Subway tile grout

5 years ago

Hi everyone!
I’m new here and would like to get your options and thoughts.
That’s the 3rd time to tile in my life.
I decided to go with 3x6 subway tiles around bathtub for rental unit.
At first I was thinking white grout but decided to go black for contrast and to match the black
floor porcelain.
My concern is the grout. I feel I used too much.
These tiles had some sort of slight curve by the edges which took more grout, although I used 1/16 spacers.
Do you think I have to scrap this and redo or keep it as is?

I still haven’t don’t the corners yet

I used Mapei ultra color plus

Thank you!

redo

keep

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Comments (3)

AJCN
5 years ago
I'm not a pro, but it looks better than most of the white tile / black grout jobs we see on here done by pros. A pro can comment on this, but I think you are supposed to use color-match 100% silicone in the corners (all changes of plane), not grout.
kats737
5 years ago
It's bold, but not bad. Plus with a rental, there's a high likelihood that white grout would age quickly by yellowing, mold, bacteria, etc... Keep it and move on, you probably have plenty of other things to do.
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weedyacres
5 years ago
Looks like you achieved the contrast you were looking for. I'd use white silicone caulk in the corners, though, so you don't have an extra vertical line where the cut tiles "bend" around the corner.