I have just laid a tiled floor, and on the surface there are small holes. What is the best way to grout this?

Question

There are holes in the tiles, making it more difficult to grout, any help?

Answer 1

get a proper grouting float,they come with rounded edges,work the grout into the joints thoroughly doing about a meter square at a time,then use the rounded edge of the float to smooth the joint, if you rush and don't grout properly you will get air into the joints which you re describing as small holes? wipe away the excess carefully then let it dry properly before cleaning the tiles thoroughly? hope this helps?

Answer 2

Hi, grouting is the easy bit, if the tiles you have have small holes this is no problem, mix up the grout, its best to use powered stuff, get yourself a grout float, pour the grout over the tiles and use the float to move the grout all over the tiles into the gaps and the holes, you must cover the hole of the tile so you do not leave stains. leave for 10 mins or so and sponge off with a damp not wet sponge. you will have some smearing on the tiles with you can just buff off with a clean dry rag, white if possible. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Seal the floor with an industrial sealer, let it dry as per the specs on the bottle, then grout it let it dry and clean out the holes with a scrub brush, or if the holes are very small try taping them over with painters tape then grout the lines only and avoid as much as possible the holes. You can thin your grout down to the consistency of porridge, so its easier to work with.
With either case your sealing the tile before the grouting is most important.

Answer 4

do you mean there are holes in the actual tiles them selves ..or do you mean you have grouted the tiles and now there are small holes in the grout ...if there are holes in grout ..you probably mixed it too wet ..did you have a proper grouting tool ...normally a piece of wood with a piece of rubber fitted down the middle so you can push the grout well in ..then clean off with large damp sponge ..you may have to rake out ..but try going over a small area with more grout and see if it works

Answer 5

You had airbubbles in the grout when you finished the floor. Quickly go over the airbubbles with a little grout on your grout sponge. Then press very little when dragging the sponge on the final pass to "finish" the look of the grout. You can do this over a few times until the water evaporates and the grout begins to cure (harden). Grout will harden even under water. It DOES have a working time.