Dc Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Can anyone advise the best way to grout mosaic tiles as I am struggling with all the cleaning after using my grout spreader. Any advice greatly appreciated.regardsdc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 dcJointing mosaic tiles is much harder work than standard tiles - you have a very large joint to tile size area.The method that I have found to work well is to pack the joint in firmly - leave for around half an hour - remove most of the excess joint with an almost dry dense sponge - leave for around an hour and then do several more passes with an almost dry sponge and clean water - do the same after another hour.If you have a large area to tile then do not leave it too long to do the first clean-up - after a couple of m2.After that, leave it overnight and then remove any traces of joint with an abrasive pad and water - the joint will be set by then.The quality of the joint that you use will make a difference - forget the rubbish sold in the bricos - go to a professional carrelage supplier and tell them what you want it for. For a supplier in your in your area look at www.gapsa.frI have good results with Lanko Prolijoint M, available in white and a range of colours.Kind regards,Bob Clarkehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 HiI used to very carefully press the grout into all the cracks with a trowel, wipe of with a 10 cm rubber squeegee, press the excess back in with finger, then sponge followed by polish with a soft cloth when dry.Then I watched a professional (I had one huge area to do). He poured the grout over the floor from a bucket, pressed it in with a mansize squeegee, then, once dry; polished off the remainder with nylon potato sacks. Took him about 2 hrs to do 60m2.I tried it myself and it works !Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 "Then I watched a professional (I had one huge area to do). He poured the grout over the floor from a bucket, pressed it in with a mansize squeegee, then, once dry; polished off the remainder with nylon potato sacks. Took him about 2 hrs to do 60m2."Jointing 60m2 of mosaic tiles in 2 hours would be pretty well impossible for one person - are you talking about the same thing. Mosaics are tiny tiles on a mesh backing and are not suitable for floors and are not sold as such - rather for showers, bathroom worktops, etc.Jointing and cleaning up 60m2 of any size tiles in two hours would be very good going for one person.Regards,Bob Clarkehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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