Tile grouting is no longer a boring, basic exercise of using thin mortar to fill spaces between tiles. Today, stylish grouting ideas play a major role in making a statement about your living room, kitchen, bathroom, and even the bedrooms.
Grouting is now more about colors, and the chic, elegant, and classy effect the mortar adds to your house!
Grout Finishes and Colors
Grout can improve the overall aesthetic look and finish of your rooms, which is the reason homeowners need to consider the type of grout colors to use. The challenge is whether to settle on white, off-white, rainbow, sparkly, or plain colors.
The shade in the grout will dramatically transform the plainest tiles into glamorous flooring or wall covering. For Alair Homes Grey Bruce tiling technicians to know the appropriate grout, they look at tiling colors and materials then plan how to create a contrasting tone, flawless finish, and a coordinating structural shade.
Shiny Gloss on Which Light Bounces
Highly-polished tiling can not only add light inside your house but enhance the luxurious touch too. The smooth, reflective grouting is easy to clean and may have traction and slip resistance qualities. The shiny gloss is durable and can match quite well with ceramic tiles.
Cool Matte Grout
When is cool matte suitable? If you opt for patterned tiles, use a trendy matte finish to suppress the screaming tile colors. A match of matte grout with chic, modern herringbone tiles will create an impressive home environment. Matte grouting may have one downside-the lack of wipe-down qualities, which makes them somewhat difficult to clean.
Can Metallic Grout add Sparkle to your Rooms?
Many homeowners love coppery, silver, or gold because of their sparkling, glamorous, and luxurious effect. Wall-to-wall metallic and mosaic tiles require the grout with glistening properties to maintain the silvery look. Bathrooms will appear jewel-like if you use a combination of glittering grout and copper, silver, or gold-coated tiles to upgrade your kitchen or bathing space.
Grout for Terra-Cotta Tiles
Classic, timeless, and warm terra-cotta tiles create a cozy atmosphere. A water-resistant grout is most suitable for the terra-cotta to prevent the tearing off of your tiles.
Epoxy Grout as Barriers against Water Damage
When you require a watertight barrier between the spaces, epoxy grout will fit the bill. Epoxy grout can prevent bacteria growth, cracking, and effectively seal the joints. As a grouting material with water-resistant capabilities, epoxy suits well the ceramic, porcelain, quarry, and counter-top kitchen tiles.
Sanded or Non-sanded Grout?
Alair Homes Grey Bruce tiling technicians refer to unsanded grouts as cement-based. Typically, contractors will use the non-sanded grout to seal small tile joints. If the wall or floor tiling projects have spaces falling between 1/16 and 1/8- inch, the non-sanded grout will do quite well. The easier-to-apply, solid, unsanded grouts suit the surfaces that are yet to dry, vertical surfaces
Sanded Grout Solution
The sealing of larger joints needs sanded grouts that contain the mixture of cement-based mortar and sand grains. Sand makes grout stronger. Joints more than 1/8-inch in stone, glass, or marble tiles require the excellent sanded grout alternative.
Contact us at Alair Homes Grey Bruce to get starting on your tile flooring.