Still cringing over the tile grout fiasco from last spring

I was redoing the bathroom tiles last spring and thought I had it all figured out. Mixed the grout too wet, and it seeped everywhere, staining the new tiles. Spent hours scrubbing, but some stains just wouldn't come out. Like that one corner where it dried into a permanent gray smear. It taught me to always read the instructions, even for simple stuff. Writing this down so I don't forget how a small oversight can ruin a project. Now every time I see that bathroom, I remember to double-check my mixes.

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the_iris1mo ago

Ngl I had the opposite problem once. Mixed it too dry and it cracked everywhere a week later. The texture needs to be just right, like thick peanut butter. Too wet or too dry both wreck it.

thomas_lopez1mo ago

Peanut butter texture is the real struggle.

iris92711d ago

Wait you BENT a spoon? That's actually wild. I've had some tough jars but never metal-bending tough. The struggle is too real.

christopher_torres661mo ago

My last jar of peanut butter was so stiff I bent a spoon trying to mix it. @thomas_lopez, you're not kidding about the struggle. It's like you need a degree in physics to get it right. Too thick and it's concrete, too runny and it's soup.