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i have to grout a stone (my own) floor and have laticrete wall grout – will this “wall grout” work well for a floor? i want to do it right but its a 2 1/2 hour round trip to the supplier. i want to do this monday morning and just now discovered we have “wall grout” instead of “floor grout”. what is the difference anyway?
many thanks for any help.
john
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John, The wall grout probably doesn't contain sand and is good for filling cracks up to 1/8". The floor grout contains sand and is used to fill the larger spaces between floor tile. If you use non-sanded grout in a large space , it will shrink and crack.
*thanks for your quick reply. the floor also has 1/16" joints. sounds like it should work then?thanksjohn
*Don't have a clue what wall grout is.Standard grout is either sanded or unsanded. Sanded for gaps over 1/16th; unsanded for 1/16th or less.
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*Uhh.... Excuse me a minute Scooter..."Standard grout is either sanded or unsanded. Sanded for gaps over 1/16th; unsanded for 1/16th or less."That should read 1/4", not 1/16".Just a thought...James DuHamel
*thanks guys - got it down - looks good.
*Uh, James....1/8" or less for unsanded buddy. I use sanded grout in all my joints 1/8" or larger.Dave
*No no no no no!!!!!!Only use the unsanded grout in joints 1/32 or smaller, or if on wall tile laid diagonal with joints over 7/8ths. Sanded grout should only then be used when you have nothing greener to put into your joints. Of course the sanded grout does work better if used upsidedown with the left hand on a ceiling with a 7% pitch. Now I always perfer unsanded with a little sugar as a substitute for non-dairy creamer. Although some people contend that it could cause constipation. Maybe half sanded and half unsanded would loosen one back up.I'm sorry John, I just couldn't resist.Scott