glass tile excess grout removal help

[is250sp]

Ok i made the mistake of hiring the cheapest handyman and i am paying for it now. My tiles are glass 4mm 12" x 12" one inch squares. Placement of tiles are good but he over-grouted mostly on the edges. I am attaching a pic and as you can see, most of the tiles are not square from the excess grout. I dont think its bad enough to remove completely and redo so I was wondering if there is some sort of sandpaper or scraping tool to remove a bit of the top layer of grout without scratching the glass?

[faithhealer]

sorry can't see the pic but I would be masking the tiles off with duct tape before I went near the grout. You can buy grout rakes but on glass tiles , don't know. A plastic impliment of some kind would be safer

[user123]

Hi:-) - The changes of forum software mean we cannot see the images just yet, but it sounds to me that using LTP grout remover or similar - your local tile shop will stock this - and an abrasive nylon sponge or even an abrasive cloth used in circular action should be able to deal with this as the layer of excessive grout on the glass will be very thin. The glass will not be scratched by this, but make sure you do rinse off the LPT solution well afterwards - do start with the weakest solution first, from memory I think that's 1 part solution to 4 parts water, but it will tell you on the bottle.

[david campbell]

if these are on the mosaic sheet then it is quite common to find many of them not sitting right,have you tried running a wallpaper scraper along the edges of the grout to tidy it up?

[is250sp]

wont the steel blades on the wallpaper scraper scratch the glass?

[david campbell]

wont the steel blades on the wallpaper scraper scratch the glass?

not if you keep the scraper flush and use gentle pressure with the other hand,i've cleaned of excess from polished porcelain without scratching it

[whitebeam]

Just looked at the picture, maybe me but don't think it looks that bad

[user123]

Hello again, is250... now that I can see the picture I would agree with whitebeam... I think what has happened here is a case of different expectation - before grouting the space between the mosaic tiles looks much smaller than after grouting, a) because the colour stands out more and b) because it is right and good that the grout should cover a little of the bevel of the tile. Yes it could be smidgen less, but this photo on its own would not suggest bad tiling.

Looking closely it looks like the grout float being dragged across from left to right, meaning more grout is pushed onto the right side of the next tile, quite common really, and if that really does bug you, fair enough, these are your walls, a scraper used gently or the grout remover as described above should help. Be careful though not to take too much off, and the longer you wait the more danger there is that you have bits breaking off, not a good look either. Maybe have a closer look at another place with similar tiling and colours and see what you think then?

[doug boardley]

I think it looks ok too 'Beam

[pesky8]

have to agree. looks o.k. to me too.

[Dave]

I have seen a damn site worse and that pic shows them to be not too bad..IMO..

[Ken Bruty]

They look ok to me too, you should see the tiles in my kitchen that were done before we moved here, shocking mess, I'll have to post some pics sometime, the grout was left on for a week apparently, before attempt at removal took place Ain't it typical, in OUR house of all places.

[trevortine]

They look ok to me too, you should see the tiles in my kitchen that were done before we moved here, shocking mess, I'll have to post some pics sometime, the grout was left on for a week apparently, before attempt at removal took place Ain't it typical, in OUR house of all places.

Dont even get me started bout our house ken!! We bought it brand new 6 years ago and every night bathing the wee fella the wife is sick of me moanin about the bathroom tiles!! really need to get it sorted, cobblers kiddies and all that!!