We have recently completed a bathroom (including custom shower enclosure) with walls tiled in 1/4′ thick hand-made mexican tiles (6′ x 3”aka “briicks”). Recommended installation is with 1/4″ gaps on all sides, which we have done.
As they are wall tiles, and the gaps are greater than 1/8″, we used the recommended sanded grout. Now my wife is unhappy with the rough look and feel of the grout lines, as well as worried about the increased propensity for dirt adhesions (especially in the shower). She came up with an out-of-the-box idea that I wanted to get some feedback from you guys on. What about adding a 1/8″ thick layer of unsanded grout on top of the sanded grout. There is easily that depth available without the grout standing proud of the tiles. This would give the strength of the sanded grout deep, with the nice surface of the unsanded grout.
Anybody see anything good or bad about this idea? Better still, has anyone ever heard of or tried this technique?
