Walls and Floors?

[IvegotsTILE]

I was just wondering who uses their washboys for walls and floors?
I used to use it for both but now I only use it for floors because of the effect it sometimes has on the grout on the walls.
Maybe Gaz or Dave can turn it into a poll!(don't have the know how)

 

[White Room]

I agree tried it on walls did'nt like the finish it left

 

[CLAYS TILES]

only used on floors myself

 

[wayne]

use mine on both and couldnt do without it now. you have to let the grout set just right and use the washboy lightly diagonally over the joints.

 

[DHTiling]

Added poll to this thread......

 

[bencurtis]

floors mainly, but if walls are wide oint grout use it then.

 

[IvegotsTILE]

I thank you:17:

 

[brian c]

Simon maybe you are not leaving the grout on long enough before using washboy.What i do is start at one wall and by the time i get finished the others the grout is drying and then i swirl the sponge OVER THE GROUT LINES and move on to the next wall etc and when im finished doing the spongeing i then wipe with washboy.Give it a go m8,but sometimes you need to work fast,heat etc.

 

[Varley]

The only time I don't really use my washboy is on kitchen splashbacks as they are often too small and fiddly for the washboy sponge, other that that I use it for everything.

 

[Perry]

on floors and commercial walls and say penny rounds that type of mosaics where there are larger walls but not top notch domestics ete

 

[Raja]

never used one am old fasioned bucket and water man lol ahh say up ere in sheffield still struggling with tiling wetrooms somthing else i have never done

 

[Perry]

never used one am old fasioned bucket and water man lol ahh say up ere in sheffield still struggling with tiling wetrooms somthing else i have never done

i would love to be able to afford to be old fashioned have you a wet saw ? if you have may i ask why ? and the same answer applies to a wash boy :lol:

 

[Raja]

lol do have a wet saw wil be buying a wash boy soon wil try anything once

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Thats how I've done it Bri but on the odd job it hasn't come out right.Had 6 other tilers on site and they looked at me with shock when they saw me using a washboy on the walls,none of them would use a washboy on wals(too much water they say).Used a bucket and sponge on the next wall and the finish was definately better.