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Grout? Hydrostone? Gypsum?


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#1 Offline Foogoo - Posted February 14 2015 - 3:46 PM

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What are the (dis)advantages of each? What about alternatives? Has anyone tried joint compound (gypsum which sets very soft)? I've heard grout invites mold, is there a particular reason why?


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#2 Offline dean_k - Posted February 14 2015 - 4:09 PM

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Just go though Dspdrew's research threads.

 

Dspdrew's Formicarium 05 Research and Design

 

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#3 Offline Foogoo - Posted February 14 2015 - 4:18 PM

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Awesome, thanks.


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#4 Offline Crystals - Posted February 14 2015 - 4:39 PM

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This may help as well: http://www.formicult...arium/?hl=grout


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#5 Offline Foogoo - Posted February 14 2015 - 4:46 PM

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That's the one I was looking for! I swear I thought I was imagining things.


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#6 Offline Crystals - Posted February 14 2015 - 4:49 PM

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:D

I will add it to the pinned "List of Handy Links" later on when I have more time.


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#7 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 14 2015 - 5:37 PM

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Yeah, most of these questions have already been answered many times. :lol:






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