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[Home Tiler]

it's one of those jobs i wouldn't take on ...i've heard it's very very hard work...Trade tiler sell a tool called a grout rake....and to be honest alot of elbow grease is required 😱
and there's always this broken link removed

now i would guess your grout line thickness prob has to be 3mm ...wouldn't like to use it if it was 2 mm

thing is with this machine i would be very worried about chipping the tile trying to get the grout out.

It's deffo a job i would stear clear of ...but if i really had to do it...then the grout rake would be my option only because i'm controlling the removal of the grout and not the power of the machine.

After this job i bet you can compete in MR UNIVERSE....lol

Good Luck !!

steve

 

[wayne]

i wont ever do another re-grout. too much messing about for me.

 

[scrubmuncher]

I was asked to do this a while ago, I took it on at a daily rate, never again. I'd rather pull my finger nails out and stab my own eyeballs with them.
But yeh, a daily rate and I was there twice as long as expected.

 

[guy1976]

why dont you use aquamix grout recolourant instead of removing existing grout

 

[grumpygrouter]

My first paying job was to re-grout a shower cubicle. Warned the customer that it was virtually impossible to remove old grout without some damage to tiling and that it was a long tedious job. It took me 2 days, using a dremmel, ok but not brilliant, and a good grout rake. Got a few blisters but also a cheque for £220, along with r request to do more work on another shower (not regrout) in main bathroom. Customer was delighted.

Grumpy

 

[GazTech]

I once saw a tiny compressed air sandblaster used by a jewller,you could set it to remove grout without tile damag......opening in the market for someone there me thinks

 

[devonmark]

i never do re-grouts, just price up so it would be cheaper to re-tile...tell them for a little bit more than it would cost to re-grout they will get a nice newish clean bathroom....happy days

 

[brian c]

i never do re-grouts, just price up so it would be cheaper to re-tile...tell them for a little bit more than it would cost to re-grout they will get a nice newish clean bathroom....happy days

good advice,would not touch with a bargepole.🙂

 

[grumpygrouter]

i never do re-grouts, just price up so it would be cheaper to re-tile...tell them for a little bit more than it would cost to re-grout they will get a nice newish clean bathroom....happy days

Unfortunately in my earlier post it was not possible to do this. The re-grout that I did was in a shower cubicle, floor to ceiling, and the tiles had been carried all around the rest of the room to half height. Only the shower area needed to be fixed so customer was not interested in having a full re-tile. I think in a situation like that a re-grout is a viable option. As long as the customer understands the work involved and potential for damage, and accepts this then re-grouting is relatively easy money I feel.

Grumpy

 

[IvegotsTILE]

The only tool I'd use for a re-grout is a bloody hammer:wink_smile:
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Oops its a broken tile,might aswell re-tile instead.