what is the difference between mortar and grout when tiling a bathroom?

Question

I am tryng to help a friend tile er bathroom and we just fouud out that we need both the mortar and grout.

Answer 1

mortar is sticker

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Answer 2

Mortar is made with coarser sand and more portland cement, to give it more strength to hold the tiles (or bricks, or whatever) together or to a wall.
Grout has very little portland cement, and much finer sand (it often uses a polymer adhesive instead of portland cement so it's more flexible) -- the finer texture lets it fill in between tiles more evenly and smoothly, which is what it's designed for, but it doesn't have nearly the strength of mortar.

Most people only use mortar to attach tiles to walls and floors OUTDOORS -- indoors, you'll use a product called "thinset" which you can buy as a powder and mix with water, or as a pre-mixed paste. Check with the home store, you probably want thinset instead of mortar.

Answer 3

Mortar goes on the back of the tiles, grout goes between the tiles.

The mortar is what you set the tiles in. Then after it's dry you go back and grout between the tiles.

Answer 4

Mortar sticks the tiles to the surface. Grout is rubbed on afterwards, to fill spaces between tiles. Check out http://www.ehow.com for more. You will also need a tile saw - buy or rent one, it is much faster than cutting them by hand!

Answer 5

MORTAR HOLDS THE TILE TO THE FLOOR . GROUT FILLS THE SPACES BEWTEEN TILES

Answer 6

Morter is what you use to lay the tile. Grout is what you fill the chacks up with when the morter has dried.

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