An excellent new grout from BAL, part of the Micromax 3 Eco range, this grout has been designed to be rapid-setting, rapid-hardening and highly flexible.  For use on walls and floors, both indoors and out.  This grout will be fine in dry or wet locations and has frost resistance down to -15°C .  It is suitable for projects with joints from 1mm to 30mm wide.  You can use it with almost any type of tile: ceramic, glass, limestone, marble, porcelain, slate and travertine.  Contains built-in Microban® antimicrobial protection which inhibits the growth of bacteria and mould. Micromax 3 Eco offers a good working time of 30 minutes and will set in 2 to 3 hours (at 20°C) – drying time may be longer in cold temperatures or when your substrate is non-porous. Mix up at a ratio of 5:1 powder to water (by weight).  Ensure that your adhesive is completely dry, then clean all surfaces and work only in dry conditions at above 5°C.  1kg of grout powder should cover an area of 0.75m² but results will depend on your tile sizes and depths. All the colours in the Micromax 3 range contain a minimum of 25% recycled materials – this is usually sand which is cleaned and reused.   The grout has a two-year shelf life, so don’t hang on to it for too long.

You must wear gloves when mixing and using adhesive or grout; they contain cement which is a skin irritant. When you clear up, don’t let dirty water from the cleaning of tools and containers go down your drains. The cement, even in what seems like quite small amounts, can block drains.  Instead, pour wastewater into a container (an old bucket or food container) and let it stand for a day or so.  It will separate and you can then pour the clear water down the drain and scoop any cement gunk into a plastic bag which you can tie up and put in your bin.