Currently tiling our guest toilet (half-tiled from floor up to 120 cm, finished with a molding). Since one wall is slanted, I had to compensate a bit with the grout to keep straight horizontal lines, but a couple of the grout lines (fairly low down) have become thicker. Now I'm unsure if it’s just me who will notice it, because I did it, or if it will be noticeable afterward...
Right now the unevenness is quite apparent to me because it's ungrouted, so it's black/shadow where the grout will be, and the tiles are matte white while the room is empty and the walls are otherwise completely bare. The grout color we were thinking of using is silver gray. Is there any trick I can use during the grouting process to even it out further? Or should I perhaps use white grout instead? From what I understand, tiles and grout blend quite a lot if you have matte white tiles and white grout.
Or am I simply being overly meticulous about something no one will notice once the sink, toilet, etc., are put back in place?
Right now the unevenness is quite apparent to me because it's ungrouted, so it's black/shadow where the grout will be, and the tiles are matte white while the room is empty and the walls are otherwise completely bare. The grout color we were thinking of using is silver gray. Is there any trick I can use during the grouting process to even it out further? Or should I perhaps use white grout instead? From what I understand, tiles and grout blend quite a lot if you have matte white tiles and white grout.
Or am I simply being overly meticulous about something no one will notice once the sink, toilet, etc., are put back in place?
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· Västernorrland
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Without a picture, it's hard to say anything, but most often people are just picky......... Everything doesn't have to be perfect down to the last millimeter, although, of course, many want that and lose sleep over stuff like this........
Agree with the previous comment, hard to say without a picture. I have just finished a similar job. I have no previous experience of tiling entire walls. Sure, there are a few mistakes. I managed to hide the most noticeable uneven grout lines with decorative elements instead of risking the waterproof layer and correcting it with tile replacement. How much the unevenness shows largely depends on how the light falls and cannot be corrected with the grout. I am satisfied with the overall impression. If/when I do more tiling, I will fill things like panel joints with adhesive before tiling, as it must help significantly for an amateur.
Grout as close to the tile color as possible will probably hide some at least.
If there are some grout level differences, it can be trickier, but lighting also affects how noticeable the deviations are perceived. For example, avoid side lighting over grout level differences that risk creating shadows. You can play around a bit with the direction of the light and so on. If you're going to have spotlights, use adjustable ones so you can fine-tune a bit.
If there are some grout level differences, it can be trickier, but lighting also affects how noticeable the deviations are perceived. For example, avoid side lighting over grout level differences that risk creating shadows. You can play around a bit with the direction of the light and so on. If you're going to have spotlights, use adjustable ones so you can fine-tune a bit.
Never got to take a picture this morning before I left home, I'll try to remember to take one when I get back...
The tiles have beveled edges, so the lighting should be helpful as you say. I'm completely satisfied with one wall, so much so that I could consider slightly darker grouts, but on the other wall, I'm not at all satisfied (I think, since I haven't seen it after grouting), so it's a bit disappointing when you started so well. But with the right light and furniture arrangement, even I should be reasonably satisfied...
If one tries grouting with silver gray, tries to decide fairly quickly if it's OK or if one wants to switch to white grout, is it easy to re-grout then?
The tiles have beveled edges, so the lighting should be helpful as you say. I'm completely satisfied with one wall, so much so that I could consider slightly darker grouts, but on the other wall, I'm not at all satisfied (I think, since I haven't seen it after grouting), so it's a bit disappointing when you started so well. But with the right light and furniture arrangement, even I should be reasonably satisfied...
If one tries grouting with silver gray, tries to decide fairly quickly if it's OK or if one wants to switch to white grout, is it easy to re-grout then?
Took a picture now when I was home for lunch. Maybe it's not so bad after all, I've probably been sitting and making it worse when I've been pondering... sure, it becomes clearer if you go down and crouch and look, but it's not too often you crawl on all fours when you're going to the loo... maybe it falls within the scope of what's acceptable for a first-time tiler?
