Hi I'm Craig Philips and welcome to my Tiling
Trade Tips.
Where I'm going to be revealing my top DIY
secrets
to help you save money and time.
On this episode I'm going to be showing you
how to grout
Quartz Stone floor tiles using epoxy glitter grout.
Now epoxy grout is a 2 part system that has
to be mixed together.
You'll see they're already measured out with
the right quantities
you've got one section in here and then you've
also got some in here.
Now once this is completely mixed together
the chemicals are going to start reacting
so you've only got a certain amount of time
to actually lay it in between the tiles.
As for the amount of glitter that you have
in your mix is completely your choice.
So first of all, we are going to start to
mix the two solutions together.
I'm going to put some gloves on and a safety specs.
Using my trowel I'm going to scoop out all of this.
It's really important that you
you make sure you scrape out all of the solution from the small tub
because these are equally measured
to get the perfect mix.
After a good 5 minutes of really stirring
it hard
making sure you get every little bit of it
off the bottom so it mixes up
and you should have a consistency looking like this
and now you're ready to start applying your glitter.
Now as for the amount of glitter you're going
to use, is entirely up to yourself
a small bag this size, we probably recommend
about half of that with a 3 kilo bucket.
I'm going to start to just sprinkle it in.
So now you've mixed your glitter in and if
you're happy with the consistency
and the amount of glitter in there
what I would suggest doing, is get a couple
of spare tiles
and do a few test areas in between the joints
to see what it looks like before you do your
entire floor
but if you are happy with it, you're ready to start applying it.
Using a grout float, just start to really
press the epoxy in between
each of the spaces in between the tiles.
What you want to do is make sure you've filled
in all the cavities in between there
of-course the thicker your tiles are the deeper
the cavities are going to be
and depending on what size tile spacers that
you use
you're going to have a wider or a narrower gap between your tiles.
But once you've forced it down, making sure
there's no air bubbles in there.
You want to get the edge of your float and
try to press hard and scrape off
the excess grout from either side of the tile.
Now the principals of applying this epoxy
grout is very similar to a cement based grout
once its mixed up you make sure you get it
in between all of the grooves.
Once it starts to dry using a wet cloth, you
buffer it around in a circular motion
making sure you're pushing the grout deep
into the grooves with no air pockets in there
and then of-course wiping any excess off the
tile itself.
It's very important you don't let any of it
dry on the surface at all
so do check the manufacturers instructions
on drying times because it may vary
different times of the year.
I would always recommend don't do any more
that a square meter at a time
til you're familiar with the drying times.
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