Read the instructions for the purchased grout mixture and mix it with clean water in the required proportion. The consistency should be like thick sour cream.
Leave the finished mixture for a few minutes and stir again.
Using a small rubber spatula, apply the grout to the joints between the tiles using diagonal movements.
We recommend wiping the seams with a damp cloth (rag) every 3 hours to ensure better adhesion of the grout mixture. Two or three wipes are sufficient.
After the grout has completely dried (the exact time depends on the characteristics of the specific grout and the thickness of the seams), you can wet wipe the surface.
By the way! The color of the grout, in most cases, should be senegal mobile database than the background of the tile.
Dark seams hide dirt better, which will inevitably accumulate in them over time. Light-colored grout will fade over time.
The video shows how to fill seams with modern mixtures (~ 7 minutes of video)
Table of grout consumption per 1 square meter (m2)
How to lay floor tiles in different rooms
In places with high humidity and the presence of water supply and heating pipes, such as a bathroom, toilet, kitchen, etc., it is necessary to carry out waterproofing work before laying floor tiles. Coating waterproofing mixtures are perfect for this, which are mixed with water and applied with a brush to the floor surface, capturing a wall of 15 cm and laying waterproofing tapes in the corner joints.
In the bathroom
Features of laying tiles in the bathroom:
When leveling the floor in the bathroom, it is necessary to make a slight slope from the bathtub to the door (to the threshold). In shower cabins, the slope is made in the direction of the drain hole.
Remove excess grout with a spatula.
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