madmen Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Bathroom tile grout has diminished over many years. What is the best way to remove it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Have a look in somewhere like HomePro ...you can get a sharp edged tool designed for raking out the grout...just use a little bit of care so as not to chip tile edges... Of course a good tile shop would also stock the required tool... The required tool is not a screwdriver ....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Have a look in somewhere like HomePro ...you can get a sharp edged tool designed for raking out the grout...just use a little bit of care so as not to chip tile edges... Of course a good tile shop would also stock the required tool... The required tool is not a screwdriver ....[emoji52]Ok [emoji108] thanks for the tip. Should be a few you tube vids on the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eyecatcher Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I remember buying one of those carbide tipped grout rakers 30yrs ago. I thought they were useless. You also have to check your guage as they can end up leaving a wavy rut in a wide joint. Here many joints are less than 2mm so you may not even manage to get it in a joint. They say the simple ideas are the best. My subsequent grout raker was a nail banged thro a piece of wood, and here i used a nail thro a bit of hosepipe. Much easier. But by the time grout normally gets unacceptable, you want new tiles anyway so rip em off or tile over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 You can get an attachment for a Dremel for removing grout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverman Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 If you got a few months spare, use the scraper. I use an angle grinder (with appropriate blade). Fills the entire area with grout powder, but, easy and quick. Or, better still, use scraper to remove about one mill of grout, re grout .that would be clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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