Sanded Grout On Honed Marble

Grout polished marble with tight joints up to 1 8 inch with nonsanded grout since sanded grout will scratch the surface of the marble.

Sanded grout on honed marble. Sanded for the tumbled marble shower floor. Typically a sanded grout is used on mosaic tiles but some marble mosaics are mounted in such a way that the grout joint is almost nonexistent. Unsanded grout holds up fine everywhere as long as the joint does not exceed 1 8. To prevent scratching non sanded grout is ideal for all natural stone.

Sanded grout is widely available has the greatest range of mixed color choices and reduces grout shrinkage. Non sanded grout is designed for grout joints 1 8 wide or less. Although the specifications state unsanded grout be used in grout lines that are exactly 1 8 you really should use sanded for them. It will ensure proper adhesion to your tile and guard against too much shrinkage.

Grout joints over 1 2 wide need a heavier gauge blend of sand to perform well. Another consideration when choosing between sanded vs. The polished bianca carera marble hex tiles on the floor are now covered in fine scratches and grout is set. So i used 1 8 spacers with my polished marble.

Sanded grout is normally designed for grout joints 1 8 wide or larger. Yeah i know smaller is recommended. Push the grout into the grout joints with the tip of. Sanded grout can work a lot like sandpaper.

Sanded grout can damage smooth tiles. Think of sanded grout as the default choice grout for everything except for a few outliers that absolutely require unsanded grout. The harsh aggregate material present in sanded grout can damage delicate materials such as granite marble limestone and other soft stones. Also the nonsanded is in platinum and the sanded the tile guy used also says platinum on the bag but looks white.

Sanded grout should be your default choice for general use tiling such as for flooring and walls. In general use a sanded grout when the joint is. Unsanded for the polished marble assuming you left an 1 8 or less joint. No not seinfeld shrinkage grout shrinkage.

Contractor s tile guy disregarded the nonsanded grout we provided and instead used sanded grout that he brought in. 3 16 or 1 4 square notch trowel should be used when installing our marble material and ridges should be smoothed down with the flat side of the trowel prior to fixing the tiles in the mortar bed. Grout joint should be a minimum of 1 16 and not butt set. But here i am.

Sanded grout is used for any size grout lines 1 8 and wider.