Floor Tile Grout Looks Wet

No water absorbting into it.

Floor tile grout looks wet.

The floor is tiled with large 60x60cm porcelain tiles laid on. There are no puddles. The fact that the grout is changing color to me it that they are not properly sealed. The grout lines are often the lowest part of the floor and accumulate and show the water first.

Leaks or water accumulations around a toilet can be a sign of problems. If your grout is runny or too wet add additional dry grout to the mixture until it reaches the proper consistency for use. Doesn t happen all the time. Contractor said floors were fine.

Grout tends to be more porous than tile and so provides an easier pathway for moisture to travel beyond its bounds. Grout discoloration is often the first sign that there is a moisture problem on a tile floor. Hello my basement ceramic tile floor grout sometimes looks and feels wet after a rain. Try not using the shower for several days.

Water on the floor or even a wet appearance around a toilet is always a sign of a problem. Walls are all dry. You must be logged in to see. We had a wet room installed about 8 months ago.

It is caused by moisture entering the grout either from above or below. Higher end grout sealers will bead water when you try to wet them after sealing. You must be logged in to see the message. 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. There are several causes that can lead to a wet appearance on the floor grout. When you look at pictures of what your ground should looks like when wet it beads the water up on the grout. Try a different sealer one that has gold in the name.

Soggy grout leaves the finished joints weak and prone to cracking or crumbling as well as to efflorescence a chalky white appearance. Tiled wetroom floor looks perfect but grout doesn t dry out. I have a tileable shower pan and i m not concerned with water getting thru it. Use a hair drying and see if you can dry out the damp grout.

So possibly you have an intermittent leak coming from the shower or another water source. Which will of course stain if i get some dirt on it. Why do i have wet grout in my basement.