Easier Way to Deal with Grouting Stress?!

In this video, we explore the world of grouting stresses and how they can impact your construction projects. We'll take a deep dive into the science behind grouting stresses, and provide practical tips and techniques for managing them effectively. Whether you're a seasoned construction professional or just starting out, this video is packed with valuable insights and information that will help you take your grouting game to the next level. So let's try something else and learn how to tackle grouting stresses like a pro!

[@troiboy]

I'm glad you liked it Scott. It's impermeable and can be jet washed a week or so after installation! You can use it in the wet. It's just less stress in the dry. In wet conditions, it'll turn into a slurry, but once it's in, it'll be solid in no time. Cementitious with no epoxy or polymer so suitable for all stone.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi Troi thanks for the input on this every bit counts I’ll pin you in the comments for any enquiries for the product hope you like it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@joefrankland-uy4ig]

Troi could I have a contact details for you please

[@troiboy]

​@Joe Frankland hi Joe, I did reply but it contained my details so may have been deleted. Google, Steintec, give me a call any time mate

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Some people from a landscaping group might be asking some enquiries for the grout headed your way 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@andrescorrea682]

Would it keep closer to the top of the tile if you brush it very gently? Or is it a matter of the product naturally compacting when moist and sinking in?

[@Jamie-mp1np]

I've literally just got in from using this for the first time this evening. Thank you for recommending it on Facebook. I'll be honest, I never would have considered it and would have wrongly assumed it to be a DIY product. I'm really impressed with it, it looks good and was so easy to apply. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction 🙏

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Certainly worth a go glad it persuaded you made a complex job easy 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@akbulutibrahim]

This man is a professional, he teaches like a teacher in school 👏👏

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thank you mr pupil I hope you learned something here 🙏🏻

[@chrisbow1776]

I have been using Nexus V75 two part epoxy resin slurry for the last couple of years because it is more waterproof and rated for 8 tons. It is great stuff, but as you say, its stressful. Around 18 months ago did 120m2 of Indian paving with it, it was a gorgeous warm sunny day when doing and when I left, but through the night it had light rain which resulted in the sheen on the flags going white because of something called Amine bloom. A tense couple of days thinking its going to cost me weeks of work and money, but the manufacturers said to put white viniger on it to make it go clear again, 60 litres later, and 2 days and the patio was 95% back to normal. I nearly resorted to having a sandblasting firm come in to take off the surface sheen. Long story short, they do not tell you the epoxy can not get any moisture on it at all until it is fully cured, ironically, it says it can withstand light rain while installing, bullshite!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Grouting used to be a easy process years ago and now it’s all so complicated with so many choices of grout products I think the best grout will always be sand and cement same stuff to lay the dam things 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I’m feel your pain

[@chrisbow1776]

@@tidybrickslandscaping. Up until three years ago, I always used a sharpsand mortar to point my flagging, used one of those moratar guns to speed up the process. I never use the pre-mixed stuff with it being water permible.

[@chrisbow1776]

@@tidybrickslandscaping , I am a relatively new convert to epoxy resin pointing. I like it because it is so quick to use, but I have occasionally considered going back to mortar pointing. The only trouble with mortar pointing is that it is just not as strong as this Nexus stuff, and that is using a 3 to 1 sharp sand and cement mix, Nexus v75 sets like cast iron., saying that, I have used for the last three years, so not sure yet the longevity of it, I would never use the pre-mixed stuff you get from B&Q etc, that stuff is garbage and crumbles in no time.

[@derrick9635]

Crikey that looks fantastic to use . Nice one scott 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Seemed to be simple enough very easy to use as you can see 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Interesting product! Might give this a go on my next one

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

definitely worth a go and stress free on those hot summer days 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@everythinggaming2257]

this looks a game changer for me! sick to death of been on my knees trying to clean up the slurry grout feeling like I'm fighting a losing battle every time 😂

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Just like me sick to death of it all to much work for something that used to be easy before the slurry came out !!! Change is good 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@thomasthetankengine2257]

Ooooo I like the idea of this Scott 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Work smarter not harder 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jamesreynolds5504]

That is brilliant looks brilliant Scott I have 120 m2 to do Tuesday I'm dreading it wish I seen this before!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

120m in the sun !! Screw thx stress levels high 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jamesreynolds5504]

