Hi Brandi, Thanks for your advise I will take a look at Pintrest. I have decided on the white tikez & light grey grout as I hzve been advised about that colour schem from 2 tilers. What colour bench tops are you having. I am still deciding on black stone or grey stone with a f,eck thru it

I would say it is probably something you need to request or DIY. My hubby did the tiling for our kitchen splashback and used a spray on sealer (light grey grout but it seems to be keeping it from staining behind the stove). For our ensuite he tried a paint on sealer (it had a rolling wheel applicator) to reduce fumes (still fairly smelly). We have white grout there and so far it has cleaned up well. I think reapplication is required especially if harsh cleaners used. Both products were from hardware store.

there is also a difference between ceramic and porcelain tiles - often these issues come down to a combination of (a) tile batch size/consistency (b) tiler's skill/capacity (c) communication in that if the tiler opens the tile box and he can't practically achieve what he thought he might because of the general discrepancies in size then they should at least speak to you before they start. So often with many issues in this game, it's about managing people's expectations and having open/honest discussions at the right time. When this breaks down, problems and disappointment is more likely to occur......so coming back to it, if you have high quality porcelain tiles that are millimetre perfect, square and flat then the capacity to lay them with minimal spacing is higher. Also the substrate/prep plays a part as if it's all out of whack and not perfectly straight/plumb/square then you'll be in all sorts trying to achieve the minimal tolerance detail.

Sounds like a major hassle to me! White grout paint is usually for cleaning up grout stained by mildew, etc, not to go over a completely different colour. I am really surprised that your tilers did not consult with you about the grout colour before they went ahead. If you are really unhappy, and they acted without permission, you might be able to get them to redo. Otherwise, you may have to live with it and eventually wont notice it once the space is in regular use.