Category: Professional Grout & Sealant Services

The visual trap of contrast Choosing the best grout for black and white patterned tiles requires selecting a high performance cementitious grout or epoxy in medium gray tones to prevent staining while maintaining visual contrast. Pure white grout yellows quickly. Pure black grout is a pigment nightmare that stains the porous faces of your tile.…

The Right Way to Seal a Natural Stone Shower Bench I can still smell the mix of damp cedar and rotting plywood from a job I took last November. The homeowner had a beautiful slab of honed Carrara marble for her shower bench, installed by a guy who probably spent more time on his hair…

The subfloor secret that ruins your tile installation Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. When you see cementitious grout starting to pit, crumble, or flake…

Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That same level of laziness is why you are staring at epoxy haze right now. Somebody didn’t want to…

Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That experience taught me one thing that every homeowner needs to hear. A floor is a structural system, and…

The subfloor secret that precedes every great grout line Perfect grout lines start with a subfloor that does not move, dip, or flex under the weight of the installer. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last…

The Hidden Physics of Sealing Grout in a New Construction Home Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That experience reminds me that the surface you…

Why Your Grout Color is Uneven Across the Floor Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. It is the same with grout. If the subfloor isn’t…

Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job taught me that if you do not fix the substrate, the grout will crack before the check…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. This same lazy philosophy ruins more showers and tile jobs than anything else. People assume that if they…