Epoxy grout. Ye or Ne?

[NeilScotland]

Hi all,

 

ive some large format floor tiles in the kitchen going down. 100 x 100. porcelain. 

 

Was doing some research. Some suggest epoxy grout. More expensive and less time to work with it. 

 

What are your thoughts? worth it or should i go for something else?

 

thanks. Neil 

[Mr Punter]

I think yes, especially as it is large format tiles.  It is really easy to keep clean.  We used to use it for tiled worktops.  Make sure you are happy with the colour.

[wozza]

We opted not to use epoxy due to cost and because its more difficult to use,  I have also read that it can discolour in bright sunlight, and look a bit plastic.

 

We used Keracoll Fugabella Grout and a grout sealer afterwards, they do a range of 50 colours. 

 

Just looked up the Fugabella details:

Kerakoll Fugabella Color Grout is a decorative resin-cement grout for grouting of ceramic and porcelain tiles, mosaic and natural stone, available in a 50-colour design range. Green product for bio-building. Available in 50 colours – the colour of the bag denotes the colour of the grout it contains. Also available is a matching silicone – Kerakoll Silicone Color – in all 50 colours.

Kerakoll Fugabella Color resin-cement grout is a hybrid between resin and cement – combining the ease of application of a cement based grout with the resilient, fine-grained, non-porous finish of an epoxy resin grout.

Kerakoll Fugabella Color Grout achieves performance characteristics such as water-repellence, very low water absorption, high surface hardness, high resistance to the most common acidic substances and total colour uniformity. Produces grout joints that are naturally antibacterial, easy to clean and maintain, suitable for underfloor heating systems and can be recycled as mineral inert material, avoiding waste disposal costs and environmental impact.

Edited December 12, 2020 by wozza

[Mr Punter]

45 minutes ago, wozza said:

We used Keracoll Fugabella Grout

 

 

I just googled it.  It looks a great product.