another unrelated but useful tool!

[doug boardley]

you know when you get adhesive bridging across the joints and stopping you getting a good even depth of grout into your joints?, well I raided the kitchen utensil drawer this morning and took the pizza cutter to work to try instead of a scraper/grout rake. It worked a treat! just rolled it along the joints, no glaze chipping etc!!don't know how well it would work on addy that had been set for a few days tho'!

 

[Olz]

I once tried the very same thing with a large axe doug, didnt work, your idea sounds much better, just dont have any more pizza and the missus will never find out :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

he he rather not go to work than miss pizza! hot and spicy hhmm!

 

[brian c]

i have used a washing up brush for dishes before for cleaning groutlines,i think a few lads use these.

 

[R Montgomery]

Can't do without the pizza Doug.I know it's an expensive option but I like a spacer and a sponge.

 

[CJ]

If it looks like it is going to oooz out when adjoining tiles is in place........I just run the trowel down the side before placing tile

If I do miss a bit.......leave it for a bit and run a stanley knife down it

 

[P'boro tiler]

a stiff decorators brush works well but i generally use a sponge

 

[doug boardley]

this is for the day after, just when you've taken your spacers out, ready for grouting and there's bitts of addy in the way

 

[CJ]

Grout rake

 

[doug boardley]

Grout rake

what if joints are 1-2mm CJ?:8:

 

[CJ]

what if joints are 1-2mm CJ?:8:

A small grout rake then :lol:

 

[mikethetile]

i use a grout rake but i im going to give this a go

does it do deep crust addy

 

[Leatherface]

I once tried the very same thing with a large axe doug, didnt work, your idea sounds much better, just dont have any more pizza and the missus will never find out :lol:

I need a large axe to cut my wife's pizza ! Always ends up burned !!:lol:

 

[Alan.P]

If it looks like it is going to oooz out when adjoining tiles is in place........I just run the trowel down the side before placing tile

You have me confuddled, how / where / in what position do you place your next tile to the one /s already fixed ?

 

[White Room]

I've got a spatula any uses for that, no wivers not there:lol: