Silicone as grout - why not.

[aveatry]

As per my other post about epoxy its only a small 900x800 area behind a cooker that gets food and grease stained. What is bad about using silicone as grout in my case. I have used it 100s of times and am very experianced with it, I would tape off the tiles first for a supa neat finish.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Nothing wrong in principle but what's wrong with grout? I'd be concerned with having to redo it at some point and being able to clean all of the old silicone out the tiny gaps before reapplying.

 

[aveatry]

The grout will has stained from cooking its white I looked into epoxy but have read that it can go yellow / discolour on its own and it will be harder than silicone to get out if need to change.
I did ask about the best grout sealer to buy but I do not think the forum tiling section ges much traffic.

 

[Brigadier]

The grout will has stained from cooking its white I looked into epoxy but have read that it can go yellow / discolour on its own and it will be harder than silicone to get out if need to change.
I did ask about the best grout sealer to buy but I do not think the forum tiling section ges much traffic.

The grouted tiles behind my gas hob are still clean, and the grout still white, and they've been there for years.

Every few weeks, I just give them a wipe-over with a cloth damped with soapy water, neat washing-up liquid, or even Screwfix degreaser (definitely wear gloves with this stuff though, otherwise it will dry out and crack the skin).
Then rinse off afterwards.

 

[aveatry]

The grouted tiles behind my gas hob are still clean, and the grout still white, and they've been there for years.

Every few weeks, I just give them a wipe-over with a cloth damped with soapy water, neat washing-up liquid, or even Screwfix degreaser (definitely wear gloves with this stuff though, otherwise it will dry out and crack the skin).
Then rinse off afterwards.

Maybe i'm just a dirty cook.
Perhaps I will try grout again and a sealer.
Can anyone recommend a sealer.

 

[Fred Blogs]

The grouted tiles behind my gas hob are still clean, and the grout still white, and they've been there for years.

Every few weeks, I just give them a wipe-over with a cloth damped with soapy water, neat washing-up liquid, or even Screwfix degreaser (definitely wear gloves with this stuff though, otherwise it will dry out and crack the skin).
Then rinse off afterwards.

Same here and as far as I know our tiles have been there for tens of years. I think silicon will make a mess when you try to remove whilst grout will be a lot easier to remove if the need arose.

 

[foxhole]

Sealant will discolour quicker than grout .

 

[aveatry]

Sealant will discolour quicker than grout .

Do you mean silicone or the clear grout sealer.

 

[aveatry]

Ok I have come to the conclusion that my staining grout behind the oven could be due to some crappy grout that I used, I can not remember what I used but it could of been some fix and grout or something about 15 years ago or more because since then I have used bal mico on 2 bathrooms with shower cubical s and the grout is as new and they are about 10 years old.
If I am lucky I may have some bal micr left over from 10 years ago when I did 2 bathrooms, wonder it it will be ok.
I did seal those but have since lost the tin so I could buy a new one and redo the bathrooms too.
Thoughts