Hi all,
been tiling for over three years now and still going strong!! but....im on my first regrout job
ive got a five metre floor and its taken me all day to take nearly half the grout out!!!
Has anyone any advice on the best way to get it out??? im using a grout rake with a carbon blade and its rubbish.
Anyone got any hints on how to take the sting out of regrouting and to get it done a little quicker.

Thanks in advance guys

Do you have a Fein or bosch multi tool?

I use a Fein, but refuse to do regrout jobs, mainly because of the issues you are experiencing .

Good luck mate.

I havent got either of them.......could get one first thing??do they make the job quicker? was tempted to get the grinder out but its to aggressive.

oooh...just seen how dear they are! might not get one on this job! theres nowhere near enough profit

hi tiler,get a hand szed peice of baton and hammer a masonry nail throo it......this will remove your grout...the masonry nails are solid

Hate re-grouts Usually when you price on day rate its not a cost effective solution from the customers point of veiw, so dont do too many.

When we do we use a grout rake which is cheap enough to bin after the job, and effective enough

I hate grout rakes, whatever make. I always manage to get a blister on my thumb whenever I've used one.

I have a Fein, used it to remove the grout from around one tile. Was dead easy but still wouldnt even contemplate a regrouting job

The quickest way by miles is to use a Exakt saw with a diamond blade ( cuts thro grout no probs) and clean the edges up with a grout rake. You need a vacuum but the saw comes with all the attachments. As long as the grout is wider than 2mm and you're careful not to catch the tiles.

i charge as much for a re grout as a re tile and the re tile is quicker

if some one asked i would do a re-grout on a very very good day rate , heres hoping no one asks ,but i would use the fein to do it

Originally Posted by deanotile

i charge as much for a re grout as a re tile and the re tile is quicker

same as me

regrout

retile

Fein with diamond wheel

Fein with diamond wheel aswell

Thanks for all the tips guys.
Ive had my experience with a regrout now.......never again!!(although if i do i'll be charging a HEFTY dayrate and investing in a Fein!)
Cheers for all the help

Originally Posted by merlecollins

Fein with diamond wheel

Same here

I am with Phil and Merle here - Fein with diamond wheel. But. Got to be really careful when using - still possible to score tiles - like I did last time - then you have a tile to replace...

I use a bosch multi with diamond blade and a stanley knife

Try using them tools that you get for cutting Hardibacker & No more ply. Much better than using a grout rake I found...

used to do fix broken tiles on apple ipod shops, sometimes it was 2 tiles. bare in mind they were 760x760 inch stone. when it was 2 tiles we were done in no time, but other times it was more. still an awfu;ll job