Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 17, 2007 7:56 am The tiler who put our tiles down did a good job.
The painters have come along and for some reason have painted the Grout. Not all of the grout, but all along the top of the last tiles. I have never seen this done before. Has anyone had the same thing done? Looks horible. Re: Grout Question 2Sep 17, 2007 9:34 am got pics FG?? I have reverted to username - mattwalker Carlisle Homes - Grande 43 My building experience is here: http://www.ourgrandeplan.blogspot.com Re: Grout Question 3Sep 17, 2007 9:41 am No, couldnt get inside the house and from outside the picture doesnt come out properly. Re: Grout Question 4Sep 17, 2007 9:47 am IF you are talking about the last row of tiles say in the bathroom or the outer tiles in the shower or maybe the last tiles of your splashback etc. then that is std. Otherwise you would see the inside colour of the tile, which is underneath the glaze. This way, it blends into the tile without having that creamy/terracotta colour edge.
Glad your're happy with the tiling job. Seems things are improving? Re: Grout Question 5Sep 17, 2007 9:52 am french_gal The painters have come along and for some reason have painted the Grout. Not all of the grout, but all along the top of the last tiles. This was done in our previous house. I actually preferred it, it meant there was a clean line between the tiles and the wall colour. Thanks splashers, that makes sense. The waterproofing guy used this Davco product, I will raise the issue with builder and hopefully get resolved with him - if not… 2 12892 Hi everyone, Have just put a shower in the laundry and after only using it 2-3 times have noticed staining on the grout. The tiles were glued onto a concrete wall after… 0 5449 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9960 |