Grout polished marble with tight joints up to 1 8 inch with nonsanded grout since sanded grout will scratch the surface of the marble.
Can i use sanded grout on marble tile.
While you can use either sanded grout or unsanded grout for vertical tile such as bathroom or shower walls unsanded grout provides a better working material.
Spreading sanded grout over soft tiles can cause damage especially on soft limestones and marbles.
Contractor s tile guy disregarded the nonsanded grout we provided and instead used sanded grout that he brought in.
Soft polished stones or soft glazed tiles can scratch when being grouted with a sanded grout so always test the sanded grout with the tile first to make.
In fact using unsanded grout as your universal grout for all applications can be detrimental because structurally it does not hold up as well as sanded grout.
Push the grout into the grout joints with the tip of.
Grout joints over 1 2 wide need a heavier gauge blend of sand to perform well.
This is a huge determining factor when choosing between sanded vs.
The polished bianca carera marble hex tiles on the floor are now covered in fine scratches and grout is set.
Unsanded grout is often the best choice for smooth polished tiles like marble even if the joint width is 1 8 or larger.