Choosing your grout color might seem like a minor design decision, but a certain hue can actually hide some dangerous hazards that you need to watch out for.

While grout manufacturers no doubt try to get the color stripe on the bags to be a true representation of the color of the dried grout, you can’t count on that.

Photo/Tim CarterThis floor grout was repaired once but failed. The joint needs to be clean and dust free before the next repair is done. Q. The grout in one joint of my floor tile has come out. Do ...

Then the narrow channels between the tiles must be filled in with grout. The grout will exclude moisture and dirt, ... Grout Color. The other grout choice to consider is color.

Five hours ago, I grouted my bathroom, and the color of the grout is not what I want it to be. ... Your job is to test this before you start to add grout between the tiles.

Q. Help! As I watched my ceramic tile floor being grouted, it looked fantastic. But after the installer left and the floor dried, there was excess grout on many tiles and a haze over all of the tiles.

But a few years ago, I completely transformed my kitchen simply by changing the color of the grout in my tile backsplash. It was pretty simple, cost less than $25, and took about 90 minutes.

Kitchen tiles come in myriad colors and designs, and what you choose is a matter of taste - except for the grout that holds them together, so avoid this one.