White Floor grout?

[RacingDistrict]

Hi all, i've bought some white polished porcelain tiles for my kitchen floor, i was seduced by s shiny white floor and black gloss kitchen cupboards

anyway the tiler i've had round for a quote is saying using white grout is a bad idea because it goes orange! hes suggesting using grey grout... Is this correct? using grey grout is really gonna spoil the look i was going for

Cheers
Pete

 

[roughcaster]

Probably all of the guys on here would "not" advise white grout, especially with floor tiles. It wouldn't stay white for long, so your tiler is correct, but the decision in the end is yours, and you are now aware of the downside.

Roughcaster.

 

[gcol]

Take his advice - grey is the way to go for floors.

 

[Symptoms]

Racing - Never use white grout on a floor 'cos it will discolour (and stain) quickly. Grey or black is always the correct choice. Anyway, you've got black units so 'continuing' that colour theme across the floor with grout will indicate good design sense.

 

[Richard C]

He’s looking after your interests & just doesn’t want you to be disappointed in 6 months time when it will start to look really grubby. Go with the grey or if you want a real contrast, Charcoal (black), it will certainly match well with the black gloss units. Black wall tiles with a thin joint white grouting looks great but I’ve not seen it the other way around; it may be a bit eye watering especially if it’s wide joint; but it sounds like you’re the sort of person that likes a bit of contrast, go for it!

 

[megatile]

Grey is the way,white will discolour,we sell Granfix Maxi-grout anti mould white grout,great on walls,not so good for floors. Also please check that your polished porcelain is pre-sealed,if not seal it!!! Youll be sorry if you dont.

 

[RacingDistrict]

thanks all, i've decided to play it safe and go with grey. The tiler has been today to seal the tiles so no worries there

Cheers!