Grouting metro tiles

[acaciaguy]

what tool do you use /recommend John?

 

[tapper]

Allow at the most 4 hours for an average size bathroom.
If you’ve spent 6 months as an apprentice grouting skilled tilers work then that’s the benchmark to aim for.
Are you running a rake tool through the joint before washing off?

Hi John,

It takes me 12ish hours, I dont use a rake tool John, I was taught to use grout float then sponge float. I have got rid of the sponge float recently as I feel I get a better finish with a normal hard sponge and it seems to really push the grout in when cleaning off.

Cheers for the reply

 

[Time's Ran Out]

@tapper - no no no!
Get yourself an American squeegee

to put the grout on with, taking as much off the face of the tiles as possible. Use a rounded end stick, similar to a drumstick


when the grout has ‘taken up’ take out the semi firm grout by pushing the drumstick through the joint up and across.
Then using a decent sponge gently wash over the face of the tile rinsing often.
A quick clean wash at the end of each wall when surface is dry and smooth the wet/ now dry joint with your finger.

45 years and the method never changes.

Jobs a good one!

 

[tapper]

Cheers John, I'll give it a go not sure I'll be any quicker though.

 

[acaciaguy]

Drum sticks are great. You get a nice finish

 

[Brian the Tile]

Allow at the most 4 hours for an average size bathroom.
If you’ve spent 6 months as an apprentice grouting skilled tilers work then that’s the benchmark to aim for.
Are you running a rake tool through the joint before washing off?

Thats the one thing i always do when grouting any wall tiles point the joints gives a nice smooth even joint

 

[Qwerty]

It's the one thing I've never done! Honestly, never done it and never needed to. Modern grouts just dont require it.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Never?
We are talking Metros in this thread!

 

[Qwerty]

Never?
We are talking Metros in this thread!

No, never

 

[Pauly tiler]

You could stick the joints first, a rarely seen process in the 21st century, it helps. Also the growth of rapid grouts like mapei etc are unnecessary with a ceramic generally, a standard type like Bal wall would be easier. Bring back the 80s, think of all the pegs you could get in those side satchel pockets.

Pauly