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Posted by Walter Cohen on October 3, 2006, 8:13 am
If I'm an average do-it-yourselfer can anyone tell me how difficult it would
be to regrout the tiles in a small bathroom shower stall. The stall
measures 3' x 3' by about 7' tall. So two walls of tiles/grout, plus the
floor and ceiling tiles.
I was given a quote of $450 which I think is way too much.
Thanks,
Walter
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Posted by jeffc on October 3, 2006, 8:40 am
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> If I'm an average do-it-yourselfer can anyone tell me how difficult it
> would be to regrout the tiles in a small bathroom shower stall. The stall
> measures 3' x 3' by about 7' tall. So two walls of tiles/grout, plus the
> floor and ceiling tiles.
> I was given a quote of $450 which I think is way too much.
It's easy, but tedious. The ceiling will be no fun. Also, "cleaning" or
"sawing" the current grout with a grout saw won't be much fun either, but
not really that bad at the end of the day. Go take a look in a DIY tile
book at your local Home Depot, or the library, and you'll see how to do it.
Sometimes people give high quotes like $450 because they don't really feel
like doing the job, but for $450 they get over those feelings. It doesn't
mean it will excite them into doing a better job than you can do though.
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Posted by bennet on October 3, 2006, 4:18 pm
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> It's easy, but tedious. The ceiling will be no fun. Also, "cleaning" or
> "sawing" the current grout with a grout saw won't be much fun either, but
> not really that bad at the end of the day. Go take a look in a DIY tile
> book at your local Home Depot, or the library, and you'll see how to do it.
> Sometimes people give high quotes like $450 because they don't really feel
> like doing the job, but for $450 they get over those feelings. It doesn't
> mean it will excite them into doing a better job than you can do though.
I highly recommend using a grout cutting bit in a Dremel tool. Using a
grout saw would be home repair hell.
BRW
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Posted by Norminn on October 3, 2006, 5:33 pm
bennet@bennetwilliams.com wrote:
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>>It's easy, but tedious. The ceiling will be no fun. Also, "cleaning" or
>>"sawing" the current grout with a grout saw won't be much fun either, but
>>not really that bad at the end of the day. Go take a look in a DIY tile
>>book at your local Home Depot, or the library, and you'll see how to do it.
>>Sometimes people give high quotes like $450 because they don't really feel
>>like doing the job, but for $450 they get over those feelings. It doesn't
>>mean it will excite them into doing a better job than you can do though.
>
>
> I highly recommend using a grout cutting bit in a Dremel tool. Using a
> grout saw would be home repair hell.
>
> BRW
>
I haven't tried a grout saw, and the Dremel grout removal bit and
attachment worked well. Tedious, but does the job. I believe I used 3
bits for our shower walls, part way up. 3 walls about 4' wide, removed
grout about 5' up. Most important issue would be to make sure grout
space is wide enough for the bit or you might chip tile. I hit a few of
those spots, but the tile didn't chip. Dusty - need mask and eye
protection. I don't remember what it was that got dropped down the
shower drain during the project .. drill bit? Hubby bougght a neat
magnet on telescoping thingy to get it out. Worked like a dream.
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Posted by Keith Williams on October 4, 2006, 9:40 am
norminn@earthlink.net says...
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> bennet@bennetwilliams.com wrote:
> >>It's easy, but tedious. The ceiling will be no fun. Also, "cleaning" or
> >>"sawing" the current grout with a grout saw won't be much fun either, but
> >>not really that bad at the end of the day. Go take a look in a DIY tile
> >>book at your local Home Depot, or the library, and you'll see how to do it.
> >>Sometimes people give high quotes like $450 because they don't really feel
> >>like doing the job, but for $450 they get over those feelings. It doesn't
> >>mean it will excite them into doing a better job than you can do though.
> >
> >
> > I highly recommend using a grout cutting bit in a Dremel tool. Using a
> > grout saw would be home repair hell.
> >
> > BRW
> >
> I haven't tried a grout saw, and the Dremel grout removal bit and
> attachment worked well. Tedious, but does the job. I believe I used 3
> bits for our shower walls, part way up. 3 walls about 4' wide, removed
> grout about 5' up. Most important issue would be to make sure grout
> space is wide enough for the bit or you might chip tile. I hit a few of
> those spots, but the tile didn't chip. Dusty - need mask and eye
> protection. I don't remember what it was that got dropped down the
> shower drain during the project .. drill bit? Hubby bougght a neat
> magnet on telescoping thingy to get it out. Worked like a dream.
>
I just finished the tile around my Jacuzzi tub. It was a royal
PITA because some of the tile was too close for the dremmel bit. I
went through something like 15 bits. At the BORG they're about $10
each but someone here pointed me leakyshower.com; 6 for $22.
http://leakyshower.com/regroutingbits.htm
--
Keith
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> would be to regrout the tiles in a small bathroom shower stall. The stall
> measures 3' x 3' by about 7' tall. So two walls of tiles/grout, plus the
> floor and ceiling tiles.
> I was given a quote of $450 which I think is way too much.