grouting tiles!! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[scrogger]

I hates it i hates it!!

anyone got any tips on grouting without making a huge bloody mess and then getting put in the dog house for traipsing it through all the carpets..!!

oh whoa is me!!! I need to get out!!

Andy

 

[Shewie]

Slap it on all over with a sponge, spread it all out and work it evenly into the cracks. Clean your sponge off and then wipe all the excess grout off.

 

[scrogger]

done that still made a right royal bloody mess!! lol me thinks im off into the garage with a bottle of red tonight!!

 

[Shewie]

done that still made a right royal bloody mess!! lol me thinks im off into the garage with a bottle of red tonight!!

Probably for the best

 

[demographic]

I use a squeegie to apply it and a sponge to clean it off before its set then again to clean the residue off the surface, I didn't think it was that bad even with the stickier latex based flexible stuff.

 

[Melonfish]

slap it on with a credit card, work it in to the gaps then sponge over m8, did my kitchen with little 1" by 2" sheets of tile so MAJOR groutage going on.
no major issues tbh

 

[scrogger]

demo my wife collared the squeegy for her wall and i have to say it does look good well better than mine i think its to do with the skills in applying face paint!!

i used the credit card ( tesco club card actually) to scrape of the hard stuff and i broke it!!
got in trouble for that too.

only got 1 wall left will have it cracked tomorrow hopefully.

Andy

 

[verloc]

i just did out kitchen - and a lot of it. hated every second of the naffing task. ended up using me finger in the end - work out allright but the missus did want black grout so me fingers were funny colours for a while

 

[tommy the cat]

Na goto Wickes and buy the spreader they do bout £6 but you will do it in a quarter of the time. I sell them and they are superb.
D

 

[freespin]

When the grout is dry, go over with a green pan scrub. Removes all the crap, polishes the grout in the joints and never damages the tiles.
Try it.
Freespin

 

[Sainty]

Grouting is easy!!

Get a bloke in to do it whilst you're at work. No mess, no back ache, no hassle from the wife.

Exactly the same as painting, wall papering, brick laying, and a multitude of other tasks that are far better done by someone else.
HTH

Martin

 

[hiho]

sounds just like me that Sainty never got no money though....

 

[Sainty]

sounds just like me that Sainty never got no money though....

Neither have I. Mainly because I give it all away to people who do various things in my house which I'm far too 'busy' to do myself!!!

Martin