@Tidybricks Landscaping its going to be a killer scott but I'm game🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👊🏻💪🏻

[@bensmith3613]

Please can you send a link to where I can buy this particular product? Cheers mate. Top work as always

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Speak to the boss I’ve pinned there comment they’ll give you all the info you’ll need I’m just the monkey lol👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@troiboy]

hi Ben, I did reply but it contained my details so may have been deleted. Google, Steintec, give me a call any time mate

[@andrescorrea682]

Hey Scott, been watching a ton of your videos lately, just trying to learn. I'm doing my own patio tile (20mm porcelain 600x600 mm tiles). Now, my only experience tiling before was my own kitchen backsplash, and I must say, even though it was stressful, I am very glad I did the work myself, it is literally laser straight, flat as can be and I took my time doing the tiles around plugs extremely carefully. When doing my backyard prep, I asked a man at the construction supplies store, what kind of groundwork prep needed to be done to pave my patio. So because my language is not English, I think when I said "pave", he must have understood I wanted pavers, not tile, which is understandable, and it was my mistake. So I ended up doing 4 inches of digging, then filling it with 2 inches of crushed stone and 2 inches of rough sand on top (more like coarse tiny tiny pebbles), and compacting that in (rented a vibrating compactor). The sand is compacted enough to walk on top of, and it doesn't deform, but if you dig at it slightly with the heel (or my dog scratches at it after taking a cheeky dump), it leaves "gouges" and it shifts. My fear is that I have the wrong material to put porcelain tile on top of, and that the tiles are going to end up breaking after a while if the sand shifts. My plan so far is to do everything as per your videos, but leaving a good 3 inches of cement (5:1) so I have plenty of material for the tiles to not shift or break. My question is, should I delay the project, somehow dig up the 1 ton of sand (2 inches), and get more crushed stone and compact that? Is sand good for tiles? The ground prep has me worried and I can't find a video that goes over that topic in depth. I don't want to make a mistake there, and I'd like to do this "the proper way" so it'll last me a good long while.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi Andre and yeh it’s a same you said pave and not tile as that’s 2 different things unfortunately. So definitely remove the sand as that’s just a complete no no and replace that with more crushed stone the suggested amount is 100mm of stone then around 30mm cement 4;1 ratio possibly you can use the grit sand for the cement as that would be fine 👍 Overall depth of a patio should be 150mm hope this has helped you sort the issue out 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@HANNO290880]

I've just done 50m of 20 mm porcelain out the back, still have 40m to go. It's not too difficult to grout but that stuff looks super easy. I'd probably use a softer brush when sweeping away the excess, might reduce lowering of the grout levels, still, couple of mm aint gonna make much difference. Great job Scott.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

a softer brush would of helped for sure but apparently you can top it up the following day also but really no big deal 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@williammuir8901]

Perfect timing this video as I need to redo my Indian sandstone would you recommend this for it ? Or better sticking to summit like Azpects easy joint ?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Only used this one so far so have a look at the company and decide for yourself for now 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Doodahdoodles]

How did you get on? Has it stood the test of time?

[@SimonPyke-q4m]

Looks good this, but what if you have steps or a wall and need to vertical surfaces?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

you can always wet the product up first like normal slurry grout 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jc8023]

Good video. Now youre trying to do more filming would you consider doing one on the commonly used slurry and brush in grouts, showing different installation processes and give your honest assessment and comparison of the different products? Problem for me is everyone thinks they're great at first but how can the longevity of them fully be known? Also think the permeable ones should be avoided. Keep up the good work👍👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks for the reply but for a total honest opinion it would have to be over several months and I don’t have to ability to do that anywhere right now Think smart time 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@David.R.H]

Stress free grouting, it’s the future!👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Bloody hope so 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@kevinrowlands6753]

Master at work

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Kev 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Buenas tardes excelente video saludos 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks again for watching 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@samfuller1867]

Excellent scott 👍 is that for non permeable and permeable? I see most brush in jointing compounds are for permeable only as it turns green if done on non permeable as the moisture just sits in the joints and attracts the algae. Been stung on a few jobs with that as clients or contractors adamant it's the stuff they want to use. How's the stress now being on the brickwork and smaller jobs?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hey Sam yeh that was for porcelain so hopefully all basses are covered and so bloody easy too 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@samfuller1867]

