How to Grout Tile with Spectralock Epoxy (Quick Tips)

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Today's video shares quick tips on how to grout tile with Spectralock, an epoxy grout. If you want a grout that's stain resistant and easy to maintain then Spectralock is a great option.
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Tip 1 - get all your tools in the bathroom
Tip 2 - buy Spectralock Mini buckets (Part A&B)
Tip 3 - bet the Spectralock Colorant (Part C)
Tip 4 - mix parts A and B until it's white then add Part C
Tip 5 - pack the joints and remove excess with a grout float
Tip 6 - let Spectralock sit until the joint is stiff
Tip 7 - tool the joints with a white scrubby and sponge
Tip 8 - remove grout from any change of plane joints
Tip 9 - wash the tile with the white scrubby and sponge
Tip 10 - apply Latisil silicone in corners

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@madcowusa4277 4 года назад

Used this 14 years ago in all bathrooms and kitchen counters/floor and it has been flawless through raising kids, parties and hosting drunk people who spill wine and food drippings everywhere. Cleans right off the grout lines with just the nylon side of a damp kitchen sponge. Those white magic erasers work fantastic too, but wear out quickly. All my rentals get Spectralock Pro grout. It's so tenacious I still have a dab of it stuck to the tile under a toe kick that I cannot remove without a chisel and hammer, so there it sits.

@markstamp872 5 лет назад

I put pebble tile in 2 bathrooms, including entire floor in both, one wall, one shower (where I used kerdi), lots of trim, etc. I used spectralock epoxy grout on all of it. Lots and lots and lots of grout, as you might imagine. Both turned out great and it's about 8 years later now, and we've not had any problem with either one. I'm currently doing a subway tile backsplash, and plan to use spectralock for that--although it is overkill for a backsplash, I think spectralock is far superior to conventional grout, and worth the slight additional cost and hassle.

@HomeRepairTutor 5 лет назад

Totally agree, it’s not cheap but saves money by not needing to be replaced. And for an epoxy grout it’s easy to use. Definitely worth checking out for any tile project.

@chrisjohns38 2 года назад

Did the caulk hold up? How much maintenance was required to keep it looking good?

@elizabeth-oy7qq 4 года назад

Thank you for your excellent video. Very instructive, good presentation. Took notes! I especially like the NO chit chat format. Right to the meat of the matter. I am getting ready to use epoxy grout on glass tiles on my backsplash. Wish me luck !

@chesterpophamproductions2879 4 года назад

It looks like you did not remove the old grout and just added the epoxy grout on top as I have seen others do, I'd this correct or do you remove the old grout first?

@luke9822 4 года назад

They were installing a new shower. There was no grout before they added it.

@craigmoody2318 3 года назад

I am repairing Spectralock epoxy grout that has come loose between the wall and floor joint in a walk in shower. Your video says that one should not apply this grout to that junction but instead leave a contraction and expansion joint. Should I just be repairing these gaps with a matching color of Latasil instead replacing of the grout?

@dw5992 5 месяцев назад

99% of so called tile contractors on Angi’s and such, will ruin your tile with epoxy grout. I’ve seen some extremely bad jobs by non licensed contractors…

@bobfalk2896 4 года назад

Pretty pricey....a typical wall shower (plus floor) would need 4-5 buckets at $32 ($160) plus part C at $16 ($80), plus 2 tubes caulk at $27 ($54), plus white scrubby ($16) for a total of $310 just for grout....a bag of normal grout is about 1/10 that.....I'm sure epoxy grout is much more durable and maintenance free, but it is an up front investment.

@HomeRepairTutor 4 года назад

you're absolutely right, it's expensive but Wedi also recommends it for the shower pan. That and knowing the grout is good to go for years is why we chose epoxy

@vernherrman5811 4 года назад

It is well worth the investment. I use it anywhere in my bathrooms.

@hornercarrie 4 года назад

Why is it necessary to use caulk instead of epoxy in the adjacent plane joint? We used caulk between our tile wall and fiberglass shower pan. The caulk cracked and we had water damage as a result (water got through caulk crack and ran behind the caulk horizontally along back of shower pan toward the wall, dumping water out onto wall. We had a mold problem secretly growing on wall hidden behind our baseboard. Someone just recommended we use epoxy grout instead of caulk between the tile wall and shower pan so that we don't risk another crack and repeat water damage on wall. It sounds like you're advising against that though. What would be the harm using epoxy between wall and floor?

@waynejdiversi3084 4 года назад

Because all joints move and therefore require a flexible sealant. Epoxy won't flex and is far stronger than tile so if you have a tile they'll likely crack or potentially, a shower pan may split.

