How to CLEAN grout Lines the easy way | DIY tile instal tips | Clean mortar out of grout lines
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A easy way to clean grout lines, the pro tip, no fancy tools needed, fast way to clean grout lines, the best way to get tile grout lines ready for grout, the coolest tool for cleaning grout lines. The easy way.
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EXACTLY the video I needed! Just tiled my backsplash - learning as I go.. thank you for making these and for talking to us like humans lol
diamond grout removal blade for oscilating tool. as long as you don't let the end hit another tile, you are good. I just removed a ton of dried mortar from the tiles I did (I'm an extreme amateur) and it took a couple hours. I went through 1 and a half cheap china blades to do about 150 sq feet and they were clean all the way to the slab. If I had a skateboard to sit on it would have gone even faster.
appreciate the honesty! showing thinset ooze is way more common than it appears if you watch a lot of tiling videos
The pros always make it look easy. It isn't easy.
Perfect. Our tile guy left the Tile Leveling System in for almost a week. I was wondering how he was going to clean up everything and found a few videos I liked about removing the excess "stuff" and your video was the one I was really looking for. Thanks for the idea and I believe I am going to do this myself to make sure it is done correctly before they show up on Monday and leave them in another week.
I've tried several different methods and this is by far the best one imho. Multi-tools with diamond blades work quickly, but even the ones with the thinnest kerfs will be right up against your tile especially if your joint is 1/8" or less. This makes it so easy to chip the finish off the edge of the tile, way more so than with a knife. The key is to start cleaning out your joints as quickly as possible, because every day you wait, the mortar just cures harder until eventually you will have to use a grout saw or other diamond tool. For those who mention to just clean as you go, that's great, but if you're using self leveling clips you're going to always have some mortar to remove no matter how clean you're working.
Great video!
Thanks for the great tip ! I just realized that you are Cohen from Riverside Homestead! And yes I'm subscribed and going to add this channel also .thanks again Cohen !😊
I really like a multitool with a really dull blade. Blasts it away instantly and if your careful doesn't damage the tile at all.
This video just saved my career
Omg dood….laughed so hard…i gotta clean some grout lines tomorrow…not my first rodeo….but u know like when you are bored…and start watching youtube…yup…i ended here tonight
Lol we have many more videos to come I will try to add one good tip a week for ya’ll
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Only thing i would recomment is cleab your grout lines next morning after install makes it 1000 timea easier to clean
Wet the tile with a sponge thoroughly let it soak in use a stiff bristle brush to get as much out as you can after that use plastic scraper to try and dig it out if you use a metal blade you always risk the chance of damaging the tile ceramic is very soft and scratches easy.
Great tip!
It’s Lil easy tips like this that make people’s life easier 😆
That’s good stuff and is better than chipping the tiles
WOW AMAZING VIDEO VERY EDUCATIONAL
Thank you more to come
You're hilarious and informative. Thank you for the pro advice.
Very helpful thanks for sharing video.. 🪛🧱🪜🧰
Best tool: diamond grout removal blade for oscillator tool
I have all those tools - including the grout digger tools- I always go back to my knife lol
I'll give you one example use a multi-tool with a grout blade or a diamond blade that's your Tech tip for the day. I got nine other ones too if you want the other examples send me a self addressed envelope with a check in it and I will give you the rest of the examples.
try a wet sponge while your setting the tile
I like to hit all that with a stiff nylon bristle brush as i set the tile. Anything that remains once set will practically wipe up or ill hit it with the brush again. Occasionally a steel wire brush or carbide triangular grout removal tool will be required. I use my razor knife or drywall knives for very minor cleanup but for anything major ill just fire up my oscillating tool with a carbide or diamond grit blade or even a worn out bi-metal or wood blade for thin joints.
Using a razor blade like that can easily cause it to break. If it then sticks in the groove or a 2 x 4" or something as your hand rips past it wont be pretty.
Just saying, we all have tools. Use the right one for the job at hand.
Love my new knife
Did you get one? I have like 4 😬
@@tileandstonesuper-pro8435 only need one since this house is the last ever project I am doing. I am sure I will find use for it in my sewing/craft room
Are those tiles getting scratched?
Scratched and chipped for sure. Technique is decent but he's way too careless. White tiles or marble would get obliterated and need replacing.
@@totoro1605 what would you recommend for white tiles?
I see a nice size scratch at 1:50
Its a great tip worked well and didn't scratch my tiles if it scratch your tiles there poor quality
Best way to never have to do this is carry a tooth brush and clean your mortar out of your joints as you go
now tell me 😂 this is brilliant. will use it on my tub surround ty
You're right, unfortunately I discovered that tip when I almost done laying tiles lol, but even with the tooth brush, you cannot clean well the spot under the self leveling system
catch it while it's wet with a #2 sharpened pencil, a nail or a toothpick even...
