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Slate Floor: Grouting From "Rock Solid" episode DROC-108

The grout used for this project is grey and should be mixed following the manufacturer's instructions. The project is almost complete!

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	The once casual entryway...
	is now "VA-VA-VOOM!"...
	with a new, beautiful slate floor.
	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Materials:

Stone hammer
Chisel
1/2 in. heavy duty drill (with a 4 in. mixing paddle)
4 in. diamond blade grinder
Wet tile saw
3/8 in. notched trowel
Small trowel
Margin trowel
Rubber float
1/8 in. tile spacers
Clean sponges
Clean white rags
Buckets (several)
Square
Chalk lines (with red and blue chalk)
Measuring tape
Pencil
Crayon
Safety glasses
Knee pads
Thin set
Quick setting thin set (optional)
Penetrating sealer
Grey grout
Tile

Grouting

1. Work the grout into the joints with a rubber float in a figure-eight pattern (figure A). Pack the material into the joints until the joints don’t take any more grout, but don’t push down too hard or you’ll imbed the grout into the face of the stone and add to your clean up time.

2. Work sections at a time and as you finish one section, wipe down the stone in each area to remove the majority of the grout. Clean the surface of the tile by running a clean damp sponge across the tile on diagonals. Don’t scrub the surface; this will remove the grout from the joints – run the sponge lightly over the surface several times. Repeat until only a light grout residue remains (figure B).

3. After the grout has completely dried, thoroughly clean the stone and seal one more time. Once the stone has been sealed a second time and dried, the floor is ready to be enjoyed (figure C)!

RESOURCES :

Capitol Tile & Marble Company
9525 Berger Rd.
Suite K
Columbia, MD 21046
Main: 800-851-5675
Fax: 301-854-6247

Stone & Pewter Accents
3555 Lomita Blvd.
Units H & J
Torrance, CA 90505
310-257-1300
Website: www.stonepewteraccents.com

GUESTS :

Tom Nigro, President
Capitol Tile & Marble

Marlon Roberts, President
Kemar Creations Tiling, Inc.
13308 Trum Peter Swan Ct.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Office: 301-218-4772
Fax: 301-218-6626
E-mail: kemarcreations@yahoo.com