hi there..

[lubo78]

Hi there,

I did a course in august and have just been doing work 4 mates & family. Phone has just started to ring and i have now got 2 quotes, both are re-grouting jobs and i feel i am out of my depth. Dont know where 2 start with re-grouting or even how 2 price it....Can anyone help me please.

Regards
Lubo

 

[Holohana]

day rate mate, plus whatever materials you need!

Just watch the edges of those tiles!

 

[DHTiling]

There are various tools you can use to rake those joints from grout rakes to a fein multimaster...but a masonry nail tapped through a piece of 2x1 is just as good if the joints are too tight for conventional tools...

 

[myhometiling]

welcome to the forums

i use a feinmaster for cleaning out grout lines,
if you have never used one before you need to practice
before you start a customers.
charge day rate plus mats.


calvy....

 

[brian c]

nightmare of a job which is worth leaving alone IMO.

 

[lubo78]

hi all
thanx very much evryone 4 all the help, much appreciated....is it maybe fair 2 say that it is too early in the day 4 me 2 tackle this job ??

 

[DHTiling]

you will never learn to do it until you do it....lol

 

[grumpygrouter]

hi all
thanx very much evryone 4 all the help, much appreciated....is it maybe fair 2 say that it is too early in the day 4 me 2 tackle this job ??

My very first job as a pro tiler was a regrout!

Took 2 days and was paid the princely sum of £220. I informed the customer that it was virtually impossible to remove grout without some sort of tile damage and she was happy for me to give it a go. She was delighted with the end result and gave me more work afterwards.

Get in there......only way to learn!

Grumpy

 

[GazLC81]

Welcome to the forums mate!

I have never been asked to do a re grout as yet (been going 7 months nearly).
I wouldn't take one on either right now as I have enough work but seen as you have just started and are needing work you should probably just go for it.

As grumpy said just tell the customer that there may be some damage to the tiles when removing the grout and it not really avoidable.

Just don't feel like you have to do it...... I remember my first job was nerve wracking and that was just a straight forward floor going into two rooms, if you don't fancy it then come the day you will be feeling rather worried!

Good luck and let us know what happens!!

Gaz

 

[GazTech]

Welcome to the forums lubo 78.......Gaz

 

[lubo78]

thanx everyone 4 all the help....much appreciated...

lubo

 

[Raja]

hello and welcome all the best me personally wud give it a miss nightmare of a job like previous tiler said been there and am ashamed to say it don't know how i managed it but cracked a tile so wud never do it if got asked.