How to grout a tile floor

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How to grout a ceramic tile floor, step by step, this video is intended to be a guideline on how to grout a ceramic tile floor. This is how I do it and what I have found to be the simplest and quickest way to grout You will need a rubber float, a couple of buckets, a margin trowel for mixing your grout, and some rubber gloves. Mix your grout according to the direction of the grout you are using. Once the grout is ready, I find the best way to grout a tile floor is to spread the grout with the rubber float while holding it at a very low angle to the floor and pushing the grout into the lines while applying a good amount of pressure. Once you have filled the lines go over the same area with the float at a very high angle in order to remove all the excess grout and leave the grout lines filled with the proper amount of grout. Let stand for a period of time, then with a grout sponge and a bucket of clean cold water, work the grout lines with the sponge. The sponge should have as little water as possible not dripping or soaked. At this point the goal is to shape the grout lines not clean the tile. Once this is accomplished, the next step is to clean the tile. Again with a damp sponge and clean water, place the sponge on the tile, with even pressure pull the sponge in one direction only, lift the sponge flip to the other side repeat, rinse and repeat until the grouted section is clean. Once the whole floor is grouted and cleaned in this fashion, wait until the floor dries to a haze, and rinse again in the same manner.
All tile installed by Sal DiBlasi, Elite-tile Company, in the Boston North Shore area. This video contains affiliate links, which means I will receive a small commission if you click on the product link.
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[@RustyCas999]

Folks, don't waste your time watching tile videos by anyone else. Sal is the man. Period.

[@thebareessentials]

Finally found someone with grouting skills. Thanks Sal

[@mard7569]

Thank you sir! I’m saving your video. Im doing a closet for the first time cutting ,laying and grouting tiles. I’ve never done any projects like this before but thanks to people like you who makes it possible .

[@mostmost1]

Completed my first grout job!!!! Followed this technique and it looked much better than i thought. Small floor however.

[@rufusTfirefly67]

Great video. I found the tips with regard to washing the tile to be particularly helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@happypink6913]

Love the high speed effects. You make it look to easy. Smile

[@sololegit]

For those asking why it looks so easy for him to get all the grout off. As a fellow installer, I can say you have to be VERY strong and press down very hard with the float to get it as clean as he gets it. He's been doing it so long, it probably doesn't feel very hard to him but yea. You also have to have a lot of stamina if you're talking about a big job. It wears you out pressing the float down to get it that clean.

[@scottschaffer6084]

Awesome man. I've been watching a bunch of your stuff about shower installation, tiling, and grouting, and I have to put a big thanks out there. Your videos are very informative and helpful. Thumbs up.

[@gipiac]

Why 14 dislikes ?

[@dany1danashxxx]

Great stuff man, very informative and I can tell you really care about what you do.

[@notforever123]

Thanks for your time, great job

[@brownwise]

Your the best Sal! Thanks for the awesome instructions keep it up!

[@sergeyyuminov8577]

Thanks a lot! Very informative!

[@westonlee9778]

Outstanding thank you

[@atkgrl]

Thank you for the information! I appreciate you answering my questions.

[@atkgrl]

What a beautiful coloring in that tile

[@matthewwilloughby2594]

Man that's perfectly mixed grout right there

[@LordBLB]

Most important part of this video? The knee pads. Learned it the hard way.

[@kophiland4896]

job well done sir!! floor grouting is more harder than wall grouting... you are awesome ^^

[@yitzharos]

Thank you.