Regrouting Pricing

[cr0ft]

Hi folks. First post on here in quite a while. I've been asked by an existing customer to do a regrout job for them (well 2 actually). The tiles are 100mmx100mm and I have full height tiling around a bath to do (around 5 sq metres) and the same in an en-suite shower enclosure (around 3.5 square metres).

I have a Fein Multimaster and I understand they make a diamond blade for this job, but I have no idea where to buy them!!

Can someone who has done this before give me an idea how easy/difficult it is with the right Fein blade? How long should I expect it to take me? Struggling to price it as I haven't done 1 before so don't know how quick/slow it is. All I know is there is a lot of grout to remove with tiles that small!

Thanks!

Keiran.

 

[David - Tradetiler]

Hi Keiran.

Have a look at our Fein blades in our grout removal section Grout Removal Tools from Tradetiler

also take a look at our grout colorant as an alternative idea Grout Colorant from Tradetiler

 

[cr0ft]

Thanks Dave. Will do. Any idea how long I should allow to remove grout per square metre in the above scenario? I don't have a clue how many hours to charge out!

 

[David - Tradetiler]

I'll say this... you could easily re-tile it faster!

To be honest it is a very difficult job to price and your customer will think you are taking the Micky going slow on purpose if you do it on a day rate.

 

[Bubblecraft]

I went to see a job yesterday & customer decided to just re-grout. It's something I don't do now. Very very tedious job. Respectfully declined & called up a tiler friend of mine. He's quite quiet at the moment & was happy to take it on.

 

[widler]

Ive done it once on a floor, about 5m2 600x600 hated it never ever ever again, ever 🙂

 

[steve187]

re-grouting is tops of my hate list, and something i would avoid doing.

 

[Ian]

Yep, not for me either. As David mentioned, it'd be cheaper to strip and retile 10x10's.

 

[Brian the Tile]

sooner poke my eyes out with shards of glass,tell them it could be cheaper to re tile

 

[Colour Republic]

Average price I charge for re-grout is £2,000 sqm. Strangely I don't seem to win many jobs😳

 

[CJ]

Quote them 20k to regrout, or a proper quote to re-tile.

 

[prceramics]

i get my blades from here , loads cheaper Saxton Blades

 

[Peter]

First mistake is using a fein for regrouting. The fein is only really any use for taking the grout right out round one tile. A hardie knife or Stanley hook blade is 10 times faster for regrouts. Don't mind them myself if I have nothing else on but always test a section of grout when pricing. Some scrapes away easily and some is rock hard.

 

[kilty55]

as peter for me, test the grout but with 10 by 10s you will have along job on your hands i would discuss this with customer and try to steer them to a re tile

 

[andyb1]

I won't do it anymore, boring would rather sit at home even if i was quiet.

 

[cr0ft]

Thanks all. Seems the consensus is to tell them to retile it instead. Especially with 100x100 tiles I reckon it will be quicker too, especially as they want new silicon sealant around the bath too. Cheers for all the advice!

 

[cr0ft]

Managed to get him to see our way of thinking re tiling. Got a bathroom and en-suite to retile now! Brill!!

 

[Ian]

Managed to get him to see our way of thinking re tiling. Got a bathroom and en-suite to retile now! Brill!!

good work!

 

[andy8758]

I recently revitalised a bathroom with a bottle of white Universal Sealant grout colourant and a tube of Silicon. Tiles were 600x400 over a 20 sq m wall area and it took me four hours to clean and re-vitalise. Everyone who sees the bathroom think its been recently re-tiled. However, I can frankly see the limitations (it passes the 18" test that my brother-in-law uses, but closer in you can see its painted) but if you are selling a house and want a quick refresh its perfect. Otherwise I fully endorse the comments that re-tiling is ultimately better.

 

[Peter]

A bit of 240 grit can work wonders. Sand enough to expose fresh grout and sometimes it doesn't even need regrouted.