tile grout question

Posted by SeaKan on March 14, 2006, 1:08 pm

i had new tile installed in my bathrooms yesterday. on the floor. the
installers left after doing the grout and wiping off the tiles. but i have
a dusty haze now. how do i remove? it is cermamic tile.

Posted by Oren on March 14, 2006, 1:34 pm

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:08:08 -0500, "SeaKan"

>i had new tile installed in my bathrooms yesterday. on the floor. the
>installers left after doing the grout and wiping off the tiles. but i have
>a dusty haze now. how do i remove? it is cermamic tile.

Sponge and clean water, rinse, etc.

Oren
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and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
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Posted by Newfie on March 14, 2006, 1:37 pm

There may or may not be need for alarm. If it is just haze wipe it
down with a wet sponge, rinse and repeat several times. Haze will
probably stick around for a couple days. Many washes are needed to
completely get rid of it off most tiles.

If it is excess grout and dried to the surface of the tile, call the
tilers and tell to too look at it. It may be a s severe as having to
replace the tiles or using a chemical like sulfamic acid to remove the
excess grout. Sometimes, and I admit in a lot of cases, a piece of Oak
wood,a small strip, use it like a scraper and it will remove most dried
grout.

SeaKan wrote:

> i had new tile installed in my bathrooms yesterday. on the floor. the
> installers left after doing the grout and wiping off the tiles. but i have
> a dusty haze now. how do i remove? it is cermamic tile.

Posted by Norminn on March 14, 2006, 4:28 pm

SeaKan wrote:

> i had new tile installed in my bathrooms yesterday. on the floor. the
> installers left after doing the grout and wiping off the tiles. but i have
> a dusty haze now. how do i remove? it is cermamic tile.
>
>
>

We had tile installed about 4 years ago, so details are fuzzy. I
assume you have glazed tile. We were instructed to wait a certain
interval, then wipe tile with vinegar/water mixture. It is important to
do it right, as it can become difficult to remove. Call your installer
and ask them how to remove it, and when/how to seal the grout. We had
large tile with wide grout joints - installer told us ok to walk on it
with shoes on (no toe prints in grout :o)

Posted by SeaKan on March 14, 2006, 4:46 pm

my installer said just to wipe it off with a damp terry cloth, rewetting the
cloth as i go. a friend who is an installer said to buff it with a
scrubbing sponge, then vacume up the dust. seems like everyone has an
opinion! i took my installers' advice and some came up. some is still
there. i guess it takes a few wipes.

> SeaKan wrote:

>> i had new tile installed in my bathrooms yesterday. on the floor. the
>> installers left after doing the grout and wiping off the tiles. but i
>> have a dusty haze now. how do i remove? it is cermamic tile.

> We had tile installed about 4 years ago, so details are fuzzy. I assume
> you have glazed tile. We were instructed to wait a certain interval, then
> wipe tile with vinegar/water mixture. It is important to do it right, as
> it can become difficult to remove. Call your installer and ask them how
> to remove it, and when/how to seal the grout. We had large tile with wide
> grout joints - installer told us ok to walk on it with shoes on (no toe
> prints in grout :o)

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