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    Grout removal tool

    has anybody tried this NEW VITREX ELECTRIC GROUT OUT REMOVER TOOL - RAKE 240V | eBay
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    Best tool for tile removal

    Morning all I have dug around on old threads and am still confused as to what folks think is the best tool for removing old tiles! Should I be thinking SDS or manual tile remover tool??? Trying to build a decent selection of tools without breaking the bank!! Thanks all!! Julz...
  3. kilty55

    hg product removal

    hi all,i have a customer who has had what they say is polished granite laid and the tiler sealed it with hg marble and stone impregnator he said he buffed it in but it has left the floor smeary and greasy looking can i strip this back and if so should i use an hg prodcut to do so or will...
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    Grout removal

    Hello everyone, looking for a bit advice on the best way to remove grout. I have used the bosch pmf 180 in the past but find it a bit time consuming and the blades dont seem to last very long. Am i better using an angle grinder? if so what kind of blade should i use, will the one from my wet...
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    Grout Residue Removal on Travertine Mosaics

    Hello, I'm a tiler from Reading. most of my work is kitchen related. One other person who sometimes feeds me work is a building contractor. Before he met me he had some cowboy tile his wifes 'big dream' ensuite (he didn't know he was a cowboy at the time of course). That was a few years ago. The...
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    Slate tiles - sealant removal

    Hi, first post here, have been browsing and found some useful info, but nothing exactly answering my question... We had a slate floor put down - riven uncalibrated grey slate. The tiler did an OK job, a few lips of a couple of mm but nothing too bad. What he did do, however, despite my...
  7. J

    Grout Removal Tool

    Hi Guys, I have been asked by someone to remove/replace about 18m of floor grout. There is no way i am using a hand grout remover tool for this, my hands will fall off. What power tool do you guys reccommend? Don't want to spend a fortune, any help welcome.
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    karndean removal

    I've started to remove 20m2 + of karndean vinyl planks this morning, i'm going nowhere fast. I'm starting to think i'd be better slurry coating and tile over the top of it. Any advice from those that have removed this expensive cheap looking plasticky tat welcome...... My method of attack so...
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    Concrete high point removal.

    What do you use to get rid of hight points in a conrete floor ? rest of the floor is flat but not bubble level. the high point is around 3ft by 2ft and around 4/5mm in high ? :thumbsup:
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    Nightmare removal!!

    Any thoughts folks, I have come to remove a set of tiles from a plaster boarded bathroom. They have been tiled previously tile on tile and the adhesive is so thick I have never seen anything like it. No ribs in the adhesive just thick and lots of it. As a result the plaster boards walls are...
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    adhesive removal from floor

    i have a kitchen floor to do the tiles have already been removed they basically just lifted but the whole floor is covered in thick adhesive whats the best way to remove or can i just remove highest bits then go over it again thanks in advance rab
  12. kilty55

    best grout removal tool

    hello all,i have a possible re grout coming up. i have a bosch machine similar to the fein is there an attachement that is suited for removing lots of grout? and has anyone used the grout removal disc from trade tiler,cheers
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    grout removal tool

    hi everyone,can anyone tell me the best tool and blade/disc for removing old grout,i have 2 large wet rooms and a kitchen to do at a sports centre so i need a good reliable tool to do the job,any advice would be appreciated..dob
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    tiles removal from walls and floors

    hi guys, great forum BTW. just finished a 3 hour workout session of removing 3m2 of tiles from a kitchen wall :mad2: the tiles were plain white ceramic (been on the walls quite a while by the looks of them) and stuck solid like bricks!! to my surprise they were layed over wallpaper, how they...
  15. M

    Floor tile cement removal.

    Help, please. Last year we tiled our bathroom and en-suite floors. We used the correct flexible cement and grout, but there has been so much cracking that they will have to come up. Is there an easy way to remove the cement from the floorboards? Many thanks, in advance. From Marion, Billingham.
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    Primer G Removal

    I have had a bit of a beast and have got splashes of Primer G all over my lovely new bath. It has dried and I have no idea how to remove it. I have tried hot water and a green cloth to no avail. I am loath to try to scrape it off as I dont want to risk scratching the bath. Is there a chemical I...
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    Removal of flexible grout from travertine

    Does anyone know please what is the best way to remove surplus BAL flexible polymer modified grout from travertine tumbled tiles. I have heard of Lithofyn Resin-EX. Is this any good?
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    Toilet removal

    Hi all I will shortly be tiling a full bathroom and intend on stripping everything back to stud partitions and starting from scratch...It's for the in-laws who are getting on a bit and they only have one toilet in their home. My question is should I leave the toilet connected and only remove it...
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    Basin Removal

    I need to remove a couple of basins to raise them up. Problem being they are stuck to the wall with what i think is Silicon and a lot of it. They are not just stuck that would be an understatement, they have been wodged (new word) on the wall. Any suggestions on how to remove them without...
  20. J

    LTP grout and cement removal on mosaics tiles with coloured grout.!!!

    Any advice on using this stuff. Ive read not to use it if you have used a coloured grout because of the acid. Ive used mapei ultra grey. The tiles are large tiles with rows of rectangular mosaics in them. They are stone effect with matt finish,. There is a residue from grouting on...

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