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thin mortar used for filling spaces (as the joints in masonry
or ceramic tile); also: any of various other materials (as
a mixture of cement and water or chemicals that solidify)
used for a similar purpose. A building material (as a mixture
of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water) that
hardens and is used in masonry or ceramic tile. Research
shows Sanded grout is a porous and extremely fragile material
used between ceramic tiles for esthetics, not strength.
Ceramic tiles are actually held in place by “Thin-Set,”
a masonry based adhesive, used under the tile to form a
bond with the surface the tile is to be affixed. Sanded
grout is applied hours or days after the ceramic tiles are
solidly bonded to the surface below, which causes a cold
joint between the newly applied grout and the previously
hardened thin-set. Sanded grout is held in place as much
by gravity as adhesion to the thin-set below and the edges
of the ceramic tile. |
