Removable silicone 'grout'

[Jilly]

I want to use some silicone (black or grey) to 'grout' slate tiles as I need it to be removable. Any tips?

 

 

[Nickfromwales]

5 minutes ago, Jilly said:

I want to use some silicone (black or grey) to 'grout' slate tiles as I need it to be removable. Any tips?

 

 

What is "it"? The grout or the tiles? Silicone injected between the tiles will be an absolute nightmare to remove!

[Temp]

Regular grout can be raked out but it's not super easy. There are grout removal tools.

 

I have stone tile hatches over the cisterns in our bathrooms and just left them ungrouted. I suppose I could fill them with a strip of wood and a very thin layer of grout but haven't felt the need.

 

[Jilly]

This is a spot which gets wet, I’m careful but have teenagers visiting soon…

[Onoff]

I "grouted" the tiles on the side of the bath in Forever White silicone. There's removeable panels so on those edges and the fixing holes so I used silicone. The idea I can run a knife through it should I need to remove the panel ever. As I was there anywhere and fed up with tiling / grouting, I just carried on and grouted with silicone. This was 2019 and it still looks good. The Mapei grey silicone hasn't stood up nearly as well as the Forever White:

 

 

[ToughButterCup]

11 minutes ago, Jilly said:

...  I’m careful but have teenagers visiting soon…

 

They could do the grouting then @Jilly .....