Customer Reviews for Custom Building Products SimpleGrout #60 Charcoal 1 qt. Pre-Mixed Grout

VERY easy to use and true to color!

This product worked very well. It stayed appropriately pliable in the container & while applying, then firmed up & dried after application. The whole tile project in our shower looks great!

Easy to use. Do small area's at a time. When you sponge off also lightly wipe with soft cloth so when you do final cleaning it will be easier. If any dries on tile it will take some effort to get it off.

great product. easy to handle and nice look!

This product is absolute trash. I had mismatched white grout from a previous owner's terrible tile job. I bought the bright white assuming that I could give my white tile a clean look again. After spending hours stripping the old grout, I gave this grout a shot. It was hard to work with and the "bright white" color is a light gray that is also uneven in color. Instead of clean white, I'm left with grout that looks unevenly stained. It absolutely ruined my shower tile. Don't buy unless you want to destroy your project.

It dried much faster than I thought it would but it spread real nice and covered well. It did exactly what it was suppose to. I'm very happy with this product.

We purchased four 1qt buckets of the premixed grout in the color 'Bright White' and the color was no where near white. It is a true light grey color. The product was very inconsistent when filling between tiles, dried very quickly making it hard to work with, and left a ghost effect. Simple put, this product ruined the aesthetic of our project because of its poor consistency and false advertising.

Was easy to use got White for walls and Brown for floor. Got all tile from Home Depot. Thank you so much for great deals and products.

This product worked great for smooth subway tile. However, when I went to use it on floor tile, this grout product cured/set after 1-2 minutes of being on top of the tile. I did the best I could to quickly clean and wipe up the extra grout within those 1-2 minutes, but it wouldn’t wipe up with a wet sponge. It wouldnt wipe up after scrubbing. Now I have to go back and wet/scrub each tile with steel wool in order to get the stained tile back to where it should have been after a normal tile grout cleanup. I’m not talking about normal grout haze here... I’m talking full out staining like paint. Talk about frustrating! I won’t ever use this product again and suggest you don’t either.

Easy to use and it looks so great I am going to use it again when I redo my laundry room floor.

Although I love the idea of not having to mix my own grout and to have it ready for me to use any time, this pre-mixed grout is somewhat difficult to work with. It has a thick texture like glue with sand in it and it is nearly impossible to wipe the tile clean once it has dried on it. I Gave it 3 stars for convenience but I think I will continue to mix my own.

Easy to use and easy clean up. Reasonable price. Looks good with tile. Love the color too.

This is a fine premix product, however you should still definitely mix it. At the very least with a painter's stick. It is separated with in the can.

I think those works well as a grout. The only issue with it is it's gritty texture once dry. We were expecting a smoother finish than what it has and also the color isn't as consistent. The color is bright white but isn't very white in places.

Easy to use and clean up was simple. Great product!

So much easier than having to mix it yourself. We tiled our stair risers and wanted a dark gray grout, this one was perfect. Very easy to use, perfect consistency and looks great.

This grout was simple to use and matched our tile perfectly. This is a sanded grout and really made the tiles we installed look good. The only thing I wish for is that the matching caulk was in a hand squeeze tube rather than having to use the caulking gun. I think you waste too much with the caulking gun. But the grout worked very well. We install appx 30 sq feet of tile and still have about a third of a gal left. Like that you had a lot of color choices and not just white or beige.

I love the premixed grout as apposed to the dry bag which you have to mix with water. Just open the container and you are ready to grout. Nice color selection and I chose the natural grey to go with an ivory subway tile. Just gorgeous!

