How To Install Grout In Tile Floor

Use a grout float to apply the grout to the grout lines in between the tiles.

How to install grout in 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. Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles. After carefully reading and following all instructions and precautions on the grout package make only enough to use in a 30 minute period. For this process you will be using a special flexible grout.

Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely. Now that your mohawk ceramic tile is in place and has had 24 hours to set your last step is to grout or fill the joints and consolidate your floor into one mass. 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. Reload the float and continue to apply the grout to complete the first section.

A 45 degree angle is very important. Using a grout float work the grout into the joints at a 45 degree angle. Clean the surface of the tile when the grout is stiff enough to stay put in the joints but still soft enough to wipe off the tile surface. Then let that grout dry overnight before walking on the floor.

Demonstration of tile grouting technique using correct technique with tips for best practices. Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. Apply from a quart to a half gallon of grout mixture to your tiles and get to work. Wipe grout off the tile surface with a damp sponge.

Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. Then wait 15 30 minutes for the grout to set before wiping off excess grout with water and a grout sponge. After you have allowed the tile adhesive to dry you can start applying the grout. Wipe gently on the first pass so you don t pull grout out of the joints.

Rinse the sponge often. Use this method for both pre mixed and powdered grout.