Question about grout removal
 

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout behind
my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need to do it
quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it because it
won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those little hand tools
with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Question about grout removal
 

Cheri wrote:
I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I
need to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of
money on it because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use
one of those little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

harbor freight multitool with the grout attachment

Question about grout removal
 

"chaniarts" wrote in message
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Cheri wrote:
I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I
need to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of
money on it because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use
one of those little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

harbor freight multitool with the grout attachment

TY

Cheri

Question about grout removal
 

On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

Question about grout removal
 

wrote in message
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On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

Question about grout removal
 

On Apr 1, 1:51*pm, "Cheri" wrote:
wrote in message

m...

On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. *Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

Are your plans to regrout? Manually scraping out a small area of
grout is really not that bad.

Question about grout removal
 

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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On Apr 1, 1:51 pm, "Cheri" wrote:
wrote in message

m...

On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I
need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

Are your plans to regrout? Manually scraping out a small area of
grout is really not that bad.
========

I am. It's not just behind the sink, it's about 4 feet long due to THE GROUT
DOCTOR S.O.B doing such a lousy job that the seam is really wide and ugly,
he just put new grout over the old grout and totally uneven at that. It's
nasty looking and I just had new trim tile put around the sink, so it's got
to go because it looks twice as bad now.

Cheri

Question about grout removal
 

On 4/1/2011 1:51 PM, Cheri wrote:

wrote in message
m...
On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

I assume that the grout is a joint between tiles. With care, you can
probably scratch out enough of the old grout to make a bed for
replacement grout. Use the saw or a utility knife. Just be sure to
bleach and clean it well, apply sealer after new grout is hard (usually
2-3 days, per package directions).

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wrote in message
m...

I assume that the grout is a joint between tiles. With care, you can
probably scratch out enough of the old grout to make a bed for replacement
grout. Use the saw or a utility knife. Just be sure to bleach and clean it
well, apply sealer after new grout is hard (usually 2-3 days, per package
directions).

It is. TY

Cheri

Question about grout removal
 

On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:09:25 -0400, "
wrote:

On 4/1/2011 1:51 PM, Cheri wrote:

wrote in message
m...
On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

I assume that the grout is a joint between tiles. With care, you can
probably scratch out enough of the old grout to make a bed for

Someone gave me an old inkject printer and it spilled ink on my
bathroom floor and the grout. I used s screwdriver to scrape out the
grout but kept having to go deeper, and eventually made a wweapon as
lethal as any Rambo has used. Fortunately I have plenty of
screwdrivers, so now I call this something else.

Don't know about this guy, but I guess if I'd known how deep the red
ink went, I could have used the special hand tool with the offset
handle for removing grout. Isn't it hardeneed or something?


replacement grout. Use the saw or a utility knife. Just be sure to
bleach and clean it well, apply sealer after new grout is hard (usually
2-3 days, per package directions).

Question about grout removal
 

On 4/1/2011 8:49 PM, mm wrote:
On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:09:25 -0400, "
wrote:

On 4/1/2011 1:51 PM, Cheri wrote:

wrote in message
m...
On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

I assume that the grout is a joint between tiles. With care, you can
probably scratch out enough of the old grout to make a bed for

Someone gave me an old inkject printer and it spilled ink on my
bathroom floor and the grout. I used s screwdriver to scrape out the
grout but kept having to go deeper, and eventually made a wweapon as
lethal as any Rambo has used. Fortunately I have plenty of
screwdrivers, so now I call this something else.

Don't know about this guy, but I guess if I'd known how deep the red
ink went, I could have used the special hand tool with the offset
handle for removing grout. Isn't it hardeneed or something?



I do believe I saw inexpensive grout removal tools at Harbor Freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/profess...saw-45878.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/carbide...per-97176.html

TDD

Question about grout removal
 

On 4/1/2011 9:49 PM, mm wrote:
On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:09:25 -0400, "
wrote:

On 4/1/2011 1:51 PM, Cheri wrote:

wrote in message
m...
On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

I assume that the grout is a joint between tiles. With care, you can
probably scratch out enough of the old grout to make a bed for

Someone gave me an old inkject printer and it spilled ink on my
bathroom floor and the grout. I used s screwdriver to scrape out the
grout but kept having to go deeper, and eventually made a wweapon as
lethal as any Rambo has used. Fortunately I have plenty of
screwdrivers, so now I call this something else.

Don't know about this guy, but I guess if I'd known how deep the red
ink went, I could have used the special hand tool with the offset
handle for removing grout. Isn't it hardeneed or something?


replacement grout. Use the saw or a utility knife. Just be sure to
bleach and clean it well, apply sealer after new grout is hard (usually
2-3 days, per package directions).


I would have scraped the surface and touched the stain with paint.
Little bottles of acryllic hobby paint come in very, very handy.

Question about grout removal
 

On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:49:33 -0400, "
wrote:

On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

That works, but it is neither quick nor easy. Not cheap, either. Those bits
are expensive, though you can save 70% by buying them online.

Question about grout removal
 

On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:29:51 -0400, "
wrote:

On 4/1/2011 9:49 PM, mm wrote:
On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:09:25 -0400, "
wrote:

On 4/1/2011 1:51 PM, Cheri wrote:

wrote in message
m...
On 4/1/2011 11:48 AM, Cheri wrote:

I want to buy something that will remove a thick line of tile grout
behind my kitchen sink. What kind of electric type saw/remover do I need
to do it quickly and easily? I don't want to spend a lot of money on it
because it won't be used often, and I don't want to use one of those
little hand tools with the teeth. Thanks.

Cheri

Dremel tool, with grout bit and guide. Behind a sink may not have room
for the guide...probably two inches wide.

TY, I hadn't considered that, there isn't much room there.

Cheri

I assume that the grout is a joint between tiles. With care, you can
probably scratch out enough of the old grout to make a bed for

Someone gave me an old inkject printer and it spilled ink on my
bathroom floor and the grout. I used s screwdriver to scrape out the
grout but kept having to go deeper, and eventually made a wweapon as
lethal as any Rambo has used. Fortunately I have plenty of
screwdrivers, so now I call this something else.

Don't know about this guy, but I guess if I'd known how deep the red
ink went, I could have used the special hand tool with the offset
handle for removing grout. Isn't it hardeneed or something?


replacement grout. Use the saw or a utility knife. Just be sure to
bleach and clean it well, apply sealer after new grout is hard (usually
2-3 days, per package directions).


I would have scraped the surface and touched the stain with paint.
Little bottles of acryllic hobby paint come in very, very handy.

That might have been a good idea too. I ended up regrouting with a
grout that doesn't quite match anyhow. Althugh no one will notice but
me.