How To Grout Rough Floor Tiles

The three photos show how to apply the grout.

How to grout rough floor tiles.

For more tile grout tips and tricks pleas. Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. When you re finished with one batch let the grout set until you can t leave a thumbprint in it. Working in small sections i literally just poured a small amount of the tile cleaner directly onto the floor and with a rough scrub brush which i dampened with water scrubbed in a circular motion.

To start clean out all the grout lines by vacuuming and scraping out any thinset projecting above the tile. On vertical surfaces apply grout upward. Then wait 15 30 minutes for the grout to set before wiping off excess grout with water and a grout sponge. Apply the grout diagonally across the tile joints to squish the grout into the joints photo 5.

Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. Sweep diagonally across the tile forcing the grout into the joints. With these insights you will be an expert tile grouter in no time. I am using pre mixed grout for th.

You should wait another 3 hours before going over the tiles once more. The process that i use will allow you to get the perfect finish on your tiles. Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles. Use whichever side or corner of the float is necessary to fully compress grout into the entire joint.

Alternatively load a grout bag with grout and squeeze the grout into the joints. Then wipe the surface with a damp rag until it s free of dust. Make a second pass with the float holding it at a steeper 70 to 90 degree angle almost perpendicular to the wall and scrape off any grout residue from the faces of the tiles. Working up a lather the dirt and grout remnants began to magically dissipate it was so freaking fulfilling.

In this video i show you how to grout tile. Learn the ins and outs of grouting a tile floor. To grout a tile floor start in the farthest corner of the room scoop some grout on the floor with a trowel and use a grout float to spread the grout over a small joint. Load the margin trowel with grout and place the grout into the grout joints between the tiles.