Black grout needed for tiled worktop - TilersForums.com

[thewoolman]

Hi, can anyone suggest what grout to use for my kitchen worktops. i tiled it with black galaxy star granite tiles - which look great, but need to grout.

I used 1mm spacers, the tiles have chamfurred edges so the gap after this is about 3mm.

i think black grout would look best, and read that epoxy is best in food prep area's. Or maybe anti bacterial?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Simon

 

[grumpygrouter]

Epoxy would be best as it is impervious to water and therefore more hygienic but I am not sure you can get black epoxy! I have grouted the same tiles with Ultracolor Plus in black. This is anti fungal and has "drop effect" to slow down the rate of water ingress.
Might be a pic in my album if you want to see what it looks like.

 

[seamonkey]

As above Ultracolor is good. Kerapoxy is great but darkest they do is anthracite (don't know about other manufacturers):8:

 

[user123]

Laticrete do an industrial midnight black epoxy

 

[DHTiling]

Yes..you can get black epoxy...me and a few other fixers will not forget grouting a 40 mtr quarry floor with it......:ban:it i say..:lol:.....


Saying that the NEW epoxys are a lot better.

 

[Terry Cottar]

Grout it with normal grout then colour it with Aqua Mix Grout Colourant in Black which is an epoxy:hurray::hurray::hurray:

tel

 

[thewoolman]

thanks for the feedback, do anyone know if
Mapei Kerapoxy Epoxy Grout Black is suitable/good and easy to use?


simon

 

[White Room]

It's alot easier than some other epoxy grouts, with black do loads of cleaning and don't leave anything for the next day

 

[Dad]

Just did my first job today (a kitchen worktop) using BLACK Mapei Kerapoxy. I am not a tiler, but I have done quite a few tiling jobs and this was part of a kitchen fit. I found it a bit of a stressful experience too perfectionist (post elsewhere). For a start, I couldn't get the room or the tiles warm, so the stuff was as thick as guts. I was using my usual rubber tile float as well - so I had no end of problems getting the stuff into the joints. problem is, once you have mixed it, you have to go! Got there in the end, but I won't be rushing to use it again..... (especially in black)

 

[Scott]

I had the same trouble the one and only time i ever used it. Flat was freezing cold as was the granite. Gave up and used a normal grout.