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Red body showing edge of tiles after grouted
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Qwerty
That would drive me insane!!! Luckily never had to fix these or encountered this issue.
It doesn't look like the grout has been wiped down too much so clearly a fault with the tile as you say.
Would the grout colorant that tradetiler sell sort it?
It doesn't look like the grout has been wiped down too much so clearly a fault with the tile as you say.
Would the grout colorant that tradetiler sell sort it?
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White Room
Are they from a diy shed...
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Time's Ran Out
Tipex!
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Turkish tiler
When I grouted third time waited until bone dry as soon as started wiping grout of edges started showing again took me ages to get grout of tile it self
I have tried mapei grout pen, did not work
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Stef
Turkish I've complained a couple of times with this issue over the years, not had it for a while though.
There is nothing you can do as the glaze doesn't wrap around the tile enough.
I have noticed though that it's only one edge where the glaze has come up short, I can't remember the last tile I had this problem with though.
Could try gloss paint!!!
There is nothing you can do as the glaze doesn't wrap around the tile enough.
I have noticed though that it's only one edge where the glaze has come up short, I can't remember the last tile I had this problem with though.
Could try gloss paint!!!
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Turkish tiler
Stef It is not only one tile and it is in shower area is well. I have complained to tile shop and manufacturers as always tilers fault sick of it to be honest seems there is no standard bring any s..t and call tile and sell it.
Like you said glaze does not wrap around the edge two Sodexo of the tile ok but other two glaze short red body higher than glaze when I look at tile 180 degree
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Stef
Turkish you know yourself mate only one way to rectify it, rip it out & replace.
It's a pain & good on you for complaining.
When I've had it in the past it's been every tile but got told to fit them so it's down to the site agent etc.
Is the customer okay with it?. (probably not). But if they are , could you not use a sealer on all the grout lines (and therefore the raw edges as well) just to stop any water ingress. Not a good remedy I know but maybe a option. Hope it helps.
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Perry
have seen it a few times over the years usealy on poorley made cheap tiles.
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Colour Republic
Is that a porcelanosa tile? Called cubica? 300x1000
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The D
Cubica look-alike this is what you get when you go for imitation. Complaining about this is like complaining that your fake TAG didn't work in water LOL
Turkish I've fitted the porcelonosa version of this tile. I'm pretty sure these are not the porcelonosa ones. Plan Tec mentioned grout colorant. I'm afraid that the colorant will only adhere to the grout and not the tile or the biscuit. The other problem with this tile is that it catches and retains all the grout in the dimples. This caught me out last year on a very hot day in a loft conversion. The grout dried in seconds. I now use BAL temporary sealer (available from Topps). I would ask the customer what they think and then take it from there.
I seem to remember there is a ceramic tile product used to fix chipped tiles. Use this link for ideas:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_kw=repair+kit+ceramic+tiles
Good luck I know how you are feeling right now.
I seem to remember there is a ceramic tile product used to fix chipped tiles. Use this link for ideas:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_kw=repair+kit+ceramic+tiles
Good luck I know how you are feeling right now.
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Colour Republic
Thought as much as the porcelanosa tile we did a few months back had a white body. From the face of it, it looks identical but highlights the problem a copy can give you.
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Turkish tiler
Spanish tiles company called Elmolino name of tiles SINFONIA BLANCO
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Turkish tiler
customer is not happy at all, she said if needs to she will take tile shop to small claims court
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Turkish tiler
when I find out who will pay cost of rip out and re tile that will be way forward
Sounds like the balls in her court then. You cant grout beyond the surface of a tile, and that's what you would have to do to cover the unglazed edges like that. I was always coming across it with B & Q's 6 X 6 whites (not my contract I was just fitting them), you would expect it at £4 a box + -.
Hi mate, know a guy from company grout pro , sure he may have coloured fillers , to bulk out, kf would stabilise water penetration but not colour , will text you his number, have a chat with him .
Cheers bob
Cheers bob
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Paul ja
This maybe an old thread but I have just installed black and white Cubica rectified tiles and am having problems getting the grout flush with the tile edge to hide the ceramic biscuit back. Not a major visual problem on the white as the tile is a white'ish ceramic but very annoying on the black.
I guess the only way is to rake it out and have another go at it, but I'm not sure what I can do differently to keep more product in the joint, I left it late to clean up as it was !
I'm using Ultra grout (what a absolute pain the charcoal is to clean up)
On the white I'm thinking of using tile / grout sealer to prevent moisture getting into the tile - is this ok ?
As a quick fix on the black could a permanent marker be used and then seal (I know its a bit of a bodge but ......)
Thanks
Paul
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Fitted a load of cheap crap metros a couple of weeks ago with the same issue.
Imo there's not much you can do.... Thankfully I never supplied the tile and the client never noticed anything.... It was more me and the fact I had to leave it like that...
Since then I have been playing around with a few spare tiles..... Yes it bugged me that much...... It did find leaving a big grout line helped the issue slightly..
Imo there's not much you can do.... Thankfully I never supplied the tile and the client never noticed anything.... It was more me and the fact I had to leave it like that...
Since then I have been playing around with a few spare tiles..... Yes it bugged me that much...... It did find leaving a big grout line helped the issue slightly..
Are you using a washboy or just a hand sponge. I find that on Cubica the washboy sponge tends to follow the profile of the tile better than the hand sponge and therefore does not expose the biscuit.
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Paul ja
Hand sponge ! Until today I didn't know what a washboy was.
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