Robert Mendoza
07-06-2005, 10:07 PM
Hey guys,
Ok, I finally got the guts to start grouting my project (700 sq/f over 4 rooms), but I think I made a mistake. The wife and I just finished, and she is cleaning with the sponge (after about a 10-15 min. wait). The grout seemed unusually hard and lumpy (then again, it's my first time, so I wouldn't know), which made it hard to work into the joints. I did as the bag said, 5 lb. of grout with 400 ml. of distilled water. It seemed to hard when I mixed it in the bucket, but since I read here that you had to be really careful about adding too much water, I thought maybe that was normal.
In any event, we finished after quite a bit of elbow grease. So, here are my 2 questions: 1) Is it normal for the grout to be so hard, or should I maybe add a few mor drops of water?
And 2) how long should I wait before using the dry piece of cloth on the tiles to get rid of the white haze?
As always, I thank you in advance for your time and advice.
Ok, I finally got the guts to start grouting my project (700 sq/f over 4 rooms), but I think I made a mistake. The wife and I just finished, and she is cleaning with the sponge (after about a 10-15 min. wait). The grout seemed unusually hard and lumpy (then again, it's my first time, so I wouldn't know), which made it hard to work into the joints. I did as the bag said, 5 lb. of grout with 400 ml. of distilled water. It seemed to hard when I mixed it in the bucket, but since I read here that you had to be really careful about adding too much water, I thought maybe that was normal.
In any event, we finished after quite a bit of elbow grease. So, here are my 2 questions: 1) Is it normal for the grout to be so hard, or should I maybe add a few mor drops of water?
And 2) how long should I wait before using the dry piece of cloth on the tiles to get rid of the white haze?
As always, I thank you in advance for your time and advice.