evilone

I do Tile instalation, and full remodels. SO if any of you ever have any question, about what type of tile to buy, or grout color (sanded or unsanded)(and , and where its going) I will give all the advice I can on the subject. We also do full remodels, so if anyone has any gen ?s about that let me know. Ill try to get a pic of this SICK backsplash we did today for our granite supplier. Just shoot me a PM please. IF I dont aswer right away im prob not on my comp. been pulling 6 day weeks for the last 3 month or so..

evilone

I have got quite a few tile questions from this thread. Im just happy to help you guys (gals) out. There are tooo many half ass workers who charge way too much for their quality of work. Im going to take the pics of that back splash next week. I would have it by now, but my boss cut his hand on the chop saw a week ago from this last monday. SO that put us out of work till wend of this week.

Whiskers

That's grout...Im floored...

Will you come to PA, I need new kitchen tile?

e30cabrio

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I had the tiles in my kitchen extended into the family room, there are a few places the grout "settled" and now there is a small opening/hole in the grout. I ended up with a bag and a half of grout but have no clue how to mix it and don't think i need much to fill the hole, any suggestions?



There is a picture since I don't think my description is good.

Thanks

moeronn

evilone - it's great that you are offering to help people out and give advice.

Just wondering if it would benefit more people to ask the questions in the thread, like e30cabrio did, so everyone can see what was asked and how it was answered?

And now my question:
What do you use where tile meets another material - like where shower tiles meet a tub or backsplash tile meets granite? Do you use grout or silcone/chaulking?

PolishPete

I'm in the same boat!! Have some grout coming up just like that. Do I need to remove all the groute (hopefully not), or can I just remove the loose stuff and patch the areas that need it?

Thanks!

hornyleprechaun

Use silicone for those areas..

dave_ramkumar

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this is a good find...when im ready to redo our bathroom ill let u know

hornyleprechaun

Here is my convo with evilone...

evilone

Well the grout shouldn't have "settled". The installer just rushed through the wipe up of the grout. You need to let it sit for 10-20min before you start to wipe off the excess grout. The best way to mix the grout is to take a bucket ( a small bucket will work fine since you are just doing spot repairs on the grout) I would suggest you take a little less then 1/4 of the bag and dump it into the bucket. Then slowly add water a sponge full at a time. You want the grout to kind of thin but not like soup. You should be able to mix it by hand, just doing spot repairs. you should be able to take a small amount out of the bucket and have it kind of stay in a clump but not chunky.( If you get wait I mean). There really isn't a proper ratio to use (ie x amount of grout with Y amount of water). The grout can differ from bag to bag.. some take more water some takes less, to come up with the proper consistency. You would need a grout float or anything. Just use your hand and rub the grout in the spots where the holes are. Wait 10- 15 min after you have set the grout and take a little bucket full of water and 2 sponges. Just LIGHTLY wipe away the excess grout until the joints look like the rest of the old ones. I say to use 2 sponges, because you will need to wipe it down 3 or 4 times to get all the extra grout out. ( take your time and gently rub the grout joint until its even with your old grout joint)

Hope that helps.. Oh also if your grout is turning different colors you can buy grout stain and re-stain the grout back to the OG color. I have found using little hobby brushes work best for this. Good luck


Ryan

evilone

We either use /clear/white or caulk that matches your grout joints. most cases its white or clear silicone.

evilone

haha I would but that hella far for me to drive to do a tile job, unless were talking a full house tile job. I'm going to be up in NoVa (northern VA ) this summer to tile my boys garage in his new house. Its just going to be a PITA because Im going to have to drive up there, so I can bring all my tools with me.

evilone

Well when you're ready just shoot me a PM or something cause I don't check here (this subforum) very often.

e30cabrio

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Thanks, silly little things like this drive me crazy. I would have just lived with it had you not posted this thread. I'll fix it (after the holidays) and report my results.

Thanks!

evilone

cool deal, Glad I could help!

gatrhumpy

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I am thinking of redoing the tile in my bathroom. I have to estimate how much that would cost. I have the smaller tile in there now, it's probably 4"X4". I hate it because of all the grout lines.

I want bigger tiles because I want less grout lines. The other problem I am having is that that there is a depression in the floor tile before the drain. Water pools in this depression and doesn't go down the drain after the water is turned off. Can I just retile over the old tile to make a better drain?

Actually, scrap that. The tile would have nothing to grab ahold of with the thinset.

How time-consuming/costly of a job would it be to get rid of the old tile on the floors, walls and retile it? It's a stand-alone shower with no tub.

evilone

Yes you can tile over old tile. All you have to do is, make the new tile slope towards the drain, and then you buy a drain extender from H.D or Lowes. The 4x4 tile are best to use for the shower floor because the grout joints are what give you traction, while the tile is wet. However, you can use larger tiles for the floor. Its all up to you, and what you feel best fits your personal style, and taste. When you thin set the floor of the shower, you just need to build up all the outer edges a tad bit higher than that of the area where the drain is. We use a 3ft lvl just to make sure you have a slight pitch on it.