another unrelated but useful tool!

[doug boardley]

you know when you get adhesive bridging across the joints and stopping you getting a good even depth of grout into your joints?, well I raided the kitchen utensil drawer this morning and took the pizza cutter to work to try instead of a scraper/grout rake. It worked a treat! just rolled it along the joints, no glaze chipping etc!!don't know how well it would work on addy that had been set for a few days tho'!

[Oli]

I once tried the very same thing with a large axe doug, didnt work, your idea sounds much better, just dont have any more pizza and the missus will never find out

[doug boardley]

he he rather not go to work than miss pizza! hot and spicy hhmm!

[brian c]

i have used a washing up brush for dishes before for cleaning groutlines,i think a few lads use these.

[R Montgomery]

Can't do without the pizza Doug.I know it's an expensive option but I like a spacer and a sponge.

[CJ]

If it looks like it is going to oooz out when adjoining tiles is in place........I just run the trowel down the side before placing tile

If I do miss a bit.......leave it for a bit and run a stanley knife down it

[P'boro tiler]

a stiff decorators brush works well but i generally use a sponge

[doug boardley]

this is for the day after, just when you've taken your spacers out, ready for grouting and there's bitts of addy in the way

[CJ]

Grout rake

[doug boardley]

Grout rake

what if joints are 1-2mm CJ?

[CJ]

what if joints are 1-2mm CJ?

A small grout rake then

[mikethetile]

i use a grout rake but i im going to give this a go

does it do deep crust addy

[Leatherface]

I once tried the very same thing with a large axe doug, didnt work, your idea sounds much better, just dont have any more pizza and the missus will never find out

I need a large axe to cut my wife's pizza ! Always ends up burned !!

[Alan.P]

If it looks like it is going to oooz out when adjoining tiles is in place........I just run the trowel down the side before placing tile

You have me confuddled, how / where / in what position do you place your next tile to the one /s already fixed ?

[whitebeam]

I've got a spatula any uses for that, no wivers not there

[Gazebo]

i use a grout rake but i im going to give this a go

does it do deep crust addy

Nah it only works on 'Thin n Crispy' addy.

[tile55]

person I use a scraper or small screwdriver and sponge, works a treat.

[2Balls]

Hi ,I use old wooden 2m folding measure stabs. Snap them and make a point and rake away. Because its wood your tiles are safe! I also use them for Sillycone2Balls

[wivers]

Its no use there any way Whitey i've tried!