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Went to tiling supply shop, got the little strips of Mapei colours from their display (the ones made of their actual grout) and picked one that very closely matched my tile, a nice medium grey colour. Had previously told the tiler on an earlier tiling job done a few months ago on same site that it was important he use distilled water because we live in a very hard water area and the hardness of tap water lightens the grout colour. Must have forgotten to tell the tiler this time. Grout has come out much lighter than expected. Really contrasts with the tile, whereas it was meant to match it. Really not the look I wanted at all. Two options: re-grout or use a grout colouring pen. What are the pros and cons of each? Really upset as this was a large and expensive tiling job that is really prominent on our house and it looks awful.
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We've had some Mapei grout installed, chosen on the basis of a Mapei sample stick. It is at least two or three shades lighter than the sample stick and has somewhat diminished the look we were going for which was to try and match the colour of the floor tile as much as possible. Tiler swears he mixed it correctly. I found some reviews online from others who have experienced the same. Is this is a common phenomenon? It appears it might have something to do with using hard water to mix it with, instead of distilled water. A common solution that has been proposed is to use something referred to as a stain pen or a grout shield. Has anyone come across this? Does it work?
