Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 25, 2010 5:26 pm Any suggestions PLS on what to do? My DH and i had a sqizzy at our house while workers were in n well guess what? Yes they ave used the normal standard grey looking grout We paid an extra $720.00 for Alabaster grout Has anyone had this sort of drama????? Stef Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 4May 25, 2010 5:40 pm Noone is supposed to be there but we all do it & we all let our SS know what's gone wrong. So go for it - ASAP !!! Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 5May 25, 2010 5:50 pm Just tell them you noticed the wrong grout through the window whilst standing outside the temporary fencing- nothing wrong with that Also I don't mean to ask a stupid question but could it be the correct grout but just looks a different color at the moment cos it's not yet dry (can't say I know what standard or alabaster would look like) Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 6May 26, 2010 10:10 am grom40 Just tell them you noticed the wrong grout through the window whilst standing outside the temporary fencing- nothing wrong with that Also I don't mean to ask a stupid question but could it be the correct grout but just looks a different color at the moment cos it's not yet dry (can't say I know what standard or alabaster would look like) Update!!! DH spoke to SS n told him the truth about us calling in and he was ok about it. I must say I think we have a fantastic SS. It turns out that its the tiling companies fault sooo THEY HAVE TO FIX IT as far as im concerned... Waiting on a call from them... And Gromo no its not because it's not dry I wish it was. Alabaster is a white grout.... cheers Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 9May 26, 2010 3:58 pm Hi Steff, Long time no see.How is your build going? You must not have long to go if your up to tiling. We have been in our home for 6 weeks now & loving it. Cheers, Loretta Built The Jenmark with Cavalier Homes Macarthur. http://camdenacres.blogspot.com/ Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17870 We are in - front landscaping begins Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 10May 26, 2010 9:52 pm JohnnyD Hi Steff, Long time no see.How is your build going? You must not have long to go if your up to tiling. We have been in our home for 6 weeks now & loving it. Cheers, Loretta Hi there Lorretta, Yes I have only been popping in randomly lately and im very slack at updating I will get back to my blog one day Yes we have been given a date of the 7th June Woohoo!!!! And oh my I just looked at yr house its absolutly stunning I love it you should be one extremly happy lady Well done Good news the tilers went back today to scrape all the grout out and are redoing it on Fri, I just hope they do as good as the other tiler did with our bathrooms, Of what I saw with the wrong grout it was great but I was more concerened about the wrong grout in them. I also hope they dont wreck my tiles or the pebble feature at the entrance while scraping the grout out .... Steff Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 11May 26, 2010 10:35 pm Wow 7th of June. . .that's not very far away! Good to hear they are fixing up your grouting problem & they will just have to do a good job won't they! Thanks for your lovely comments about our house, we are very happy with it all Good luck with the rest of your build & some pics would be great Loretta Built The Jenmark with Cavalier Homes Macarthur. http://camdenacres.blogspot.com/ Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17870 We are in - front landscaping begins Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 12May 26, 2010 11:05 pm Seems too late as you state they have started removing the grout.... but leaving it there and (after it has sufficiently dried) colour-sealing it would have been the very best option. You would have had the benefit of getting the colour you want, but also a far easier grout to maintain, stain resistance etc. And better still, no risk of damage to tiles by removing grout, and they would have paid for it, saving you $$$. Ash. Re: ARGH!!!! Help tilers used wrong grout.. :0( 13May 27, 2010 2:29 pm Loretta, yes not far away Yes I still havent learnt how to add pics to the forum I only know how to add to my blog which is way way behind :-0 I will update soon. royalblue, Oh bugger I didnt think of that I wish I had. Well Hubby ducking down after work today to see if they have started, done or finished, Now im hoping they havent started LOL fingers crossed then I can ask them to do the colour-sealing, as we were going to get the grout sealed when we got the keys!!!! 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