Help! Tile Adhesive / Grout on tiles!!! (merged)

Mr_Skint_2

Angle Grinder.....

Seriously one of those cheapo hand held as seen on TV JML steamers.

http://www.jmldirect.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Click on Household Electrical
Its the Steam Genie

Or hot soapy water and a softish scrubbing brush...

Edinburghlass_2

Lidl had a hand held steam cleaner on offer this week for £14.99, might still find some left in your local store

Browntoa

Edinburghlass wrote:

Lidl had a hand held steam cleaner on offer this week for £14.99, might still find some left in your local store

you are in love with that thing now !! :rotfl:

I was going to suggest the scourer...was the best way in the end but like you say it is hard work

Edinburghlass_2

Browntoa wrote:

you are in love with that thing now !! :rotfl:

You want the truth, I haven't tried it yet

but I am about to and will talk dirty with you later :rotfl:

xxxpinkladyxxx

thanks everyone. I'll get myself a steam cleaner, got to be easier than scratching at it with a scouring pad!

Fluella

Hi everyone,

what is the best way of removing dried grout from tiles?

My bf has recently tiled the bathroom but did not remove the excess grout as he went along and now we have to remove the grout. We have been using elbow grease and a white cloth but just wondered if there was a quicker and easier way to do this?!

Thanks

Dora_the_Explorer_5

I've had this problem and used a razor blade in a holder to shift the dratted stuff. B&Q, Homebase etc all sell them. Use it at a very acute angle and it won't scratch the tiles. And if anyone has a better method I hope they post it so I can take advantage of it next time a workman leaves grout behind!
If it's just very thin smears of grout one of those eco clothes wet and then dry should shift it - sorry I don't know what they're called.

innovate

Same Q asked a couple of weeks back, and the consensus then was that a steam cleaner is very effective for this job.

Fluella

Thanks for the replies.

My mum has a steamer, will borrow it and give it ago!

grumbler

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