Sentences with phrase «tile grout lines»

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I have a disgusting tiled floor with dirty grout lines.

The downside to a tiled floor is that it's cold and hard underfoot and grout lines can attract dirt and grime.

When all the layers are dry, roll over the tiles with a high - gloss, clear enamel, again avoiding the grout lines.

If you choose tile flooring, keep grout lines tight, especially in a bathroom.

Use the spreader to work the grout into the lines, going over the tiles with the edge to clean off excess.

It's a pinkish color mexican tile with grout lines that are about an inch wide and permanently yucky colored.

Also, the grout lines in your tile will show through the finished floor.

Before they grouted the tile, my husband was standing in it and said that all the lines were giving him vertigo.

When we first moved into our house, the kitchen floor was covered in dingy, gray ceramic tiles that weren't laid very level, and had different - sized / badly - stained (because they were never sealed) grout lines running between them...

Another option: small tiles with lots of grout lines, which offer better «grip» than large tiles.

My tile is 17.5 ″ squared but that does not include the grout lines.

DAK, just so you don't go crazy thinking of trying to line up those little tiles, they come attached to big sheets of mesh, so one sheet of mesh, which you apply directly to the grout, might be 8X8.

Size it to minimize tile cuts, and line the bottom with a leftover piece of stone or solid - surface countertop, not tile, so that you won't have to scrape away scum from grout lines.

I agree with you about grout lines for tile and such!

When we first moved into our house, the kitchen floor was covered in dingy, gray ceramic tiles that weren't laid very level, and had different - sized / badly - stained (because they were never sealed) grout lines running between them... So right after we moved in, we quickly covered it up with an inexpensive, dark - colored, laminate flooring we purchased on -LSB-...]

I ended up using 18 x 18 travertine tiles and just put a VERY small grout line... maybe 1/16 of an inch.

But while the Wet Jet does a great job in getting dirt up off the tiles, it skims over the grout lines, missing the grime that can accumulate there.

Not anymore — I've discovered a product for the Swiffer Wet Jet mops that is designed to clean grout lines — Grout Genie Grout and Tile grout lines — Grout Genie Grout and Tile Grout Genie Grout and Tile Grout and Tile Pads.

Use tile spacers along the bottom so that you'll have a grout line along the bottom.

well, we can't afford the good stuff either and being diy'ers we went with 12 × 12 tiles with thin, thin grout lines.

And finally, the tile I chose from Wayfair for the new bathroom also follows the opposite scale rule (this time large tiles on the floor and small on the wall), but I am using my final tip to mix two solid colored tiles of different shapes and let the grout lines make up the only patterns.

White grout lines break up the tile, ensuring the black tile doesn't weigh down the room.

Straight and perfectly cut - to - size edges of this tile allow minimum grout lines and butted installation in order to create continuity of the beautiful designs and veins of natural stone.

I selected 12 x 12 ″ marble tile for the floors and we had them placed as close together as possible, so the grout line would be very small.

I have ugly green tile in my bathroom and it's in perfect shape and would be extremely expensive to pull down (old house, thick layer of concrete and chicken wire behind the tile)- do you think if I caulked in the grout lines I could wallpaper straight over the tile?

Pressed tiles require more prominent grout lines, and the rounded edges allow for a smoother transition.

Using a larger sized tile in a small room will visually increase the size of the space by allowing for fewer grout lines, in turn creating a cleaner surface appearance.

In a sea of carefree white, subway tiles with dark grout lines bear a subtle «look - at - me» texture for a fresh backsplash idea.

Darker grout lines are def more defined and draw the eye to the lines vs the tile

Opting for the largest tiles that are appropriate for the space means fewer grout lines, and going with narrow grout lines will have an end result that's clean and fluid.

Tile Brightening — If your bathroom has a tiled floor that is vintage, using eco-friendly acid etcher will remove the ground in dirt from the grout lines and surface of the porcelain tiles.

You can further amplify the effect with high - contrast grout lines or merge the look of classic marble with modern tile for eclectic attitude.

To further reduce visual disturbance, opt for small grout lines or a grout color that matches the tile.

Without the grout lines between individual tiles, this option makes clean - up a breeze.

For the floor, I wanted something that required very few grout lines — so 12 ″ x24 ″ tiles it is!

The variegated tile pattern contributes a custom look, while the soft sage green acts as a tranquil buffer to the crisp grout lines and tile shape.

Straight or rectified tiles are cut so that they can be installed with minimal grout lines and give a very clean look.

But since the tiles are staggered, I'm kind of at a dead end because I can't figure out how to stencil and stay within the grout lines (the stencil would end up going over the grout lines and the grout lines would basically bisect the pattern on one side).

I have a disgusting tiled floor with dirty grout lines.

White grout is a pain to keep clean anyway, and the darker grout lines would really show off the pattern on the tile.

Use large - format tiles to give your bathroom walls an almost seamless look with far fewer grout lines than smaller tiles.

I told them that stone is a natural product with subtle differences apparent on each tile, and the process of hand - laying stones often results in subtle variances along the grout line.