For those of you who are thinking of buying a cheap generic washboy, don't! I had a £40 er and it lasted about 6 weeks before the c**p rollers capsized etc (you couldn't apply too much pressure from day 1 as the rollers would just buckle ) The Karl Dahm rollers are far superior and having used mine for the first time today I was very impressed, you can really wring the water out of your sponge float.
Just thought I'd share this with you all and to say "don't go cheap"

Lol about time too.

It's the best washboy there is..........


Washboy


Made by 'Karl Dahm' Germany

If you have never used one of these, you are wasting hundreds of hours a year grouting the old fashioned way. This system has totally revolutionised grout finishing. First of all there is no more getting your hands wet and wrinkly wringing out sponges. Then there is the increased speed at which you work followed by the near perfect clean finish, even on quarry floor tiles. Not to mention the fullness of joint easily achieved. This system can pay for itself in the time saved over a couple of weeks and your customers will be impressed by the cleanness of your finish.There are plenty of washboys available but I have found this Karl Dahm washboy to be by far the best. With sealed ball bearing rollers that last for years and years and a really heavy duty galvanised metal grid to separate the sediment from the water.


If you wash the sponge out after use with clean water and store it without getting squashed when wet, it should be good for over 1000 square metres

weight 4.0 Kg

Supplied with 2 sponges on handles, metal grid and ball brearing sponge rollers



Price: £49.95 £57.44 Including VAT at 15%

Good post Dave,
Have had my Karl Dahm washboy from Trade Tiler since I started 4 years ago, still going strong, well worth the extra pennies

need to get one,prob order it with a few new trowels at the end of the month!

Originally Posted by david campbell

need to get one,prob order it with a few new trowels at the end of the month!

bit of a gulper at £63.18 DC, but well worth it imo, my cheapo was far quicker than the old spongebob way, but deffo wouldn't get another cheapo after KD

What you really want is a second hand but hardly used rubi......

why is it hardly used Oli???

Because i hate it and bought a KD one

Originally Posted by Oli

Because i hate it and bought a KD one

I`ve got the rubi washboy and dont like the fact that its got to filled up very nearly the to the top to cover the grid,making it a heavy lump to move about and if you move it to quickly or with too much force water sometimes goes over the side.should of got the KD one but got the rubi when it was on offer.

I think we've (nearly) all fallen into the "lets buy a cheap one" trick, after all, a bucket,sponge rollers, can't all be that different can they?

I think i am going to get one of those Kd washboys, I am brighton based anyone know where there are stocked locally to me of should i order from the net.?
cheers

I got mine from tradetiler gazebo, ordered it tuesday night and got it delivered thursday

I had a rubi thought it was crap got one from yorkshire tiling tools do'nt know what make cost about £30 00 pretty good

K D quite simply the best washboy on the market