@-PORK-CHOP- 3 года назад

Been using Spctralock for years, it's an easy product to use and looks as new years after

@laurenharper1510 3 месяца назад

I used this back in 2015 and now refreshing before I use again TY!

@reillyliner 3 года назад

Why does there seem to be disagreement among pros regarding epoxy grout in the corners? It seems like it is an ongoing disagreement between installers. Are there pros/cons on both sides?

@MoneyManHolmes Год назад

The corners need to be able to move, especially if one wall is an exterior wall. If they can’t move, something is eventually gonna give from the pressure build up.

@eo8513 4 года назад

Love the channel and has helped w my recent bathroom remodel. Quick question about Spectralock and the Latisile caulk that I don’t think has been covered. Do you grout the joint between the shower floor tile and the drain (I noticed you had the drain open) or caulk that joint? Same w the change in plan inside the niche? It is easy to float the grout inside the niche but wondering if the change in plane from the niche wall to the niche sill needs to be caulked. A video on tooling the Latisile caulk would be awesome! Thanks for the great content. It’s been very helpful.

@HomeRepairTutor 4 года назад

per the TCNA Handbook any change of plane needs flexible sealant inside a shower. For example at the ceiling or shower pan/vertical wall tile. Only 100% silicone should be used inside the shower but at the ceiling you can use siliconized acrylic that’s paintable. We grout the tile and drain grout joint

@eo8513 4 года назад

Thank YOU! I really appreciate you taking the time to reply. Love the channel.

@HomeRepairTutor 4 года назад

@@eo8513 happy to help any time and if you have specific questions just email us at jeff@homerepairtutor.com - we have lots of tutorials that might come in handy

@ronh9384 5 лет назад

Good video. Do have any experience with the MAPEI brand of epoxy grout and if so what do you think of it. Ron

@Bangbangshelly 11 дней назад

What are the white scrubby pads?

@bigbore400 5 лет назад

Do you have grind down the previous grout first.

@HomeRepairTutor 5 лет назад

No, there was no grout as this was a new tile job

@itskevwatson Год назад

These are great tips. I have a mosaic floor I am going to grout with this. Obviously, there are a lot more grout joints to do and I can't avoid kneeling or standing on the grout joints by doing the whole floor and then coming back to clean up. I probably have to do this in sections. What advice can you give to do a whole floor with one batch? Do one side and then do the other side and then clean the first side and then the second? Then come back and do more from the first side? Does this make sense? I would appreciate the advice. Thank you.

@yduong7 Год назад

This was so helpful! Just had a terrible job done by our subcontractor and they have to rip up the whole thing so am going to send this video to our GC

@billhamilton7524 Год назад

Dont tell people to use this stuff Nice one inch piece at top of shower,,learn how to lay out before starting

@ArtOfTheWeld Год назад

why is that some ppl use the epoxy in all change of planes/corners? they say no cracks for years?

@forwardlove9390 3 года назад

Super helpful ... you are starting to give me hope that I can actually do this myself. Yes yes I think I can I think I can 🚂 🚿 🛁

@christianotto3910 3 года назад

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@deckerkhari1991 3 года назад

@Christian Otto Try FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)

@andrewm7706 4 года назад

Looks like a great product, but expensive. Does the product tell how much is needed for a certain area?

@thomasmoore1823 3 года назад

Well done. No grout in the corners only silicon caulk?

@HomeRepairTutor 3 года назад

thank you and yes

@6ford9 2 года назад

Good tip don’t use a small bucket 3gal or 5gal makes it way easier to mix and use

@anthonymyers-35 6 лет назад

Great product! Used it on my shower and the matching caulk. Awesome video Jeff.

@HomeRepairTutor 6 лет назад

Thanks Anthony, glad you liked it. Did you ever send the finished pictures? I'd love to see them!

@makeupforever5515 5 лет назад

Thx so much for the info! I just had my shower floor done with pebble stones and the worker used epoxy grout but then there was something like another layer mayb like a sealant that they put and i was so annoyed cuz it changed the color of the tiles. Now im currently looking for ways to get the color back. Any suggestions?????thx

@pwowk Год назад

How do remove spectralock 1 from shower foam base? I need to reslope the base

@nirvamad 4 года назад

Is epoxy grout not advised to use in tile over aquaboard/wedi board, as some movement can cause cracks? Is this because the epoxy grout does expand/flex? Anyone has any suggestions about that? Thanks

@thearmy88ify Год назад

I havent seen anything regarding how to grout niches with epoxy and the tools to do it? What should you use to spread epoxy grout in areas where you can barely get your full hand in... Please make a video!

