Removing old grout?

[derekholden]

I need to regrout the shower room. Whats the best way to remove the old grout? Is there any thing I can buy to make it easier to scrape out?

[derekholden]

The Bosch pmf 180E and a tile cutting blade make light work of grout removal

[derekholden]

cheers mate. Thats a top piece of kit. Might invest in one of those.

[handyman]

whats wrong with the grout that it needs replaced?

[royaloakcarpentry]

Handyman.......................I know what will be coming next. I used that tip on a job the other week. tested a small area because the floor was being replaced but 2 minutes with the bleach on the floor, it bought the grout up to looking like new.

[handyman]

its either do that, or sometimes people replace the grout because its all cracked.............to replace the grout as its cracked is only masking an underlying problem with movement.

Only time you only remove cracked grout is when the fitter has put grout in corners (wall to floor / wall to wall joints)...... and replace with silicon


Only other time I have had to replace all grout was when premixed grout was used, and it was so soft, it came out easily with a grout rake.

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