Ruined our kitchen mosaic backsplash job. My wife & I used this with mosaic tiles made of glass and stone, both of which the product says it works on. It was ridiculously difficult to remove from the stone on the first pass...as we went. However, after we let the grout set up for the recommended 4 hours, the haze was impossible to remove from the stone sections of the mosaic and extremely difficult to remove from the glass tiles. We had to spend about an hour and a half using our fingernails to scrub the remnants of haze off of each tiny piece of glass in the mosaic. This is on only 6 square feet of backsplash. I've de-hazed full rooms in less time. We are DIYers, but we are certainly not inexperienced when it comes to tile & grout. We tiled the whole floor in our last house...2000+ square feet, plus a glass mosaic bathroom wall of approximately 100 square feet, as well as groutable vinyl flooring. We have never had this bad an experience with a grouting product. Wish we would have read the other reviews before purchasing.

My husband and I have been using SImpleGrout for a few years now. It saves a lot of time not having to mix it and have dust going everywhere.

Great product. Used it to reseal my toilets after having flooring replaced. It spread easily and already pre-mixed which was a plus. Easy to clean up just have a rag and grout sponge handy. Spread grout with fingers, smooth with sponge and clean with rag.

I'm impressed with the ease of use. I didn't have any issues with the pre-mixed grout. I typically mix my own using the powder but for this project decided to go easy and it was. It was in my mind a perfect consistency for applying. It has been a week since i have finished grouting and so far so go. I don't expect any issues. I would definitely suggest this product for small to medium sized jobs.

Warning - if you want ultra white grout - DO NOT use this product in "ultra white." My bright white subway tiles made this grout look "nicotine white." Shocking, and truly ugly!! I returned the grout to Home Depot, and I bought Miracle Grout Pen to achieve the look I wanted. An unnecessary step when you're buying "ultra white" grout. Buy another brand for white grout.

This product is falsely sold as "bright white." It is actually a dirty gray color. I applied it, stupidly thinking that it would lighten as it dries. It doesn't. It stays gray. So, I will need to remove all of this gray grout and purchase a white product. Additionally, it is difficult to work with.

Pre-mixed ready to use makes the job easier. Made the sink backsplash project go faster.

Pre-Mixed makes the job easy. No worring about too thick or too thin. Same texture each time you grout no matter how much time you take on your job.

About the only positive thing I have to say about this product is that it comes pre mixed. If you think you will save time and mess by using this obnoxious goo, think again. The consistency of this stuff is similar that of marshmallow cream and equally as difficult to use if you can imagine it. My trawl float did not glide over this like it should have and left a thick, gloppy mess of grout in its wake that had to later be chiseled off my tile with a spackle knife. A job that should have taken a couple of hours turned into an all day, epically laborious event. For someone attempting her first tiling job, I'm happy to say the project is not a total disaster. It's pretty rough in areas (photo attached for reference) and some touch up work will be needed but at least I know enough now to use the right product for my kitchen job. Save yourself some time and headache and go with the grout you mix yourself. On another note, if you are having trouble getting grout haze off your tile and don't want to use a potentially damaging acid, try some grade 0000 (very fine) steel wool. It will get rid of the grout haze and polish your tile without scratching.

This grout dried instantly and stained my tiles with "haze". I have tried acid cleaner and still cannot get the grout stains off of my tile. This is a terrible product and I am very dissatisfied. I will not be using this again or recommend to someone ever.

Terrible. This was my first attempt at tiling and this product ruined my project. All of the tiles are stained with the "haze" or "ghosting" and I have not been able to clean them. We have tried an acid cleaner that has not made a difference. I would never recommend this to someone and am so upset that this first tiling attempt was ruined by a bad product. I will remember to read reviews next time as many people had the same experience.

After many an hour spent trying to mix my own grout by hand I tried the premixed, SimpleGrout really saved me a lot of time and was worth the extra expense. The bags never seem to mix correctly. When I used the correct amount of water I was really tough to mix without some sort of power mixer. When I used more water, it was too soupy. Clean up was also a pain. SimpleGrout came right out of the container and went on perfectly without any chunks. It was very smooth. I'll also be able to use it on another project in a few weeks. It might not be worth it if you're doing a large product but if you're doing something small, it's worth the extra expense. I was able to do my 35 square feet of backspash with more than 50% left. Pros:Easy to use, saves a lot of time, perfectly mixed. Cons: A little expensive.