 Limestone, and I literally have applied to the exact manufacturer specifications and using...
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    My 1st Job Do I grout the pre-cuts

    Laid a tile in my bathroom that has been precut to make the tile appear like 4 smaller tiles. Do i grout in the precut line too? Friend suggested it isnt deep enough for the grout to hold. I reckon its about 2mm deep. Surely its designed to be grouted? Thanks
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    Do I grout the cuts in my pre-cut tile?

    Ive laid this tile in my bathroom https://www.tilegiant.co.uk/ornamental-girona-blue-826065.html It’s been pre-cur to give the illusion of being 4 smaller tiles. Do I grout in the pre-cut lines? Someone told me to avoid that as it didnt look deep enough but surely the tile is designed to be...
  16. L

    Broken tiles, grout broken, no adhesive stuck to tiles? Floor problem ?

    Hello Had extension built and huge floor area laid in Porcelain tiles, and water/pipe underfloor heating. All grout come out and tiles cracked. Lifted tiles and was shocked no adhesive stuck to tiles. Looks like like laid on chipboard. Am v concerned. No one will retile as said floor problem ...
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    Epoxy grout and grout floats .

    I haven't done epoxy grout for a number of years and the last time I did I used one of those heavy solid grout floats. Now My question is with the improvements in epoxy grout is it still necessary to use this sort of float or can a standard grout float be used .
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    Grouting metro tiles

    Morning All, Just finished a average size bathroom with metro tiles and light grey grout, I am happy with the job but I am concerned how long it took to grout almost 2 days, this seems far to much time, can I speed things up? Any ideas welcome. Thanks
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    To much time spent on grouting

    Morning All, I've recently finished an average size bathroom with white metro tiles and light grey grout, I'm happy how the job went but I am not happy that it took me 1 and a half days to grout, this seems far to long, was I cleaning up to much? How can i speed this up. Thanks
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    Grout Grout/silicon type and colour?

    Hi all, First of all this is my first time tiling and I’m diyer. After a month I’m almost there with my tiling. See attached photo. I have 2 different tiles as it can be seen, the marbles are on all 3 walls and it’s going on the floor too, it suppose to have 2mm joints but because the edges...
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