Sawdust?

[IvegotsTILE]

I always have other trades telling me how to do my job,today a plumber told me I should be using SAWDUST:confused_smile: when I'm grouting.Never heard of this one before,told him must be for old timers(Must be dry grout or something).Said he should stick to plumbing nosey tw*t.

Any of you old timers used this method before?Gaz Dave?

 

[grumpygrouter]

New one on me!

 

[DHTiling]

Dozey f****n plumber......have seen a method where you sprinkle grout powder on to a newly grouted floor then just sweep the loose off too leave a nice flush finish but never " SAWDUST "...ffs what ever next..........dave...

 

[devonmark]

maybe he was after a woodgrain effect grout...lol

 

[wayne]

an old tiler i used to work with showed me how to do it when i first started out. you have to wash the grout off once and let it set a bit, then sprinkle sawdust on floor and wipe with a cloth. it works really well but there is no need for it when you have a washboy.

 

[bansko]

Lads, used to use sawdust years ago when all your floors were grouted in sand&cement, method, usually 3to1 mix wet, then 1to1 mix driers over the top, (nice flush joint) quick wash over then sawdust. used to leave a cracking job if done properly. A lot of tilers used to cut corners and not bother with the driers, sawdust straight over the wet sand&cement which obviously used to stick in the joints. thats when builders tiling companys etc banned the use of it. But done properly it was the dogs ********. Had to be soft sand by the way.

 

[DHTiling]

i could see saw dust working as a polishing/cleaning product " but " only if the grout was dry because if it gets into damp grout then its knackered.......dave... easier just to dust off with a cloth....lol lol....

 

[bansko]

tTilings a lot easier nowadays dave, wash boys rubi cutters etc. but in the days of using sawdust for finishing off grouting the majority of tiling was fixed monolithic. ( laying sand&cement screeds & fixing tiles in one operation). Wet screeds you would pepper with dry cement and fix the tiles, semi dry screeds you would mix a cement slurry and fix the tiles. Cutting the tiles was done using a pin hammer and tungsten tipped chisel. The monolithic method is still used today on certain sites mainly german spec, ie BMW workshops, supermarket floors ALDI, LIDL etc. Would,nt advise getting involved as its really hard graft, theres easier ways to make your money. Looking at your age dave you probably just missed that period by 7 or 8 years,

 

[DHTiling]

i have used some of those methods when i first trained ... i was trained by an old boy who was a dab hand at traditional methods........dave..

 

[bansko]

read a lot of your posts dave and theres no doubt you certainly know your job. cheers. paul.