Floor Tile Grout Looks Wet

Leaks or water accumulations around a toilet can be a sign of problems.

Floor tile grout looks wet.

Water on the floor or even a wet appearance around a toilet is always a sign of a problem. Grout is frequently mixed up too wet and doesn t cure properly when it is. There are several causes that can lead to a wet appearance on the floor grout. Try a different sealer one that has gold in the name.

You must be logged in to see. Why do i have wet grout in my basement. If your grout is runny or too wet add additional dry grout to the mixture until it reaches the proper consistency for use. Grout tends to be more porous than tile and so provides an easier pathway for moisture to travel beyond its bounds.

Try not using the shower for several days. When you look at pictures of what your ground should looks like when wet it beads the water up on the grout. We had a wet room installed about 8 months ago. Doesn t happen all the time.

Contractor said floors were fine. Grout discoloration is often the first sign that there is a moisture problem on a tile floor. No water absorbting into it. Hello my basement ceramic tile floor grout sometimes looks and feels wet after a rain.

There are no puddles. We were affected by hurricane sandy taking in about 5 feet of water. 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.

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. The fact that the grout is changing color to me it that they are not properly sealed. The floor is tiled with large 60x60cm porcelain tiles laid on. It is caused by moisture entering the grout either from above or below.

Soggy grout leaves the finished joints weak and prone to cracking or crumbling as well as to efflorescence a chalky white appearance. We are reluctant to move forward with our ongoing renovations until we have this issue checked out. 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.

You must be logged in to see the message. Walls are all dry. If the grout gets dark its absorbing water as is mine.