Replacing my grout
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Marie Peura
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Just moved into an old house with tile in the kitchen. The grout is breaking up all over. Is there special grout to prevent this from happening again. It's an 1890's home and the floor is uneven too.
4 answers
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No special grout! The floor needs to be level and no movement. Since the grout is breaking out, there more likely is movement in the floor and the unevenness is adding the the problem.
William
on Oct 24, 2016
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Cracked grout is usually a sign that the subfloor has movement. If that is the cause, the tile will need replaced. New grout will crack.
Signature Concrete Products
on Oct 26, 2016
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Put some floor leveler on it then skim coat it and lay down glueless vinyl
Clint Baker
on Nov 07, 2016
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I presume that you are referring to your floor grout, or were you just mentioning that the floor was uneven which was possibly causing cracking in other areas (ex back splash etc). At any rate, and this is NO guarantee, all grout in the affected area(s) need(s) to be dug out. You could then try a short cut, which would be to apply a grout mixed with a latex-based grout additive instead of water. This will allow for some elasticity/flexibility because of suspected movement. Of course and as mentioned, there is no guarantee. I have seen this work in some instances, and not at all in other cases. The best solution is to dig up and entirely replace the tiles after leveling, but it is costly. Please, though, promise that you won't slap down some vinyl on top! -_- Good luck.
Janet Leslie
on Nov 08, 2016
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