re grouting a bathroom, advice really... Page: 2

[mailsamwilliams]

Hiya

New to the forums and after starting to dig out the old grout I am wondering if I have bitten off more than I can chew (so to speak!)

When my (ex) hubby grouted our bathroom tiles, he decided to do some weird grout and go thicker than all the lines should have been. Making it look a bit "rustic" so he said. :whatchutalkingabout

Now I can make decisions on my own about the house, I wanted to dig it all out and regrout it back to how tiles should look properly.

I am using the digging out tool and some of it on the edge and at the top is coming off really easy. Now I have got to the central part I am finding it hard to dig out.

I am also having to scrape it off the tiles as it was stuck all round the flat face edges.

Any advice really please.

 

[sWe]

Thx Fekin 🙂

Here's a vid of the "grout grabber" solution. Still a bloody tedious and messy job though.



[DLMURL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIXUfOj_m_I[/DLMURL]

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[Kobbie]

Hello and welcome

 

[mailsamwilliams]

Thanks Raja for your "suggestions" hehe!! :lol: I don't think I would like a strange man popping round from the internet :uhoh2:

That grout remover looks good! looks like it should have a hoover attatchment on it to catch the dust!

What happens to the tile spacers, it must mash through them also :huh2:

I think I will just have to stick my head down over the next couple of days and just be patient in the knowledge that this is a tedious and boring job!!!

Thanks for all your replies, I will let you know how it goes!

PS - can you post pictures on here with an IMG tag?

 

[Raja]

Thanks Raja for your "suggestions" hehe!! :lol: I don't think I would like a strange man popping round from the internet :uhoh2:

That grout remover looks good! looks like it should have a hoover attatchment on it to catch the dust!

What happens to the tile spacers, it must mash through them also :huh2:

I think I will just have to stick my head down over the next couple of days and just be patient in the knowledge that this is a tedious and boring job!!!

Thanks for all your replies, I will let you know how it goes!

PS - can you post pictures on here with an IMG tag?

Strange men where ?????

None on here mind u there is 1 really stunning looking one who has a way with women avoid him

goes by the name of erm erm let me think erm ohhh forgot :lol:

 

[Dan]

PS - can you post pictures on here with an IMG tag?

You certainly can, and all other codes can be found here: http://www.tilersforums.com/misc.php?do=bbcode

 

[Fekin]

I don't think I would like a strange man popping round from the internet :uhoh2:

Ha, funny how the internet makes people think they\we must be strange, but you'd be happy with a stranger coming round from the Yellow pages though I bet

 

[mailsamwilliams]

yes I did think about the "strange men" comment, as I was posting that! Although it was meant more tongue in cheek, as Raja was being cheeky (and still is) :tt2:

Well this morning I am back at it, and it is worse than watching paint dry! The tough bits are slowly coming away with a bit of elbow grease (which as a weak limbed female, is hurting my pointy finger) I can see me being here a while!!

FYI - this is how bad the grouting was and some of the bit I've dug out (does that look ok to regrout?

 

[Fekin]

I know it was a joke :lol:

The old grout does look on the thick side dosen't it.

Keep at it, looks like it's going well.

 

[sWe]

Good progress there. Damn, the old grouting looks really odd.

 

[mailsamwilliams]

I know!!!! I have hated it since it was done!! :whatchutalkingabout what a stupid idea in the first place and it made it so hard to clean, as grout looks cr4p anyway IMO!