Txawm hais tias nws muaj ntau dua 100 xim, tsuas yog ob hom cement-based grouts yog siv los sau cov khoob ntawm cov vuas: sanded thiab unsanded. Kev xaiv yog txiav txim siab feem ntau los ntawm qhov dav ntawm qhov sib koom ua ke ntawm cov vuas.
Unsanded groutyog nyiam rau cov pob qij txha uas tsawg dua 1⁄8 nyob rau hauv. Qhov no smoothtextured grout yog feem ntau nyob rau hauv ceramic-tile installation thiab clings khov kho rau ntsug nto. Nws tseem pom zoo rau txhua qhov hauv pem teb lossis phab ntsa pobzeb installation nrog nqaim pob qij txha. Unsanded grout kuj yog ib qho kev xaiv zoo rau cov pob zeb polished heev xws li marble, qhov twg sanded grout yuav khawb cov pobzeb nto.
Sanded groutmuaj ib qho sib xyaw ntawm silica xuab zeb los muab lub zog rau cov pob qij txha. Nws muaj kev ntxhib los mos thiab nyuaj me ntsis los ntxuav, tab sis nws yog qhov kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws rau cov pobzeb pobzeb dav dua 1⁄8-in. vim nws resists tawg los ntawm shrinkage. Nws tuaj yeem siv cov xuab zeb grout hauv cov pob qij txha nyias, tab sis nws tuaj yeem nyuaj rau yuam cov xuab zeb sib xyaw rau hauv cov pob qij txha nruj, thiab cov pinholes hauv cov kab tiav grout yog ib qho teeb meem tshwm sim.