When can I walk on the floor after grouting?
Light foot traffic is usually allowed sooner than normal or heavy traffic. Here are the stated times for each grout we track.
Find your product, then start a countdown with your exact application time:
| Product | Light traffic | Normal traffic | Heavy traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Building Products VersaBond-LHT RS Rapid Setting Large & Heavy Tile Mortar Gray / white · US | 2 hours | Not provided by manufacturer | 1 day |
| MAPEI Ultracolor Plus FA Grout All colors (North American formula) · US | 3–4 hours | Not provided by manufacturer | Not provided by manufacturer |
| Custom Building Products SpeedSet Fortified Thin-Set Mortar Rapid-setting · US | 4 hours | Not provided by manufacturer | 3 days |
| Custom Building Products CEG-Lite 100% Solids Commercial Epoxy Grout All colors · US | 7 hours | Not provided by manufacturer | Not provided by manufacturer |
| Custom Building Products Polyblend Plus Sanded Grout All colors (cement-based) · US | 16 hours | Not provided by manufacturer | Not provided by manufacturer |
| Custom Building Products Fusion Pro Single Component Grout All colors (sanded) · US | 1 day | Not provided by manufacturer | 3 days |
| Custom Building Products Prism SCG Ultimate Performance Pre-Mixed Grout All colors (single component) · US | 1 day | Not provided by manufacturer | Not provided by manufacturer |
| LATICRETE READY-TO-USE Pre-Mixed Grout All colors · US | 1 day | Not provided by manufacturer | 3 days |
| LATICRETE SPECTRALOCK PRO Premium Grout Epoxy (all colors) · US | 1 day less under stated conditions | Not provided by manufacturer | 2 days less under stated conditions |
| MAPEI Flexcolor CQ Ready-to-Use Grout All colors (premixed) · US | 1 day | 2 days | 6–7 days |
| MAPEI KERAPOXY CQ Epoxy Grout All colors (international formula) · INTL | 1 day | Not provided by manufacturer | Not provided by manufacturer |
| MAPEI Keracolor S Sanded Grout All colors (North America) · US | Not provided by manufacturer | Not provided by manufacturer | 3 days |
Times are the manufacturer’s stated figures under the manufacturer’s conditions. Your product may differ by formula or region. Products are sorted by the first stated time; nothing on this page is sponsored.
Tile grout traffic and water times compared →
Planning information only. Actual results depend on preparation, thickness, ventilation, temperature, humidity, mixing and substrate.