Tiling Finished!

Wednesday, August 30, 2023. The tiles are set, but need grout. Kayo and I decided to grout all three tile surfaces today. We got started in the morning, grouting the stove wall and its left side. Before we left for lunch, we had not wiped the grout off the surface, which turned out to be a big mistake.

When we came back after lunch, the grout had dried hard and it was difficult to remove the grout remaining on the tile’s surface. This is probably because the tile itself is fairly rough. I started scratching at the grout with my fingernail, but wore down my fingernail. Frustrated, I went to the hardware store and bought variety of scrapers and brushes, hoping at least one would work. Kayo grouted the kitchen tiles

We left again to go to Noah’s school festival. Came back in late afternoon, grout the right side of the stove wall and Kayo tried her hand at cleaning the tile.

Left again for dinner, and returned in the evening to grout the stove floor. And clean up, as we had accumulated quite a few tools and supplies there. We finally left at 10:30 pm.

Kayo is applying grout to the stove wall. She is still wearing the masks we put on while mixing the grout, which was a very fine powder that went everywhere. We did that outside.

Grouting the left side. Because I’m taller, I did the higher tiles, and had to stand on a step ladder. The wall is 2.4 meters tall.

All done! It’s probably hard to see in this picture, but there’s grout still on the surface is various places. But because the surface is textured, it is hard to notice.

Floor. Yeah, we are not pros. The tiles could have been better aligned, and even after we cleaned up, there was grout residue on the floor and posts. I hope someone cleans that up 😂

Kitchen tiles. Kayo did all the grouting herself while I was trying the clean the stove wall tiles.