Cheap power tool for grout removal

[Stealth]

Hi

I need to remove the grout from my bathroom. To remove it with a traditional grout rake will take me forever -it is fully tiled floor to ceiling plus the floor needs doing too, and it’s not the smallest of bathrooms.

I’ve seen the fein multimaster, and although the tool looks perfect for removing grout, I’m not prepared to shell out this sort of money for what is going to be a one-off job for me.

So I’m looking for a cheap power tool that won’t cost me an arm and a leg. I’m not bothered about the brand, only the price, and provided it does this one job I couldn’t care less if it was only fit for the bin afterwards. The cheaper the better. The only proviso is that the replacement saws/cutters are readily available and reasonably priced. It doesn’t have to be a multi tool either – I’m not planning to use it for anything other than removing grout.

I live in a medium sized town so shouldn’t have a problem sourcing a product.

Any thoughts and ideas appreciated.

 

[Gazzer]

Cheapest I can think of would be a grout scraper...a lot of effort needed though. Next up would be an Exact saw, lightweight and well up to the job.

 

[devonmark]

the bosch multitool or occasionally lidl, aldi and netto have the same type of tool under their own brand name..

 

[jolly fix]

The Bosch will do,look around,there are some good deals about.£55.00

 

[Tats]

angle grinder and a 2mm carbo blade very quick, if you touch the tile edge with the blade it wont chip it. bit dusty mind but seal yourself in open window and get mask on.

you can get the baldes for pennies and the grinder cheapest ive seen is 19.99

 

[Alan.P]

Why do you need to re-grout ?

 

[aph257]

get one of these Marcrist TG750 Tile Grout Removing Wheel from Trade tiler and stick it on your angle grinder.

 

[White Room]

get one of these Marcrist TG750 Tile Grout Removing Wheel from Trade tiler and stick it on your angle grinder.

Have you tried one mate.

 

[aph257]

just the once so far, certainly quicker than my fein, but obviously more noisy and dustier.

 

[spooner68]

I've used a Dremel with the grout removal guide and the Rotozip. Both are a little dusty, easy to use but burn the bits out like nobodys business. The Rotozip is great for floors with the 3mm bit and you can hook your Henry up to it. the Dremel is spot in for cutting grout out of wall tiles before removing a damaged tile (or even a few) but NEITHER are a cheap option for clearing out a lot of grout because of the cost of the bits and boy do they burn out fast.

If you need to do a big area or a lot use the 2mm blade on your grinder and be prepared to cough up a lot of dust even with a mask on. Nasty job. Last resort.

 

[karlm98]

if you go with the marcrist blade you may want to rent a shop vac(wet dry vac?) and use two hands the hold both the grinder and the hose also wear a dust mask and eye protection, i would look at the worx multitool it is a lot cheaper than a fein and unless you are regularly re grouting the worx will be money well spent as they can cut sand and do a lot of other stuiff. forget the little grout saws your arm will thank you for that!

 

[northstar]

any one used the worx multitool ? thanks

 

[karlm98]

any one used the worx multitool ? thanks

i posted abpout the worx in the post b4 yours, money well spent i dont know how long it would run if used all day every day but it does what the fein does at half the price

 

[lcjohno]

I use a dremel, as said in previous post the bits do burn out if not treated well. A good method i found was to use the dremel to go down the grout line quickly and then use a grout rake after. The dremel sort of loosens the grout before you rake it so it doesnt kill you raking out all day. I also find with re grouting that sometimes the grout just falls out and other times it can be really hard, thats when the bits burn out on the dremel.

 

[Dave Ramsden]

I had my fein out on a job a month or so ago and spotted the chief joiner admiring it. On my return a few weeks later he had purchased the following:
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... maybe this would suit your cause??

 

[Dan]

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