Coloured grout & floor tile gaps

[Paul_Thomas]

I have just bought a large quantity of 600mm square porcelin tiles for our new kitchen/extension. (They are Pale cream colour and were on promotion at B&Q)

These are extremely heavy to move around as they are 10mm thick!

Now to the questions:-

1. Is standard powder based adhesive suitable for these? (Concrete floor)

2. Any special precautions with heavy/large tiles?

3. Can I get coloured grout for floor tiles or add a dye to white grout?

4. What's the minimum gap you can get away with on large floor tiles and still be able to get grout in properly? (They are square edged and my Wife would like minimal/no gaps!)

 

[Jasonb]

1. Standard powdered adhesive should be ok but personally I would go with an adhesive thats specifically designed for large format tiles such as BAL Motobond and use a large format trowel if the floor is uneven.

2. On a solid floor you should have little problem, just buy or hire a decent cutter.

3. Not worth bothering with adding colour to grout, BAL and Mapei both do a large range of coloured grouts Ivory or sandstone will probably look best with a light tile.

I would go no lower than 3mm, preferably 4mm.

Jason

 

[Paul_Thomas]

Thanks Jason

Where's the best source of supplies? (B&Q is expensive for grouts etc and the like of Tiles R U are even more expensive!)

 

[Jasonb]

Try an independant specialist tile shop rather than a shed.

Jason