Leading Tile Specialists Walls and Floors have teamed up with BAL (world-renowned adhesive, grout and tiling tools experts) to bring you an easy-to-follow guide on how to grout a wall! Our experienced, professional tiler takes you through the process step-by-step.
This guide starts where our How To Tile a Wall - 2/3 - Fixing The Wall Tiles tutorial left off.
The type of grout used, like the adhesive, is dependent on the type of tile used, the environment that is being tiled – i.e. a wet area, like a wet room or a power shower, as well as the background substrate of the wall. Expert staff at Walls and Floors can advise you of the grout that is most applicable, but the grout is likely to be cement-based powder.
So you’ve finished tiling your wall, you’ve observed the manufacturer’s drying times for the adhesive, and you’ve left it an adequate amount of time to dry. You’re now ready to mix up some grout. Before you start grout, just make sure your tiles are nice and clean, and that your grout joints are clean, and that there’s no adhesive that’s loose and can contaminate the grout. And then you’re ready to start applying the grout.
Start to apply grout from the bucket onto the grout float using a bucket trowel. Once you’ve got a fair amount on the grout, simply press it against the tiled surface, and start working it outwards. Our tiler in the video usually works left to right, and then up and down. Holding the float at a 45 degree angle, push the grout around. Don’t worry about it smearing across the surface of the tile – we’ll clean that up later. As you’re pushing it around the tiles, push it into the joints. Collect large amounts of grout from the tile surfaces onto your float, and smear this elsewhere – constantly re-using it, and applying it into the grout joints. Once you’ve finished one area, give the tiles a quick wipe down with a sponge and clean, cold water, before moving on to the next area.
Wait between five and fifteen minutes to allow the grout in the joins to dry a little more, before further wiping down the tiles with your sponge and cold water, at a 45 degree angle, to remove the haze from the tile face. Remember to clean the sponge to avoid it from becoming too dirty and to avoid just moving the grout around.
To finish the job, use a clean, soft cloth to polish the tile faces, once the grout is dry.
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