How To Grout Tile Wall Corners

Don t grout the corner line.

How to grout tile wall corners.

Why does grout crack in the corners of showers backsplashes and against abutting surfaces. Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely. Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. On the contrary if you have to install cut tiles you should spread the thinset to the back of the tiles and install it with the cut edge pointing towards the inside corner.

Grout both walls spreading the grout over the tiles with a grout float. With gaps that large what you can do it install a bead of silicone against one side about 1 8 thick leaving the rest of the gap open then once cured grout between the tile and silicone. Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles. According to the tile council of north america anywhere a tile surface changes plane like an interior corner or meets an abutting surface against a wall or hardwood floor for example should be considered a movement joint.

Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. That ll keep you from messing up a finished floor. Simply put because of movement. Use whichever side or corner of the float is necessary to fully compress grout into the entire.

My tile installer recently told me that he wanted to use caulk in the corners of a tiled shower instead of grout is that necessary. Always grout the walls first for this how to grout tile project and after they re finished the floor. Use this method for both pre mixed and powdered grout. If you have to install full tiles along the internal corners we recommend you to spread tile adhesive directly to the wall by using a large notched trowel.

Tom meehan a second generation tile installer and co author of working with tile who lives and works in harwich mass responds. The vast majority of showers that i ve tiled have had no problems when i use grout in the corners.