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What is the water ratio with sand and grout?
Cement send of ratio 1:5 for brick work
How do you make grout?
Grout is little more than a mixture of sand and cement. To make grout, add just a little bit of sand to a bucket of cement. Mix it it a creamy paste. If you add too much sand, it will be too hard to stir.
Can you use unsanded grout for a tile floor?
Yes, you can use unsanded grout for floor tile but you'd only want to use it if the grout lines were 1/8" wide or less - like for granite or marble tiles.If using those, be sure you have a pefectly flat surface.ANSWER:You never want to use sanded grout with marble. If the marble has to be restored or re-polished for any reason the sand in the grout with act like sandpaper on the stone.
What type of grout for bathroom tiles?
if your grout line is less than 1/4" you use smooth grout, above that you use sanded grout.
What grout is used for floor tile?
Most often, sanded grout is used for floor tiles because the grout lines are usually greater than 1/8" wide. Sanded grout is necessary for the wider lines to give added strength, and to keep your grout from cracking and chipping out. Unsanded grout must be used if your grout lines are narrower than 1/8", because the grains of sand in sanded grout could cause air pockets and prevent good adhesion to your tiles - and it will crack and chip out as well. Sanded and unsanded grouts are cement-based. One alternative grout on the market is epoxy-based. It is neither sanded nor unsanded, but will work fine in either narrow or wider grout lines. If your grout lines are wider than 1/2", or if you are using saltillo tiles, you must use saltillo grout. Other grouts will not handle this wider width.
What is the sand and cement ratio for grout bottom in pools?
7 Parts sand to 1 Part portland cement
What happens when sand is not added to masonry grout?
The sand acts the same as the rocks & gravel in concrete, they add strength, volume and keep the chalky grout product from crushing. No sanded groud should be used on polished stone with very narrow groutlines, but sand must be added for wider grout joints or the product will lack volume, be chalky and crack.
Why should you not sand grout?
Two answers here: Grout should be sanded to add strength, just like you add rocks & gravel to cement to make concrete stronger. Grout wears off a little every day & IF the flooring has a very shiny surface, polished anything is very soft, like sandstone, Travertine, Coral or marble The sand in the grout is much harder than the stone & the released bits of sand from the grout will actually scar & scratch & dull the shiny polished surface as the traffic grinds it into the floor. The installation of the wet, sanded grout can also start the delustering process. Very narrow joint up to about 1/4" are usually considered to be safe to do without sand, but over that, an aggregate is needed & sand is the ideal.
Is sand better to use for a basketball goal or water?
Both will do fine
Will using both sanded and unsanded grout on your back splash look okay if you have both 1-16 in and 1-2 in gaps to grout?
You should use the grout that will work best for the biggest grout space that you need. So for a grout width like you described, 1/16 to 1/2, you should use sanded grout. Unsanded grout will look terrible in a 1/2" grout joint, but sanded grout will look great in both. Use sanded.
Can you use White grout to install porcelain tile?
Not JUST a grout no. You can get a cement that will also work as a grout but a pure grout would not have the adhesion required to stick the tiles to the wall properly, you should not use it as a cement.
How can you use the word fine in sentence?
It's a fine day. That beach has fine sand. I got a fine for excessive speed last week. Your son's a fine boy.
