Black floor tiles and white grout - what do you suggest?

[manwood]

I have bought black porcelain floor tiles and want a contrasted look with white grout. But my guess is the white grout isn't going to stay clean for very long once in use and the eventual effect will not look good.

What do you guys suggest to keep the grout on the floor looking white for as long as possible?

If I then need to clean or bleach it at some point in the future, is there anything I can be doing now during installation that might make that process easier or more effective?

I'm not a pro 🙂

Appreciate any advice.

 

[Andy Allen]

you can get grout sealers, some ive seen come i a can that you spray on the grout, i havnt used them , but im sure someone on here has, a will be able to let you know what there like...

 

[John Benton]

Welcome Manwood.

What size tiles are you using? What room are they going in?

 

[manwood]

Hi John, and thanks 🙂

Bathroom, utility and kitchen - the bathroom floor will often be wet, and the kitchen floor dirty (at least the area near the back door). The tiles are 600mm by 300mm.

 

[John Benton]

We had a thread like this one earlier in the week, and my personal taste, and looking at responses, favour a darker grout i.e. black or anthracite. Putting a white grout to a black tile, you are going from one end of the spectrum to the other, and your eye will be drawn to the white line as oppose to the tile. If you were to use a light grout I would go for a pale or silver grey. In the end it is all down to personal taste. I certainly wouldn't recommend putting white in the kitchen.

As Andy said there are spray sealers available but not used before so can't comment.

 

[TIP TOP]

Hi Manwood,ive done jobs and used a grout sealer spray called sealgaurd and when ive gone back to do another job for the customer 6 months later it has worked and kept its colour:8:

 

[Andy Allen]

forget to welcome you....how rude of me......welcome to the forum..

 

[manwood]

Thanks for all the advice.

John - I think you're right, a silver or pale grey would be a better choice.

 

[manwood]

By the way, can anyone point me to the earlier thread (this week?) where this was discussed? I've had a scan through and can't find it.

Thanks

 

[John Benton]

It was actually about epoxy grout but the colours came into it

http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/55032-epoxy-grout-wooden-floors.html