@MoneyManHolmes Год назад

You can use a margin trowel or even a small plastic putty knife.

@AnthonyRaynor 6 лет назад

For a novice like me would be good to do small batches like you mentioned. How long will the grout stay moist/workable while you clean as you go the different areas?

@HomeRepairTutor 6 лет назад

Small batches help a lot, those Mini buckets are perfect. Temp and humidity factor into the work time, if my memory is correct we had 20-30 minutes until the Spectralock need to be tooled. The extended video inside Bathroom Repair Tutor has more details. Steve did an awesome job explaining this installation

@waynediversi8760 5 лет назад

In all honesty, this product really isn't for a complete novice. There's a procedure to follow and not much room for error. You can break the amounts down into smaller batches by weight and work in smaller sections. Just look at how fast the pro was going - you won't be able to do that and will mess it up if you rush. The clean up is most important. Plenty of water, scourers and sponges. Don't be scared to throw away sponges and scourers. They get pretty grubby pretty quickly.

@tko89 4 года назад

What if one person applies and a second person cleans? Kerapoxy came in 3kg buckets as smallest...

@adamkebede6015 3 года назад

Did you use one small bucket and colourant per wall?

@turboflush 6 лет назад

Very interesting.. never seen this.

@HomeRepairTutor 6 лет назад

Worth checking out, very easy to use and the mini kits make it less stressful

@ernst7704 4 года назад

Do not use aggressive pads with spectralock you will ruin the texture of the grout just regular sponge is good enough especially nowadays

@HomeRepairTutor 4 года назад

it’s better to have the white doodle pads on hand than not, especially with epoxy grout - if you don’t scrub the joints and it sets up, you’re in big trouble

@jesusgarza8618 4 года назад

In order to use this spectralock , do you have to remove the old grout?

@HomeRepairTutor 4 года назад

yes

@adamkebede6015 3 года назад

@@HomeRepairTutor you have to remove the same amount old grout as when you are regrouting right? Or do you have to remove more?

@Lukenukkem 6 лет назад

First, great video. You guys are great. Can the expansion joints in the corners be done first to prevent the epoxy grout from getting into the corners? I'm guessing no because the joints would be wet for too long.

@HomeRepairTutor 6 лет назад

Thank you, we do the grout first because it sets up faster than the silicone. This allows the grouting to be done then sealing the corners on the same day. It’s relatively easy to clean the Spectralock from the expansion joints with a spacer or dull knife

@waynediversi8760 5 лет назад

Absolutely not. Nothing sticks to cured silicone. So you will have a leaking shower if you do this.

@redecks336 4 года назад

@@waynediversi8760 Grouted tile isn't waterproof.

@11dbrody 5 лет назад

Hey thanks for the video bro. I'm about to use it for the first time on a kitchen floor. Hopefully it goes well.

@nman2563 5 лет назад

Do you have a video for the shower glass screen install?

@ehudsonification3811 4 года назад

Thanks for the tips! Trying epoxy for the first time tomorrow 🙂

@chrismutzel4760 5 лет назад

It looks like epoxy grout continues to pick up steam. Thanks for a great video that explains how it can be applied more easily than some might suggest. What are your thoughts on using epoxy grout when a moisture barrier has been installed behind the tile? With traditional (cement-based) grouts it seems there might be more opportunity for trapped moisture to escape through the tile/grout as this grout was more porous, thus the moisture barrier behind was OK. Now with these epoxy grout products that are non-porous, would be inappropriate to still use a moisture barrier behind the tile?

@tedspens Год назад

Any properly waterproofed shower is a moisture barrier.

@unikinterior5976 5 лет назад

hope you can help out, I am redoing the floor grout with epoxy grout, currently a sanded cement based grout, i had tried removing as much existing grout as possible. but just not possible to remove all of it, what would you recommend, would you recommend removing absolutely all old grout before applying epoxy grout? thanks a million

@ronh9384 5 лет назад

No you don’t have to remove all of the grout. Use a triangle grout removal tool and remove an 1/8”-3/16” of grout and you should be good. If your are changing the grout color you should try to make sure none of the previous color is showing at the edges of the tile. Basically if the old tile had a normal width grout line the triangular grout removal tool will bottom out against the two tiles on either side of the triangular grout too. Hope that helps. Ron

@erniecavan7566 5 лет назад

Very helpful.thank you very much for your tips

@makeupforever5515 5 лет назад

Thx so much for the info! I just had pebble tiles put in my shower for floor with epoxy grout .there was a second part that they had to put on top mayb for sealing but that changed the color of the tiles to a more yellowish tone and i was very upset! Now im trying for ways to get that color back. Any suggestions?? Thx so much

@HomeRepairTutor 5 лет назад

That might be tough

@anouarerriha3053 5 лет назад

Why you end up with small pieces on top ?

