How To Grout Ceramic Floor Tile

To mix powdered grout.

How to grout ceramic floor tile.

Demonstration of tile grouting technique using correct technique with tips for best practices. Add water and stir with the putty knife until the grout is a smooth consistency neither too crumbly nor too soupy. Grouting may seem scary but it doesn t need to be. Add water very slowly until it reaches a toothpaste like consistency.

Pour 1 cup of dry grouting compound into the small plastic tub. Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. Mix the grout powder with water in a plastic bucket using a margin trowel and following the manufacturer s directions. Then wait 15 30 minutes for the grout to set before wiping off excess grout with water and a grout sponge.

Sprinkle dry grout directly from the package over your work area. Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely. Begin cleaning the tile surface immediately to prevent film or excessive clean up later. To grout a tile floor start in the farthest corner of the room scoop some grout on the floor with a trowel and use a grout float to spread the grout over a small joint.

Let the grout sit. Be careful not to add too much water if the grout becomes soupy you will have to add more grout powder to regain the correct consistency. Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle.