Grouting After Acid Wash

[mint 0]

My ID do grouting after acid wash again for me.

But not all places are done. The floor man said he will re-apply grouting for tiles that lost 'a lot of' grouting. But those that 'lost a bit' of grouting only, even if he re-apply for me, it will not stay. They will be washed off when i clean/ wash my floor.

Is it correct?? Cos it looks weird that some of the gaps are filled, and some of them are not (only 80% filled).

Somemore, in my MBR toilet, the grouting is of a different colour - that time the HDB do my toilet grouting to be a bit yellowish. Now my ID floor man colour is whitish.. so asked if different colour can a not?

Of cos cannot right? I asked them to re-apply white colour grouting all over my MBR toilet tiles, so that will be same colour (not some yellowish grouting, some white groutiing). Then same reason again as above again --- "The floor man said he will re-apply grouting for tiles that lost 'a lot of' grouting. But those that 'lost a bit' of grouting only, even if he re-apply for me, it will not stay. They will be washed off when i clean/ wash my floor."

How? Is this how it goes?

[raincole 0]

if they did a poor job, you can buy the filling from those homefix shop and DIY.

[mint 0]

can see anything?

my problem is that according to my ID's tilers - my 2 toilets are done by HDB, so after their acid wash, the groutings get washed off. If my ID tiler were to re-fill the grouting, it will not be the same colour as the groutings that were done by HDB.

tiler: u wan me to re-fill the grouting? but ours is white colour, not the same colour as your original HDB grouting. i can apply for u, but it will not be the same colour - will look ugly. even if i do for u, when u wash the floor, with time, the groutings will get washed off too.

me: y u cannot make the same yellow colour grouting to do?

tiler: cannot lor. cos HDB is special mixed colours. ours is yellow.

me : then u all apply white grouting over the whole floor for me?

tiler: cannot apply all. those no gaps, or little gaps, little hollows, we can't apply grouting.. even if apply, will get washed off after a few times of washing the floor.

ID: yeah.. cannot do

tiler: thats why a lot of house owners call us to over lay their bathroom, cos the groutings will be the same. use HDB one, always will have this problem

How, folks? Is that what u encounter? I'm lost already./

Edited October 15, 2007 by mint

[mint 0]

[zirhk3355 1]

In the first place if they did not overlay the tiles for your toilets, why did they do chemical wash there??

It is an industry practice for contractors to rectify whatever works they had caused. For eg when the electrician cut your false ceiling to install the lights, its their responsibility to plaster the ceiling back nicely. If they don't know how to do it, they have to pay for someone to come and plaster it back, or ask your false ceiling guy for a favour to help.

So in your case, it is either they do back the grouting themselves, or they have to pay someone to do it, or they have to go beg HDB to redo it. Whatever it is, its their responsibility.

Movers are another eg: If they damage your furniture during moving, or scratches your floor, its their responsibility to rectify it.

Its only fair because nobody should go and spoil something and expect other people to 'keo sai' for them.

[deepakvali 0]

grouting is not a major defect and you should not loose sleep over it so my advice, dont be paranoid and just live with it or get ID's workers to fill up in whatever possible coloured grout, ignore their advice if it will come off or watever etc.... to me it is just a diplomatic way of tellin you I dont want to do it.

[lifestyle 0]

The tiler can mix the color quite close to the existing color.

I was also told that if the grouting is done just a small portion on top of existing grouting then it may come off after many washing & cleaning of the floor. See whether they can remove existing grouting and fill more deeper.

[mint 0]

if they did a poor job, you can buy the filling from those homefix shop and DIY.

The ID left 2 packets of grout at my store room - 2 kinds, one is yellowish beige powder, and the other is white powder. I tried myself -- just mix water and apply on the grouts, then use cloth to wipe it on the surface. What comes off means cannot stay. And it really come off!! Oh no, is it normal? Is there no way out? Is this issue only happens to homo tiles? How about for marble?

My ID says disclouration also cant be helped = my living room also got brownish stains at some groutings area. Or is it they use some lousy kind of grout?

Edited October 17, 2007 by mint

[mint 0]

Pictures : Even before handover to me, the grouting all looks so dirty....

Edited October 18, 2007 by mint

[Flimflam 0]

My ID do grouting after acid wash again for me.

But not all places are done. The floor man said he will re-apply grouting for tiles that lost 'a lot of' grouting. But those that 'lost a bit' of grouting only, even if he re-apply for me, it will not stay. They will be washed off when i clean/ wash my floor.

Is it correct?? Cos it looks weird that some of the gaps are filled, and some of them are not .....[abbreviated...]

How? Is this how it goes?

My ID do grouting after acid wash again for me.

But not all places are done. The floor man said he will re-apply grouting for tiles that lost 'a lot of' grouting. But those that 'lost a bit' of grouting only, even if he re-apply for me, it will not stay. They will be washed off when i clean/ wash my floor.

How? Is this how it goes?

Just let it go, man. Give up and don't waste any more time & thought on it. Grouting is a lost art in Singapore, man. They have forgotten (1) how to find & mix the right material, (2)how to apply it correctly. If you can find a good grouting specialist in Singapore, let me know. I will be the first one to queue up outside his doorstep!!!!!!!!!