Should I use permacolor select or Spectralock pro premium for floor

last year

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Ws are remodeling our condo We are using 8x48

wood like porcelain tile The grout lines will be 1/8 inch (We had thought they would be smaller but that is another discussion) The contractor said we can use any type of grout we want We are concerned about the grout getting dirty or discoloring over time

what type of grout - the permacolor select or the soectralock pro premium which is an epoxy grout should we choose? Please see a picture of tile below for reference

Thanks

mike

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Lyn Nielson
last year
It's a personal decision. I would choose a color as close to the wood tone as possible, the texture/joints will still show, but the finished floor won't show definite lines like light or dark would.

It will still darken a bit with wear. (I would choose the medium tone in the sample)

not beige, not gray, but more taupe...
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Original Author
last year
Thank you i did not make it clear in my original post so i just edited that to make it more clear that i am trying to decide between permacolor select and spectralock pro premium (an epoxy grout) for this floor I have a different post addressing color choice

thanks
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KT Builders
last year
Epoxy is overkill. Mapei Flexcolor CQ is better than either of your choices. It’s a single component resin based true color that has the plusses of epoxy without the huge pain and double cost upcharge from your installer.
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Minardi
last year
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Who will be doing this? If this is DIY, epoxy is a quick way to having a rock hard setup of ruined flooring with non removable residue over the whole thing. If you had enough experience to pick grout colors, then maybe. But maybe not even then. Lots of pro tile installers don't know how to use epoxy and ruin installations because someone decided to insist on it.