Floor Tile Grout Looks Wet

Soggy grout leaves the finished joints weak and prone to cracking or crumbling as well as to efflorescence a chalky white appearance.

Floor tile grout looks wet.

If your grout is runny or too wet add additional dry grout to the mixture until it reaches the proper consistency for use. Water on the floor or even a wet appearance around a toilet is always a sign of a problem. No water absorbting into it. Walls are all dry.

Use a hair drying and see if you can dry out the damp grout. Which will of course stain if i get some dirt on it. So possibly you have an intermittent leak coming from the shower or another water source. There are no puddles.

The fact that the grout is changing color to me it that they are not properly sealed. Grout is frequently mixed up too wet and doesn t cure properly when it is. Grout discoloration is often the first sign that there is a moisture problem on a tile floor. Grout tends to be more porous than tile and so provides an easier pathway for moisture to travel beyond its bounds.

I have a tileable shower pan and i m not concerned with water getting thru it. The grout lines are often the lowest part of the floor and accumulate and show the water first. Tiled wetroom floor looks perfect but grout doesn t dry out. Higher end grout sealers will bead water when you try to wet them after sealing.

Contractor said floors were fine. There are several causes that can lead to a wet appearance on the floor grout. It is caused by moisture entering the grout either from above or below. We were affected by hurricane sandy taking in about 5 feet of water.

Try not using the shower for several days. I would guess it is from the shower because if it was from a continuous water leak source it would be wet rather than damp. We had a wet room installed about 8 months ago. Leaks or water accumulations around a toilet can be a sign of problems.

Why do i have wet grout in my basement. You must be logged in to see the message. Hello my basement ceramic tile floor grout sometimes looks and feels wet after a rain. Try a different sealer one that has gold in the name.

When you look at pictures of what your ground should looks like when wet it beads the water up on the grout. We are reluctant to move forward with our ongoing renovations until we have this issue checked out. If the grout gets dark its absorbing water as is mine.