I have just bought a holiday home in Turkey and the living room floor is tiled. I have noticed areas that have not been grouted very well and i can see the adhesive showing through.
I am going to bring it to the developers attention and i just wanted to know if they will need to remove the old grout before they put the new grout in?
I want to make sure that they do the job the correct way.
Many Thanks
2007-01-27 00:44:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
It sounds as if you are purchasing a newly constructed home that has not been occupied very long. Placing grout over the existing in this case should not be a problem. You simply want to ensure that the new grout will adhere to what is there.
If it is a situation where there is a dirt/wax/sealer buildup on the existing grout, adherence to the old grout might be a concern.
2007-01-27 02:43:17 · answer #1 · answered by 63vette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old grout should be taken out as far as possible but there is no need to be too fussy about it. The new grout will then go into the spaces as usual and fill them completely. A final tip is to go over the grout with a waterproofing solution so that when you wash the floors the water does not soak into the grout and maybe cause it to start to crumble.
I have layed a few tiled floors in my time doing home improvements for a living.
2007-01-27 09:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wet down the grout and brush with a brass brush.
Then buy a bag of portland cement, cement hardner, and cement colorant like at Lowes, if you have such a place there. Mix that up to paste consistency.
Wet down the tile good. Then take that paste as made above and a leather glove on the hand and go over those tile joints.
Those will come out like new and last for many years more.
Ordinary tile grout WILL NOT bond well so dont go using that use the mix as above.
2007-01-27 17:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the original grout is not filling the gaps then they could get away with going over the grout they have done already.
Mould resistant grout is not required in a living room!
2007-01-27 08:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by ian r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the grout is on good enough on the underside of the tile, just going over the gaps again should suffice. Make sure they use stay-white mould proof grout.
2007-01-27 08:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should scrape out all the surface layer of old grout. if they have the same colour and specification of grout to match the existing then this need only be done where inconsistencies occur
2007-01-27 13:41:30 · answer #6 · answered by Bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST GO OVER IT
2007-01-27 08:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