Please Help save my knees folks! Floor grouting systems? - Tile Advice

[The Dude]

Hi folks,

My knees are crumbling badly which, as we know - is not good news for any tiler! But I've got a lot of floor tiling coming up so I'm keen to stay off my knees where possible - bought Redbacks kneepads recently BTW - very good.

Has anyone used any of those squegee on a pole, sponge on a pole systems from Raimondi or Sigma? Does quality suffer, or are they a great idea? Any advice guranteed.

Thanks,

Greg.

 

[peteablard]

You mean the Raimondi pedalo, I got one a few weeks back and they are awesome. Don't know why I didn't order one a long time ago. I got some good reports about it from the guys on here and it didn't disappoint, I'd highly recommend it

 

[bugs183]

I hear you Dude, you need to get off those knees!!
Redbacks are fab, as are the Alpro knee pads that Tradetiler sell, the pads really saved my knees as they were fading, but are fine now, i don't use the straps, just kneel on them where i'm working.
Here's a few tricks i use to keep standing.
A sack truck really saves you legs, knees and back for carrying tiles and adhesive.
Priming: spray with a fertilizer pump or fine watering can, then roll over with a paint roller on a pole.
Fixing tiles: Use a ruler to gauge the cuts, and take that to your cutting machine, where you have a pile of tiles ready to be cut, this saves carrying all the time.
Grouting, The squeegee on a pole kinda works, not really got that one dialed yet, but buy a Raimond Pedalo, this is brilliant for grout washing, i can't big this piece of kit up enough, but replace the pole they supply, it's rubbish.
Cleaning and sealing, pads and rollers on poles, there's lots out there to buy, and you can really save your knees.
Good luck.

 

[bugs183]

If there's two of you get an extra 'sweepex head' for your pedalo, one can dampen the grout and emulsyfy it, the other follows and cleans up, super fast way of grouting, even with a hangover this morning i grouted and washed over 20m2 of 300x300 in under and hour!

 

[nybor62]

the pedalo is awsome for big floors , makes washing off so easy

 

[Rookery]

Dodgy knees? You're lucky, pity the poor primate born with none.

 

[Brian the Tile]

eh?

 

[Rookery]

The female ape has a baby in the jungle hospital but its born with no knees. She asks Nurse Giraffe if anything can be done but sadly not. So she puts the baby on her back and trundles off into the jungle where she passes the jungle co-op. She opens her purse but finds she only has 1p but just in case they might have some on offer, she goes in. But she cant see any on the shelves so she goes up the Willy the Wildebeast and says
'Excuse me, do you have 2 ape knees for a penny?'

 

[Andy Allen]

Taxi...!!!!

 

[Brian the Tile]

hahaha

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

[video=youtube;0n_j9ToQkdA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n_j9ToQkdA&feature=plcp[/video]
i use a berta where i can on big floors of pools it is a great bit of kit !! and worth the £'s

 

[bugs183]

Ooohh, i'm jealous, i could really do with one of those!!
I know you tiles pools, so i don't know if you do much stone, i take it one of these would work fine?

 

[cam_low]

I am so getting a pedalo. Where can I get one for a good price ?

 

[bugs183]

Here you go!
Ceramic Tiling Tools, Raimondi Tools UK & Ireland
£150.00 very well spent.
Just don't loose the bung!

 

[White Room]

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