@carlossanchez3000 5 лет назад

Thanks you guys are awesome

@HomeRepairTutor 5 лет назад

Thanks Carlos, let us know if you have any questions. Spectralock is great, takes elbow grease but worth the effort

@luke9822 3 года назад

Do you guys ever use the Spectralock Pro in the inside corners? I would think epoxy would be more likely to hold here than cement. I realize every change of plane is recommended to have silicone, but wondered if it's better than cement grout in this application, or worse. I'm using Spectralock Pro specifically because white was specified, and the worst offending areas are normally the inside corners with staining, mold, and mildew on silicone.

@chrisjohns38 2 года назад

I've had to do maintenance (scrub and eventually re-caulk) inside corners. I'm tempted to try to grout corners (for myself!) to see how long the corner grout and tile hold up. If movement is minimal, I expect it will hold up a lot longer than caulk. But if expansion ruins the tile work, well, that would be a failure! I'd like to find some examples of failed grouted corners somewhere here in youtube land....

@faithford8413 Год назад

@@chrisjohns38would love to know how it’s holding up

@chrisjohns38 Год назад

@@faithford8413 exceptionally well. Zero discoloration or mold. No cracking whatsoever. On my second bathroom I used the permacolor and caulk and the laticrete silicone caulk and the grout soaked up water. I sealed it with Impregnator 511 to stop the absorption. The caulk does not match well. Should have used the epoxy!

@joebowman8868 4 года назад

Very Helpful, thank you!

@jeremykransinternal9422 5 лет назад

Am I correct in assuming you used four buckets here? One for each day?

@HomeRepairTutor 5 лет назад

That sounds about right, it's hard to remember. We did the entire shower in one day, great grout and still looks fantastic

@nealparler1980 3 года назад

Thank You, Very Informative. Do I need to put a sealer on top of this product in the shower? Thanks

@ardyghorbani5910 3 года назад

Neal - No, Epoxy is hydrophobic.

@nealparler1980 3 года назад

@@ardyghorbani5910 Thanks Andy!!!

@ardyghorbani5910 3 года назад

@@nealparler1980 no worries Neal - I've been called worse. My name is Ardy 🤣

@nealparler1980 3 года назад

@@ardyghorbani5910 Ops my Bad! TY

@angelamccarthy9646 5 лет назад

Is it recommended to use this product on tumbled outdoor travertine

@ehudsonification3811 4 года назад

You can use epoxy grout on travertine but because it is so porous, you need to seal the tiles first. Just be careful because some dealers add a sheen, which you usually don’t want on a natural stone.

@danielgiosanu2024 5 лет назад

Do you have to use cold or hot water ? ty

@waynediversi8760 5 лет назад

Warm is good

@rholby 5 лет назад

What color grout did you use in the video? it looks like light gray, but do you know the exact color?

@HomeRepairTutor 5 лет назад

Just looked at other video clips and it’s Pewter

@ZZZZ-zg3zb 6 лет назад

I am a handy guy but dude this grout is a joke- add part A to B, work in small batches, do floor first, then do side wall, then do valve wall, then dont apply grout between two different walls, then to wash it use a special additive, then do this then do this part, man have to wait a day to set etc etc etc give me a Break

@berre129 5 лет назад

Trust me, it's worth it. I've used it in two houses; in the bathroom and kitchen. It's much more durable than regular grout and never stains. The mixing isn't a big deal, it's how fast it sets up, you have to work fast and you don't want to leave any residue because it'll never come off.

@Person-mh6xq 5 лет назад

ZZ ZZ that’s a lazy reply! For a maintenance-free shower it is well worth the effort. If quality and standard don’t matter to you then don’t use Epoxy.

@waynediversi8760 5 лет назад

You're right mate. It's not as easy as he's making it out to be. He's setting some up for failure saying it's easy. This is epoxy. When things go wrong, the can really go wrong. But if you have systems in place and work in smaller batches - that is, reducing the amounts used by dividing each of the components into appropriate amounts, it's fine. The problem is, if you're a novice, it's all a bit of a headache. Here's a tip. Watch you don't get a spot of epoxy on your shoe, or your clothes or you will take it to other parts of the house and it's not easy to get off your wifes expensive lounge suite or carpet. This gear is messy.

@nman2563 4 года назад

Do you pick your grout on how quick it is to apply, or how durable it is?