How To Grout Wall Tiles

Shannon from http://www.house-improvements.com shows you how to grout porcelain wall tiles

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• grout
• wall
• tiles
• porcelain
• bathroom
• shower
• tub
• finish
• acrylic
• sanded
• tile
• stone

[cameronadrian1]

the tile installer put grout in between the shower and tile should i try remove and place silicone?

[HouseImprovements]

@cameronadrian1 If it is not cracking I would leave it for now.

[chinsae3e342]

Great demonstration. I just have one question. Some tile guys told me to use caulk rather than grout for the tile edges because the tile and the drywall (greenboard) shrink and expand differently therefore it is better for the joint to have something flexible (hence the caulk rather than grout). What do you think?

[HouseImprovements]

@chinsae3e342 This can be true, the edge grout may crack over time. The "Quartzlock" grout I was using in the video is very good at resisting any cracking. If you are not going to grout the edge, I would use a paintable silicone not a caulk because caulk is generally not great around wet areas. Make sure that it is paintable silicone and not regular silicone as regular silicone can not be painted in the event you need to touch-up the paint or change colors in the future. Thanks for the question!

[HouseImprovements]

@chinsae3e342 I would use a double layer of 3/8 Durock for the first 12" above the tub edge or shower pan edge, and then above that use a layer of drywall covered by a layer of Durock. Why? Because usually a failure in the silicone seal above the tub / shower edge is 90% of the time where you will get a leak which can result in mold developing on any drywall in that area. So a double layer in your case will help prevent any drywall from being contacted by moisture at that common trouble area.

[lyricrs205]

video could have all the info in about 5mins.....Zzzzzz

[HouseImprovements]

@lyricrs205 See the comment just below yours. I'd rather do a useful video that's a few minutes too long than one that wastes your time because it doesn't get the important points across.

[eynonpower]

Thanks for making this video more than 1 minute long. Its much more helpful than the other videos on youtube.

[AlleyToBetween]

This was incredibly clear and helpful, thank you!

[srot77]

EXCELLENT AND USEFUL DEMO - THANX

[tony999Melb]

Thanks for the demonstration. I'm going to do some re-grouting tomorrow (first time) so I've learned a lot from this. Thanks.

[jaydubber17]

Moose Jaw represent!!

[redfivenz]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

[JohnPullum]

Very helpful. Thanks! 

[xpringle87]

Thanks House Improvements, now feel like a pro after watching this video :)

[starzspeak]

Hi Shannon, Thank you for the thorough explanation for all you did. Knowing the reasons for each step will prevent me from giving in to the desire to take shortcuts! One of your responses stated that caulk is not good in wet areas. Can you explain? Thanks!