Waterproof, stain-proof grout that never needs sealing. The right choice for showers and wet rooms in a damp climate.
Cement grout is porous. It absorbs water, holds staining, and needs sealing every year or two to keep doing its job. Epoxy grout is not porous at all — it is a resin that cures hard, seals itself, and shrugs off the moisture that makes standard grout fail early in Pacific Northwest bathrooms. It costs more to install and takes more skill to work with, which is exactly why it is worth having done properly.
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Non-porous resin. Water sits on top instead of soaking in and reaching the substrate.
Cement grout needs re-sealing every 1-2 years. Epoxy does not need sealing at all.
Nothing for mold to take hold in. A real advantage in a bathroom that never fully dries out.
It will not fade, darken, or go patchy the way cement grout does as it absorbs.
Handles heavy traffic, harsh cleaners and constant wet without breaking down.
Stains sit on the surface and wipe away instead of soaking into the joint.
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Common questions about epoxy grout
Epoxy grout is a two-part resin grout rather than a cement-based one. It cures into a hard, non-porous joint that does not absorb water or staining, which is why it does not need sealing.
In a shower or a wet room, usually yes. It costs more up front because the material costs more and it takes longer to install correctly, but you skip the sealing cycle and it does not discolor the way cement grout does. On a dry floor that never gets wet, standard grout is often the sensible choice.
No. The old grout has to come out first. We remove the failed cement grout down to the proper depth, clean the joints, and then install the epoxy. Anyone offering to skim epoxy over existing grout is doing it wrong.
No. That is the main practical advantage. Cement grout needs re-sealing every year or two; epoxy is non-porous from the day it cures.
It is more flexible than cement grout and far less prone to the hairline cracking you see in older showers. Movement joints at corners and changes of plane still need caulk rather than grout, which we handle as part of the job.
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