Jilly Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I want to use some silicone (black or grey) to 'grout' slate tiles as I need it to be removable. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 This is a spot which gets wet, I’m careful but have teenagers visiting soon… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 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: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, Jilly said: ... I’m careful but have teenagers visiting soon… They could do the grouting then @Jilly ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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