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Jane Reviews: Tiling
Spectralock Grout
After tiling my kitchen floor I needed to choose a grout. I used a natural slate in the color peacock. I wanted a color grout to bring out some of the reds in the floor so I went with a product called Spectralock and I choose it because they had a much wider color range than the others.
You buy a pail of the epoxy mix, sponge, gloves and instructions for $15.98 at Lowe's and then the color is $3.98. It was supposed to cover 16 sq ft and ended out only covering 9 sq ft so I had to use 12 units. I was worried at first because the color didn't really match the sample on the box but once it completely cured it was pretty accurate to their color guide. This grout is good for the kitchen because it will never stain and never needs sealing and really, mixing the small pails one at a time gave me time to rest between pails. It was kind of the consistance of oily cookie dough. I presealed my tile so it was a snap to force it into the spaces and then clean it up. There was very little waste. It's hard work but I really enjoyed it. It was very satisfying to get to the end of the job, my first ever tiling experience. I reccomend this product but you have to have the budget for it. It is more expensive than your standard water mixable grout but it's much easier to put in and easier to clean up. You can see the entire process on my house bullding website
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