I’m doing a bath splashback.
I need white grout and adhesive – enough for 60-odd Metro tiles so not loads – must be anti-mould and waterproof.

There’s so much choice I’m a bit bewildered by it all if I’m honest! Need to get it today so usual warehouses only apply. I don’t want to do it cheaply but not spend a fortune either – what have you used that’s good ❓

Cheers

Go to to an actual tile shop and ask.

But to be honest, anything will do the job as long as you buy something that says “bathroom/waterproof/anti mould” etc.

As you say loads of choice! Personally I’d use a separate basic adhesive (standard fare) then use a (bit more cash) quality grout. As a note on internal corners I’d also use a quality white silicone over grout because it eventually cracks over time.

there is quite a bit of difference in grouts, but in my experience (a bathroom of ~1,000 tiles plus kitchen and other bathroom bits and bobs – so not a massive amount) the more expensive stuff is easier to work with and for that reason gives better results rather than the finish or its ability to stick tiles to the wall.
Pre-mixed stuff tends to give you more time to apply it, the powdered stuff is cheaper but goes off a lot quicker.

A tub of any ‘usual’ tile cement. Bal Greenstar is my usual, I pay £7ish, retail is around £15 I think.
Then use a good quality grout. Bal or Mapei are both good. That’ll be £10+.

Dont use the combined cement/grout, as it is not great at either. Too fine for cement, and too rough for grout.

Also, where are you? I’ve probably got enough here for you.
Alan.

Thinking about it, if you want to go to Topps, use my account details, and you’ll get the trade price.
I think you have my number, if not follow up.

‘Anti Mould Grout’ is a lie. Or maybe I’m doing it wrong… 🙁

Whilst we’re focusing on tiling here’s a question for you – recently bought a new house and have noticed that some of the wall tiles in the shower are a little loose – if you push them you can see some movement. Also, some of the grout has cracked and I’m concerned about water getting behind the tiles. Is it possible to remove and re-affix/regrout tiles? I have found a couple of spares in the garage.

Sorry for thread hijack.. but can you tile on top of existing tiles? Wanting to change tiles on kitchen floor but don’t want to lift existing ones. ?

as long as the existing tiles are still secure.
you might want to wash them with that orange soap stuff, and score them so the adhesive has something to grip on to.

Thanks peeps.

Wickes came good – anti mould adhesive and a separate anti mould white grout.
Not got round to the grouting yet but the tiles have been up for 7 hrs, are secure and haven’t fallen off yet!

Thanks for the offer Alan but sorted now cheers…you biking this Weds? 7 at the pub.

Lol at tiling on tiles.

We ripped tiles out my mates bathroom. Followed by the tiles under and the tiles under. Previous owner was a right lazy bast.

Gained about 3 inches to the room

Wy dont you want to lift ? Do you think its hard ? It really isnt.

if the tiles are directly on plaster board or old plaster, pulling the tiles off means pulling bits of the wall off too.
it’s not about being lazy. it’s about not wanting to have to re-plaster the wall.

All I can add is adhesive for the tiles and grout to finish, the combined stuff is garbage in my humble opinion. You can tile on tiles but you have to break the glaze on the tile. I would personally always remove the old tiles so I could check the integrity of the walls I’m tiling on to.

not in my experiance – but if your walls are **** and the tiles are holding it together then yeah leave them on – one bodge to hide another. one more surprise for the next owner i guess.

plaster and lathe here and removing the tiles did less damage than removing wallpaper through the rest of the house.

also – if his floors are plasterboarded – hes doing it wrong.

a hammer to break up the first tile – then a shovel under them to scrape the rest up – unless its been laid on ply in which case you just need to get under the ply 😀 and prize that up. – both have been done in the past with relitive ease – we even managed to lift one floor in my parents conservatory by grinding out the grout – smashing the end tile and lifted and relaid the SAME tiles back down