Grout separating from wall on tile floor

jmorc2003 · 01-15-2013, 01:39 PM

Installed ceramic tile floor in my kitchen about a 1.5 years ago, noticed that there's now a small gap between the grout and wall. Baseboard moldings were already in place when the tile/grout was put down (rather than installing the moldings after the floor was put down), grout lines are 1/2" all around.

What's the best way to fill the gap? More grout or will the same thing happen? Bead of caulk?

brockmiera · 01-15-2013, 02:47 PM

Most grout makers have caulk that matches the color of the grout. I'd use that.

JazMan · 01-15-2013, 03:10 PM

2003,

That floor was installed wrong in the first place. Tiles should not be grouted to the wall or moldings. You need to leave an expansion joint. In the case where base molding is not removed, you should tile within 1/4" and then cover the gap with shoe molding. Shoe molding is always required and perhaps desirable in a case like that. !/2" in kinda wide though. How does it look?

Tiling a floor that way is the main cause of tiles 'tenting'. The floor expands and or the house shrinks and the floor buckles.

Jaz

01-15-2013, 01:39 PM	#1
jmorc2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 31	Grout separating from wall on tile floor Installed ceramic tile floor in my kitchen about a 1.5 years ago, noticed that there's now a small gap between the grout and wall. Baseboard moldings were already in place when the tile/grout was put down (rather than installing the moldings after the floor was put down), grout lines are 1/2" all around. What's the best way to fill the gap? More grout or will the same thing happen? Bead of caulk?

01-15-2013, 02:47 PM	#2
brockmiera "You can do anything"-Mom Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 639	Grout separating from wall on tile floor Most grout makers have caulk that matches the color of the grout. I'd use that.

01-15-2013, 03:10 PM	#3
JazMan Tileguy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 3,287	Grout separating from wall on tile floor 2003, That floor was installed wrong in the first place. Tiles should not be grouted to the wall or moldings. You need to leave an expansion joint. In the case where base molding is not removed, you should tile within 1/4" and then cover the gap with shoe molding. Shoe molding is always required and perhaps desirable in a case like that. !/2" in kinda wide though. How does it look? Tiling a floor that way is the main cause of tiles 'tenting'. The floor expands and or the house shrinks and the floor buckles. Jaz __________________ Tile 4 You LLC Troy, MI KERDI Shower Specialist ... DITRA Installs ... Product-Method suitability consultation. I have NEVER made a mistake, I thought I did once...........but I was wrong! - PRODUCTS ADVERTISED WITHIN MY POST ARE NOT ENDORSED BY ME!

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