A shim works great too
Pro tip: thin set comes out of the joints real easy when its wet.
Not a fan. Too much risk of scratching and the blade might snap.
There are other options that are good.
Many more tips to come
Never leave it to set above tour tiles its a nightmare and it will only take 30 seconds to remove whilst wet. Do not do this you will scratch tile.(like he did in first example. Clean as you go.....basics
Thanks for this video. My issue is with 2" hexagon tiles. Right at the (Y) joint where the 3 joints come together, I have thinset that I am trying to get out. Can't use an acid because they're marble tiles. Been digging at these joints for 2 days on my shower floor and guessing I made 2 rookie mistakes: using too much thinset, and accidentally leaned on the tile trying to balance myself when I was putting the tiles in. I really don't want to rip the whole thing out because I'm afraid of damaging the foam/waterproofing underneath.
Imo if you rip out the tiles you'd have to replace whatever is underneath, I am not a pro so take that with a truck load of salt
Its all sratched up
I like it
Nice scratching the floor 2:40
Lol not a scratch
Scratching a tile with a blade? I guess tile in a high foot traffic area wouldn't hold up for long if it scratches so easily.
Question: the tile that's been in the house for the last 50 the grout doesn't crack or chip off ever.. HOWEVER someone install some tile in my house last year and it's cracking already. The floor got wet and it really cracking down. Why is 50 years old grout not cracking at all and 1 year old grout cracking fast?
If the tile is about 50 years old, it's probably because it's flex bond or one of the older mortars like it. That stuff stays forever and is much harder than the products used today. Its good stuff but harder to work with and doesn't come off easily of the tile or stone and can also stain the priduct because it is very similar to concrete. 50 years ago, alot of the guys used flex bond, or something like it, not only as the adhesive to glue it but also as the grout line. I can always be wrong but if I had to guess that's probably what your old flooring has.
Grout remover tool?
We got those- ur don’t keep them on us … knife always on us 🤙🏾
I agree knife is the easiest way
It’s messy but a skinny angle grinder will get that shit pretty
You are scratching the tile......use the proper tool !!!
Nope no scratches 😂 🤙🏾
Not one scratch 🤔🤙🏾😂
Sorry , Thanks for the tip !😃
Yes
We see the scratches on the tiles🤭
Will a box blade work?
Thank you for commenting Pam, yes it will but there are blades they make that are much stronger for tile guys and carpet guys those ones are better to use
@@tileandstonesuper-pro8435 I am having trouble getting the plastic out
OK I will video a video for you tomorrow and give you a couple explanations and demonstrations on how to get it out
@@tileandstonesuper-pro8435 thanks so much. My husband and I our doing a 2600 house and we are procelian or marble all of it. We are 67 and 68. Any suggestions would help.
Bosch osculating tool ,diamond bit
I can think of ten ways that's better than what you're doing. Also you scratched the tile. You're giving people bad information. Please take this criticism as a learning experience.
Best friend swore by this fella’s method. But every time I tried this razor method I scratched my tiles. I screwed up a lot of grout lines and I’d like to fix it.
Youre not even a tile setter lool thays how i clean my grout lines never had an issue.
Please list them
Ok
Yeah I did it this way on my restaurant bathroom cause honestly idc they’ll destroy it in a few years anyways but the scratch marks pissed me off
I'm going to get my prison break tattoo of my project before I attempt this
1/4"?.…how thick is your tile FFS...1/2"?.....my question is why so much thinset ?😆
3/4"
But your other hand wasn't busy, it wasnt? You could've used it no problem. Good video anyway.
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Don't do that, you will chip yor tile
Bruh what that thinset is still way too high. Grout will quickly fall out due to normal wear and tear. Just scoop the thinset out will it's still wet like a normal person
Danm super pro it ain't very "pro"fessional to be leaving that much thinset in your grout lines
It was an EXAMPLE that some of us DIYers wouldn't anticipate.
If your not a hack like this guy and know how to properly lay tile, you will never have mortar to clean out of the grout line.
Wow. Are you saying you're a professional or a DIYer?? There's a difference that most of us are aware of.
Wrong ,work cleaner
Sorry but I had to laugh at this...there are proper tools to do this job, and it's not the hardened steel blade from your knife . Don't do this at home. Good way to get an eye injury...lol
Glad you got a kick out of it... I have all those tools - still do it this way every time - gotta be a good reason for that! Thanks for watching....
lol that's pathetic
Terrible
This guy knows nothing!
Go stick to cutting grass?
That’s good stuff and is better than chipping the tiles