Today I grouted the tiles that I installed last week. All the tiles were securely fastened, so that part went OK. Not so many pictures this time around because once the grout goop got put down, I had to use the float to slosh it around. I can pass on one tip for this … use BOTH hands to get sufficient pressure.
Here’s what the tiles looked like after a week, and after I took out all the spacers.
And here’s what it all looked like after the grouting was done.
All in all, I’m not displeased with the result. It could be better, of course. The grouted lines are rather rough, rather than smooth despite being wiped down with a grouting sponge. Some of the tiles are a bit higher or lower than the others, but that’s because the “professionals” who installed the bathtub steps were rather sloppy. I fixed a couple of their stupids, but overall didn’t check the flatness too closely, assuming that it was OK.
Best of all, it was a rather enjoyable task! Well, the tiling itself was fun but the cleaning off the old tiles for re-use was rather tedious.
Job done! Now off to my well-earned reward … nachos and scotch.