Bathroom Day 6: Grouting

After waiting 24 hours for the mortar and adhesive to dry, we set out to grout the tile. Starting with the wall I mixed half a box of non-sanded grout and got to work. My husband started to help and became very concerned that we would run out of grout due to quantity required for the mosaic border. Since it was 4 pm he rushed off to the only store open on the holiday Monday which happened to be on across the river.

I continued grouting, ran out and mixed the rest of the box. An hour later he returned to find me with the walls completed and still having grout remaining. He was not happy.

After a breather we began to work on the floors together. It went quickly but sanded grout is not as easy to work with. It required more pressure and more time on your hands and knees. The floor was also harder to clean the excess off of and get rid of the haze.

And now we know: grouting is quick and easy. Trust what the box says in terms of coverage.