How To Apply Grout On Tile Wall

Apply the grout with a rubber grout float filling the joints over a 5 to 10 square foot area.

How to apply grout on tile wall.

The best technique to use is to adopt long strokes that have an upwards and diagonal direction making sure it spreads completely in between the joints of your tiles. Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely. Next apply the grout to the tile working from the bottom of the section upwards and holding the float at an angle of about 45 degrees. Do not cover the entire float with grout.

The thickness of your joint will determine if you can use sanded or unsanded grout. If the joint is less than 1 8 use unsanded. Always try to grout diagonally across the tiles so the mixture goes into the gaps. Wider than 1 8 use sanded.

Use the float to make sure that every joint is full of grout. Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. To grout wall tiles start by dividing your wall into 3 foot by 3 foot sections so you can work on it before the grout dries. Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles.

On vertical surfaces apply grout upward. Apply the grout diagonally across the tile joints to squish the grout into the joints photo 5. Run the flat edge of the float across the tiles to remove the excess grout. Additionally spread the grout into the joints and use the side of your float to compress it.

Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. How did this project turn out. Then mix your grout until it s smooth and spread it across one section with a trowel. Use this method for both pre mixed and powdered grout.

Keep applying the grout until the mixture in the joint starts to set. Mix the grout by pouring the water in first and then add the powder and stir with a margin trowel. Begin by scooping up a load of grout onto the grout float using one end of the float.