Nickfromwales Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Onoff said: I finally conjured up the enthusiasm to do something this morning so started applying the tanking tape around the bath. SWMBO wanders in... "Now last night the silver grey looked darker.....the white's too white. Go with the silver grey if you've bought it..." Guess who's now en route to Rochester to get CHARCOAL grout? You will regret using charcoal I shit you not. It'll go blotchy and be harder to clean than the white. Noooiooooo!
vivienz Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) Yay! Victory - just don't tell her! Bugger - just seen the charcoal comment. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Stick to grey - you have agreement. Charcoal - there be fire breathing dragons. The ones that turn you into burned toast. Edited August 11, 2018 by vivienz 1
newhome Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 What is it with blokes? Work hard to get the right outcome and feck it up at the final hurdle. Use the silver. Put all thoughts out of your mind re introducing a new variable / colour and autonomously deciding that it’s the way forward. Take the small victory, be happy with the silver that looks absolutely fine, and keep quiet about it being a victory or you’ll never hear the end of it! You know it makes sense! Trust me on this one!! 2
Onoff Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 So after a half hour phone call & Whatsapp session she decides the Silver Grey has dried "too white". She loved it last night when it first went in. The difference I think is that it was wetter hence darker. This is it dry: And from a distance: So we've ditched Charcoal and I'm going to do some samples of Mid-Grey and the darker Grey which is one down from Charcoal. Just made my sample board up:
newhome Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Did you have to scoff more pizza? ? ??? She’s talking to you again now then? ?
Onoff Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 51 minutes ago, newhome said: Did you have to scoff more pizza? ? ??? She’s talking to you again now then? ? Sort of... Doing this lot of samples herself! 1 2
Pocster Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Onoff said: Sort of... Doing this lot of samples herself! Just wee on everything- then she will be so disgusted as to not care . Works for me ! ?
Pocster Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, pocster said: Just wee on everything- then she will be so disgusted as to not care . Works for me ! ? Actually that’s a pervert cleavage photo - you dog !
newhome Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 18 minutes ago, pocster said: Actually that’s a pervert cleavage photo - you dog ! You two are mental!! ?
Pocster Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, newhome said: You two are mental!! ? @Onoff the guilty one here . I’m just reacting to his posts .......
Onoff Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, pocster said: @Onoff the guilty one here . I’m just reacting to his posts ....... Guilty m'lud,,, 1
Pocster Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Onoff said: Guilty m'lud,,, See ! I’m innocent !! ?
newhome Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 36 minutes ago, pocster said: See ! I’m innocent !! ? Innocent!!! Equally guilty you mean. The 2 of you are as bad as each other!! 1
Pocster Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, newhome said: Innocent!!! Equally guilty you mean. The 2 of you are as bad as each other!! He started it !
Onoff Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 Meanwhile, back on thread: Top sample is Silver Grey then White. Done last night. Lower sample is Silver Grey, Mid Grey, Grey as written. Done earlier today. Mid Grey is looking favourite at the mo depending how it dries overnight. The sample grout was made up religiously following the powder/water mixing ratios. Used one of those 25/50ml Calpol spoons! Silver Grey = 3.25:1 or 300ml/1kg Mid Grey = 3.25:1 or 300ml/1kg Grey = 3.5:1 or 250ml/1kg What was odd was that SWMBO made up the Mid Grey twice following the above ratios and it was far too thick. Third time lucky she added a little more water to get the right consistency. So it was in fact <3.25:1. ??? All grout bags are in date as in Jun/Jul 18. Be interesting when we do the bulk mix.
newhome Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Mid grey looks the best at present as you say. Bit of a change from white ?
PeterW Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Onoff said: All grout bags are in date as in Jun/Jul 18. Thats out of date and 12 months old .... Sounds like the supplier is pushing the crap your way - ask for fresh bags as that will set very quickly and go lumpy especially when it’s got a porous adhesive to pull the moisture out of it. 1
ragg987 Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 I prefer a small contrast between tile and grout. White jars, mid grey is trying to blend in but fails, grey seems more spectacular failure to blend, silver grey is"just right". IMO.
Onoff Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, PeterW said: Thats out of date and 12 months old .... Sounds like the supplier is pushing the crap your way - ask for fresh bags as that will set very quickly and go lumpy especially when it’s got a porous adhesive to pull the moisture out of it. No, the supplier is spot on. All IN date. They're DOM dates, the white is Jun 18 & the rest later:
Onoff Posted August 11, 2018 Author Posted August 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, PeterW said: Ah ok - thought you meant use by date ..! No worries. Each of the sample lines took a similar time to set. Just odd about that mid grey. Tbh I wasn't at all scientific about mixing the two samples last night. The guy at the tile place reckons getting the ratio right is critical as it will affect the final colour. I never knew that!
Nickfromwales Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 All pointless, as when his missus reads through this he's going to be buried alongside the new cold mains pipe outside. ?
newhome Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said: All pointless, as when his missus reads through this he's going to be buried alongside the new cold mains pipe outside. ? Keeping him alive and making him pay, daily, for his indiscretions is much more fun, plus he would still be around to do all the blue jobs. Death by 1000 cuts ? ? 1
Nickfromwales Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 5 hours ago, newhome said: Keeping him alive and making him pay, daily, for his indiscretions is much more fun, plus he would still be around to do all the blue jobs. Death by 1000 cuts ? ? Jesus! I hope your hot water still works ok ?
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