{"id":5969,"date":"2016-02-18T09:02:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T07:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/solution\/damaged-tile-grouts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:22:02","slug":"damaged-tile-grouts","status":"publish","type":"solution","link":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/solution\/damaged-tile-grouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Damaged tile grouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Poor quality grout<br \/>\nb) Incorrect application<br \/>\nc) Possible moisture behind the tile<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOLUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: With a metal spatula remove the loose particles of the problematic tile grout<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12369\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.1.jpg\" alt=\"rigmatomenos-armostokos.1\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Clean the surface from dust thoroughly. Light cleaning with water is suggested<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12375\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12375\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.2.jpg\" alt=\"rigmatomenos-armostokos.2\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: The mix is prepared, having chosen one of THRAKON\u2019s FMF 160 tile grouts and applied with a rubber spatula<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12381\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12381\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.3.jpg\" alt=\"rigmatomenos-armostokos.3\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Once tile grout has dried, clean the surface with a sponge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12387\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12387\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.4.jpg\" alt=\"rigmatomenos-armostokos.4\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Clean the area further with a damp clothe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12363\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12363\" src=\"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rigmatomenos-armostokos.5.jpg\" alt=\"rigmatomenos-armostokos.5\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5968,"menu_order":195,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[415],"solution_cat":[1089],"class_list":["post-5969","solution","type-solution","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-tile-adhesives-grouts","solution_cat-cracks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution\/5969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/solution"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5969"},{"taxonomy":"solution_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrakon.devlh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution_cat?post=5969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}