@@tidybrickslandscaping perfect scott wouldn't have known about this if I didn't follow 👍 nice genuine review too 👌

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Does go hard to so far and not one bit of stress involved ok settles a couple of mm lower but does that really matter that much doubt it. Take that stress away mate it’s not worth it enjoy life a bit more 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@samfuller1867]

Absolutely mate 👍 not always easy Monday morning comes round and you step on that merry go round once again 🙈🤣

[@jc8023]

I'm planning on trying this gear in near future, I've got a tuck pointer grinded down to 4mm wide. I'm going to run that over the product to compact it before I water it, hopefully it will reduce any settlement and leave a flush joint. Stress aside do you think it'll be as long lasting as flowpoint?👍👍

[@neilarmstrong6082]

I was tiling in mallorca in 1990's this was their method too 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

so far this is the easiest method I’ve used for years 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 everything comes back round in the end

[@thomascoyne157]

Will this work on block pavers or are they joints too small cheers,👍👍👍👍👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I suppose you could yeh and help stop those weeds as it’s a powder it should get through little gaps too 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@thomascoyne157]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thanks

[@PavedinStoneLtd]

Looks like a no brainer....whats it like if you try and top up where its settled??

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

hey Tom and yeh apparently you can top it up the following day Matty told me 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 has to be another option hey

[@PavedinStoneLtd]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Jon 🤠 That sounds decent. I'm currently using fugapave ch flex...like you, I've just about had enough of the stress in cleaning down or getting caught out with flowpoint. I like the fuga because it's not rush rush rush and it has a lovely finish. This stuff you are using looks like best of both worlds 👍

[@jc8023]

What happened when you got caught out with flowpoint if you don't mind me asking? I was considering using it but concerned about the clean up process.

[@PavedinStoneLtd]

@@jc8023 don't get me wrong...flowpoint is a great product, but I'm usually on my own and I find the rush to make sure it's all cleaned up is stressful. I haven't got any horror stores, but I have been 'caught out' usually by being too greedy, with it drying quicker than I can get to it. Do half bags you might say...well, flowpoint is known for its accuracy, so you really need to measure it out and gauge the water accordingly...just more faff.

[@jc8023]

Thanks, so many slurry and sweep in options to choose from. I think impermeable products got to be far superior to permeable.

[@cushdy1000]

Can you use this on Indian sandstone ?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yeh all types of tiles no worries 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@bensmith3613]

I always use the brush in grout. Loads better. Piece of piss too

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

There’s a lot of it about 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@studiotech6194]

What grout for porcelain tiles outside are you using

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Watch the video and see

[@lhfloors]

I wish but no it will be weak all these brush ins don’t last please go back Scot and do a update thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Actually you’re in luck I’m doing part 2 next couple of days same stuff new patio. First one I did I’m actually impressed it seems to be rock solid Keep watching 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@karolinapater2701]

Hey, curious question - I've bought myself some lovely paving for my garden, but I was told I have to put the edgings on. Do you think we could do paths with no edgings? Like the patio on this video? Or paths with edgings are severely more durable?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Depends if the paving is cemented down if not you’ll need edgings to hold it together 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@karolinapater2701]

@@tidybrickslandscaping cemented doen it is then! I wish you could do it, but I live too far away. 🥲

[@jimbiff]

Can this be used on porcelain?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

It was for porcelain 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@malpaslandscapes8444]

Are you still using this Scott?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Used it twice in total and yeh it’s pretty good but does settle a few mm so depends on if that’s a issue or not I think it’s fine myself 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@malpaslandscapes8444]

@tidybrickslandscaping Cheers mate. Gotta be a dry surface before applying i take it?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@malpaslandscapes8444 yeh bone dry does help and I leaf blower will help blow any surface grout off before you mist it and mist it only too 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheLeeattwood]

I’ll have some of that my friend 🍒testis testis 😂

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

testing testis and yeh stress free instal 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@chevchelios6155]

Cowboy

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

And your reason is

[@m3jappa]

bummer

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Bumder

[@PavedinStoneLtd]

Think you mixed up your you tube channels.....I'm the one with the cowboy hat 🤠

[@joefrankland-uy4ig]

This chap has won multiple national awards for his work the quality is second to none You calling him a cowboy really shows how little you know