The design of the joint can be diverse: thin, wide, sunken, light or dark, harmonizing with or contrasting with the board. The aesthetics of cold coverings is greatly influenced by the design of the joints. Therefore, it is important to be careful when choosing the right grout for your home.
When choosing a joint, it must be taken into account that:
- indoors or outdoors
- what type of covering is grout,
- what joint width do we want?
- will there be underfloor heating?
- will there be regular chemical loading?
A little help with color selection:
- It’s good to know, light colors expand the space, they are light and friendly.
- Deep colors are powerful.
- Warm colors radiate intimacy.
Attention! Always look at a sample surface of the product before purchasing. Compared to the colors on the leaflets and the grout color card, due to printing production, color deviations are possible compared to reality. Look for Murexin grout boxes in building material stores.
Tips and advice when grouting
If you have succeeded in choosing the right grout for your home, we have not solved everything yet.
Before grouting, you must wait for the tile adhesive layer under the covering to dry – 24/48 hours. The above values are empirical values, which can strongly influenced by construction site conditions and the absorbency of the adhesive and sheet.
During renovation, adhesive residues must scraped from the tiles.
The surface must thoroughly dusted.
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The appropriate tools must be prepared:
Drill with mixing shank, measuring cup, suitable size mixing bowl, grout scraper, grout sponge, mason’s spoon, putty, clock, clean, cold water for mixing the grout.
Mixing: A homogeneous, lump-free mass must mixed with the measured water required for the given amount of grout.
If necessary, mix everything again with the machine after observing the prescribed rest time. Be sure to read the technical description of the product before use.
Work the joint material into the joint diagonally to the direction of the joint with hard jointing rubber, fill the entire cross-section without gaps.
After 5-15 minutes drying time – see technical data sheet, wash the surface with clean water. Do not use a lot of water when creating the joint image or when pulling it off.
Wash off any remaining cement film with a little clean water.
You have to wait for the joint material to set, observing the use time, min. The surface must protected from mechanical stress for 24 hours.
Always choose silicone for grouting, use only silicone at the junction of two different materials (e.g. wall and door casing) and for perpendicular wall connections!
The floor heating can started in 1 week after grouting, gradually raising the temperature of the circulating water by 5 o C per day.
