Remove Grout From Internal Corners? - Tile Advice

[SB4U]

Hopefully a quick one for ya.

When I grouted recently I was obviously not careful enough and got some grout in the internal corners in a few areas, where I had intended to silicone. Do you think I should remove all the grout before I silicone or will I get away with it do you reckon? I did try to scrape some out last night using a stanley knife but chipped a bit of the cut edge of the tile so I don't want to faff about with this unless it's really necessary.

 

[Alan.P]

If your chipping tiles I wouldn't bother, it more than likely won't be full depth anyway, and I wouldn't like to replace tiles at this stage.

 

[SB4U]

Thanks @Alan.P. You're right, I really don't fancy replacing any tiles.

Although I've sent the wife out to get me a tile rake from Screwfix so maybe I'll try that to open the gap out a bit. If there's any more chips though I'll give up on it. I should have dealt with it whilst it was still soft of course but I always seemed to be chasing my tail to get it done before the grout went too hard.

 

[Alan.P]

If your adamant on getting some out and the rake doesn't work, try a hammer and old flat screwdriver and chip away at it.

 

[SB4U]

I think that if the rake doesn't work I won't sweat it any more and will just leave it as is.

 

[StevieBoy]

I wouldn't worry about that at all matey, it will be fine going over it with silicone.

 

[widler]

I personally fill mine then silicone , i aint had one crack yet, my bathroom is grouted in each corner , no silicone and also no cracks in the couple of years its been in(no shower in it, just a free standing bath)
Id like to know how many tilers don't fill em, id bet most on here do, but won't admit it

 

[Andy Allen]

I personally fill mine then silicone , i aint had one crack yet, my bathroom is grouted in each corner , no silicone and also no cracks in the couple of years its been in(no shower in it, just a free standing bath)
Id like to know how many tilers don't fill em, id bet most on here do, but won't admit it

Bloody cowboy.....

 

[Old Mod]

I personally fill mine then silicone , i aint had one crack yet, my bathroom is grouted in each corner , no silicone and also no cracks in the couple of years its been in(no shower in it, just a free standing bath)
Id like to know how many tilers don't fill em, id bet most on here do, but won't admit it

Ooow ooow sounds like a poll! Haha

 

[cbmltd]

I've always filled and sealed over with a really close matching color silicone wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Alan.P]

Id like to know how many tilers don't fill em, id bet most on here do, but won't admit it

Nope, no way, as per OP I often get a small amount of grout in a joint, this gets cleaned out as best as possible.

 

[widler]

Nope, no way, as per OP I often get a small amount of grout in a joint, this gets cleaned out as best as possible.

Ok, well I do, and I've never seen it not done in 30 years apart from a few who say they do it on here.
It's no problem, if the wall moves so much as it cracks, you have more problems behind the tiling than the tiling , never seen it crack yet.
But each tradesman does it differently ,each to there own

 

[Alan.P]

Ok, well I do, and I've never seen it not done in 30 years apart from a few who say they do it on here.
It's no problem, if the wall moves so much as it cracks, you have more problems behind the tiling than the tiling , never seen it crack yet.
But each tradesman does it differently ,each to there own

I've seen others do it and invariably I've seen it all crack, I tell site agents who insist on it coz 'it helps the mastic man' that it's bad practice, most listen.

 

[widler]

We could go on forever alan
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
There alan, ive saved us a load of back and forthing

 

[Alan.P]

We could go on forever alan
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
"Ive seen it crack"
"Ive never seen it crack"
There alan, ive saved us a load of back and forthing

Looks like it's not only the grout that's cracking, have a cuppa mate yes, we all have stories.