How to Grout Chiseled Travertine

Fill the container with dry mixture from the grout bag and add an appropriate amount of water, according to the manufacturer’s instructions for the size of grout bag. If you mix a partial amount only, add enough water so that the mixture is the consistency of a peanut butter. Mix the grout and water together with a margin trowel and let it sit for 10 or 15 minutes after the initial mixing for the chemicals to soak up the water.

Remix the grout in the container with the margin trowel. Insert the proper sized tip into the interior of the grout bag so that it slides down into the bag and nestles at the opening with just the tip exposed. Use the margin trowel to scoop grout out of the bucket and into the grout bag. Fill the bag just over halfway full of grout.

Insert the tip of the grout bag into the grout joint between two travertine tiles and squeeze the bag to force the grout out of the tip. Fill the joint just slightly more than flush and pull the bag along as you fill all the joints in the floor. Refill your grout bag as necessary.

Wait 20 minutes and then clean the grout. Smooth the joints between the tiles with a damp sponge. Apply only light pressure to smooth the joints down, but not enough to dig the grout out or spread it over the chiseled edges of the tile where it is difficult to remove. Rinse the sponge out frequently and remove any of the residual grout film left on the face of the travertine tiles.