Posts Tagged ‘grout colorant’
Grout Transformation
When a person walked into this house the first thing you saw was a high contrast grid pattern of grout versus tile. The owner of the home wanted the floor grout to look more subtle and better match the tile color. In my experience, the best and most durable grout colorants contain epoxy and are…
Read MoreDirty Tile Shower to Clean
If you look closely at the lower half of these walls in the photo on the left, you can see the buildup of white soap scum on the tiles. The photo on the right shows the tile after the soap scum has been cleaned off. These pictures show the tiled shower pan, before and after…
Read MoreChanging Your Mind on Grout Color
The homeowner originally chose a dark brown grout when this floor was installed eight years ago, but always wished that she had chosen a color that matched the tile better. We showed her color samples and she chose Sandstone as the new grout color. Tedius but rewarding work. Not all grout colorants are created equal.…
Read MoreEichler Home Grout Transformation
My latest project transforming the grout color to better match the tile. This house was a trip with plants growing through openings in the floor! Joseph Eichler was the premier builder of the late mid-century. He believed in bringing the outside in and he was among the first builders to install very large windows in…
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