Fix it: installing a tile floor

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10. A few hours after you lay the grout down, sponge it off the tile areas with a decent sponge and bucket of warm water, smoothing the grout lines as you go.

Not enough time, and the grout will peel off with the sponge. Wait a little linger. Too much time, and you'll be at how hard you have to work to get it off. Follloing instructions is good, but over time you get a sense of when it's set up right and you can start sponging it.

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11. Clean all your tools and equipment the day you do the job, no matter how tired you are. The other night, I went back to the job, and was cleaning stuff till 12:30 am because it had to be done. Leave it till the next morning and it will be twice as hard to clean.

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12. Once your job is done, place your saved molding carefully around the perimeter, and gently hammer it back. On a kitchen job, you might want to splurge on new molding, depending on the shape of the old. It's only 1/4 round anyway, not too expensive. Caulk any gaps, paint.

Stand back and admire your work.