Dying Floor Tile Grout

Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles.

Dying floor tile grout.

Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. Next up we re going to take a call from tom in florida who has a tiling situation. If you are creating a pattern or using multiple.

Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely. To preserve the look of a tiled floor the tiles and the grout should be two separate colors. Grout especially between floor tiles gets especially dingy and dirty over time. Instead of piecing together several hundred pieces i intend to cut 1 8 vertical groves perhaps 1 2 way using a dremmel tool or router into the marble tiles to only simulate a mosaic.

Grout discoloration happens because of mold and mildew as well as dirt that imperceptibly collects in the grout joints over time. Dying tile grout. While grout discoloration is an inevitable part of having tile flooring walls backsplashes or counters few homeowners ever want this or want to deal with it. Your calls our answers podcast.

Then i ll carefully dye the design portions and then grout in the lines along with the rest of the grout lines. Facebook 0 tweet 0 pin 0 linkedin 0. Apply the stain to the tiles using a tile sponge cut down into a manageable sized piece. It is slightly darker than the actual grout but that makes it blend in even better with our tile.

Like you i hope it lasts as long as advertised. Soak up some stain on the sponge and wipe it onto the tile. If a small amount of the paint does get on the grout you can paint over it with grout paint later. The directions say to use a toothbrush and some reviewers said that using a child s toothbrush worked well but as i didn t have a child s toothbrush i just went with a craft brush about the size of my grout lines.

He needs to replace some tiles but how do you match the grout. I ve used their sealer s choice sealer that s supposed to last for 15 years on my kitchen floor tile and it has pretty much done that and more going on 16 years now so fingers crossed. A new twist to the marble mosaic though. Depending on the severity of your grout discoloration you will need to use a different cleaning solution.