regrout job

[kilty55]

evening all, been to see a job for friend ot the family today.
2 bathrooms both bumpy whites with borders,been in around 7 years and needing to be re grouted with white grout,,also silicone is about an inch thick round bath etc and needs replacing,

total sq meterage 44 sq metres i was thinkin g maybe 4 days to do the lot but havent done many large re grouting jobs whats your thoughts on this?

 

[poynton phil]

Hope youv'e got fein

 

[kilty55]

the grout joint is 2mm if that no fein im afraid mate:yikes:

 

[CJ]

Orrible job. :yikes:

Day rate...............or a grout whitener

 

[kilty55]

indeed cj,i was speaking to ramics abour fugi fresca for this job but to be honest the initial grout job is rubbish and hasnt been profiled so not sure this would look any good

 

[poynton phil]

I dont know if you can still get them, but fein used to do a 1mm grout blade.

 

[kilty55]

aint got a fein phil but i noticed some posts about bosch etc doing fein copies cheaper any idea on prces of these ?

 

[kilty55]

seems the bosch is around 50 notes hmmm

 

[poynton phil]

Dont know what the bosch is like kilty but the fein is a superb bit of kit, had mine 3 yrs now and use it on most jobs.

 

[CJ]

You do, as I imagine you know..............need to go easy with wotever you use. Especially if its the cheaper tiles.

Nothing worse than chips everywhere

 

[kilty55]

aye cheaper tiles and thin grout lines,,tbh i was gonna use my trusty hands and a lot of stanley blades in my knife

 

[enduro]

evening all, been to see a job for friend ot the family today.
2 bathrooms both bumpy whites with borders,been in around 7 years and needing to be re grouted with white grout,,also silicone is about an inch thick round bath etc and needs replacing,

total sq meterage 44 sq metres i was thinkin g maybe 4 days to do the lot but havent done many large re grouting jobs whats your thoughts on this?

I would double that, bet that takes you 8 days, i have done a few regrouts and they take ages even with a fein. Its a day rate job dont price it you will loose out.

 

[simhopper]

Fein with thin disc

Should have that ground out in a day, We did a 20sqm bathroom recently where the customer changed her mind on grout colour on similar sized times, Ground out by dinnertime,Cleaned and re-grouted by the end of the day

Used a bosch and sent it back, Fein all the way.If you need a lend of one drop me a PM

 

[kilty55]

Fein with thin disc

Should have that ground out in a day, We did a 20sqm bathroom recently where the customer changed her mind on grout colour on similar sized times, Ground out by dinnertime,Cleaned and re-grouted by the end of the day

Used a bosch and sent it back, Fein all the way.If you need a lend of one drop me a PM

thats a very kind offer mate,i will let you know if i land the job ,thanks

 

[Colour Republic]

How old was the grout though Sim?

 

[simhopper]

How old was the grout though Sim?

Approx 4 weeks, Was ultracolour in Caramel, Ground out atleast 5mm depth, Horrible job but dust mask on and get on with it

Tried 5mins with a grout rake and gave up! Bought mine from tiletrader and has become a tool i use everyday, Perfect for cutting architraves, Cleaning joints before grout, grinding minor lipage on travertine, Polishing edges on porcelain, Sanding window frames....Probably the best tooll i have bought in 2009

 

[Colour Republic]

20sqm is some going:yikes: oh hang on... what size were the tiles?

 

[simhopper]

8x8

tiles where wavey edged but the thin fein discs bend to suit the tile profile without chipping

 

[Colour Republic]

Ahhh anybody can do 20sqm of 8ft x 8ft tiles:lol:.

That is some going mate and with wavey edge too

 

[brian c]

nail and a piece of wood m8.

 

[Gazzer]

Best hand tool i have found for regrouts apart from the fein (which is powered) is a score knife used by Hardibacker and No More Ply to cut the boards....dont slip though.