We’re putting a wall of 1″ glass tile in the bathroom (not in a shower) that’s almost like squared-off glass pebbles (or will have a similar surface to the river stone tile that I’ve seen around). In other words, each individual tile has an unevenly rounded surface. Anyone have tips for how to efficiently get that grouted without having huge grout joints? Thanks.
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Obviously the smallest the grout joint can be is where the stones are closest to one another. Maybe that is recessed a good bit from the outer face. I assume you are worried about the size of the joint at the face of the stone. The only way to keep the joint tighter is to push it deep into the joints and clean it back while it's still wet. We usually wear rubber gloves and do alot of work shaping and tooling the grout with our hands and sponges. It is no doubt super labor intensive. I have seem river rock shower walls that were grouted flush and the look is just awful. You can start with a float to get the material on then switch to "finger- jamming". Tec had a new Power Grout that can be used with any size joint. Maybe worth checking out if you have a lot of variation in joint size. Good luck.