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Grout - no, not a haze question (mayb tomorrow) Leo 12-06-2006
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Posted by Leo on December 6, 2006, 9:51 pm


Several years ago I tiled bathroom floor and I recall one of the steps was
to keep the grout moist for several days by using a spray bottle and lightly
misting the joints. I'm no pro so someone must have told me it was a
necessary step.

Well, I'm doing some more tiling and I don't see this as a step in any of
the online guides I have read, no one in Lowes knew what I was talking about
and even talking to my sister who has the pros do her tiling said they don't
do this step.

So, what is the answer? Do I need to mist the grout or not?



Posted by Kram on December 6, 2006, 10:10 pm


I've been told (and have done) that misting for 3 days-2/3 times a day
helps to slow cure the grout and prevent cracking at a later date. I've
also heard that if you are using a colored grout that it is not a good idea
because the color will bleed and be inconsistant.

But that was also several years ago...

Mark

> Several years ago I tiled bathroom floor and I recall one of the steps
> was to keep the grout moist for several days by using a spray bottle
> and lightly misting the joints

> So, what is the answer? Do I need to mist the grout or not?


Posted by RayV on December 7, 2006, 8:41 am



Kram wrote:
> I've been told (and have done) that misting for 3 days-2/3 times a day
> helps to slow cure the grout and prevent cracking at a later date. I've
> also heard that if you are using a colored grout that it is not a good idea
> because the color will bleed and be inconsistant.
>

Rumor has it that if you use distilled water the color won't be
affected because there are no minerals in the water.


Posted by Richard J Kinch on December 7, 2006, 4:49 am


Leo writes:

> So, what is the answer? Do I need to mist the grout or not?

Grout, like concrete, is based on portland cement, which cures much harder
if it is kept wet for several days. But a lot of grout products these days
contain polymer additives that let you dry cure, which is why you may not
see instructions to keep it misted any more.

Posted by Norminn on December 7, 2006, 6:08 am


Leo wrote:
> Several years ago I tiled bathroom floor and I recall one of the steps was
> to keep the grout moist for several days by using a spray bottle and lightly
> misting the joints. I'm no pro so someone must have told me it was a
> necessary step.
>
> Well, I'm doing some more tiling and I don't see this as a step in any of
> the online guides I have read, no one in Lowes knew what I was talking about
> and even talking to my sister who has the pros do her tiling said they don't
> do this step.
>
> So, what is the answer? Do I need to mist the grout or not?
>
>

Our tile contractor told us to do that for ? three days, I believe. We
did. I guess it is to help the grout cure. They did a great job, so I
was anxious to do exactly as directed but can't recall for sure how long
it was.

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