I have some slate tile i am laying for a client. Here is the bizarre part, she want’s me to mix two different grout colors together before actually mixing the grout. I have advised her that this is not a good thing to do. I have told her that if she does this and is not happy with the finished color she will accrue a huge expense trying to remove the grout and re-doing it. Has anyone ever heard of doing such a thing?
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Slate tile -- sounds like upscale. Mixing colors beforehand -- sounds like she heard this from a friend or saw it on a TV show. Doesn't sound like an original thought. Think I'd either do what she says or ask a few more questions
I don't like doing it. Color is often uneven. Pick up two or three different makes and you should find a standard color to use.
Well, I agree, and you can't gauge the final color until it's dried. Using standard samples is the better approach. Why try to be so different?
Take two pieces of slate if you have extra. Thinset them on to a scrap board. Dry mix two equal parts of the grout thoroughly. Add water, mix as normal. Grout the sample board, let dry (use a hair dryer to speed it up), show customer. I've done it a few times for customers, sample boards not mixing two grouts together. It doesn't take much time and I've avoided headaches that way.