How do you keep from getting dings in floor grout when you’re down on your hands and knees sponging it clean? I always manage to get at least one ding from the toe of my boot. Not hard to fix, but agravating.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell’em “Certainly, I can!” Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
The craftsman formerly known as elCid
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how do I mamage not to?
I don't!
if it's targer tiles ... pretty easy .. just watch that foot back there when backing out ...
but for smaller tiles ...
Just gotta do the touch up as ya back out.
Jeff
Buck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Artistry in Carpentry
I haven't had it happen, because all my jobs have been fairly small rooms, but I think working on a sheet of cardboard would work.
I have considered a scrap of 1/4 ply or maybe hardiebacker, but I'm too slow to react. Every time I do a floor, I tell myself that I'll watch where my toes land...doesn't always work.Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
The craftsman formerly known as elCid
I just start on one side of the room oposite the exit and work my way out a little at a time
Darkworksite4:
Gancho agarrador izquierdo americano pasado que la bandera antes de usted sale
Buncha bulls in a china shop is what you are.<G>
Ron, I knows youse guyz in the peoples republic of southern oregun does things a bit different that us 'mericuns, but...laying the tile isn't a problem, and packing the grout is ok too. It's the part about going back and sponging off the haze that causes the problems. Or maybe youse guyz just strike off the grout and leave the heavy haze for character and ambiance?
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
The craftsman formerly known as elCid
Actually Im not in Southern Oregon. I want to be in Southern Oregon but Im in the Peoples Republic of Alta (PRAC) Calif.(Northern Mexico). Im just carefull when I go back over the tile. Maybe your mixture is a little to moist.
Darkworksite4:
Gancho agarrador izquierdo americano pasado que la bandera antes de usted sale
Edited 3/1/2004 5:50:51 PM ET by RonT
Maybe your mixture is a little to moist Nah, can't be that. I do it like I saw on tv...mix it wet enough so it self-levels, and sponge off the excess. Isn't that how the pros do it?Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
The craftsman formerly known as elCid
What Hometime...:>) it should be about the consistancy of peanut butter.
Darkworksite4:
Gancho agarrador izquierdo americano pasado que la bandera antes de usted sale
Edited 3/3/2004 9:55:14 AM ET by RonT
If it self levels it's too wet. You should have to work it into the joints with some effort. A little wetter for narrow joints. With too much water it will shrink a lot and come loose. Some TV programs show grout too wet.
I was joking Wayne. I try to mix it just a tad wetter than peanut butter (smooth, not crunchy). But it sure would be easier to just pour it in the joints and wipe it off.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
The craftsman formerly known as elCid
Sorry. Sometimes I don't catch on!
Be nice if this was the only hard part about tile.
what the heck
was I thinking?
Ed...Ed...Ed
Any true construction or building person knows all you gotta do is get out the old sky hook, and clip it on to your safety vest and levitate yourself.
I'm surprised you're asking this as levitating material and personnel via skyhook is always the first thing taught to ALL apprentices. OOPS-- sorry, maybe that came right after the wood stretcher. :)
In a slightly more serious vein I have seen tile men in cramped little spaces using 1/4" and 3/8" masonite to solve this problem.
Have a good one.
Cork in Chicago
Ed,
This is a simple one, I just TRY hitting the joints with my toes. Miss them every time.
PJE
"SO that's how he started at the door and still made it out of the room..."
Jeff
Buck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Artistry in Carpentry
Very sneaky Jeffery. Are those border pieces store bought or did you saw the curves yourself? I saw an article in JLC about a month ago where a guy was using a ring saw to create curved joints.
Let's see now, I think I recognize Ditra in two doorways, but what's in the bucket on the right? You're not using pre-mixed thinset, are you?
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
The craftsman formerly known as elCid
the HO found those tiles somewhere ...
the sales guy lied to him and said for that layout ..
all ya need is 3 90's at the corners ... the installer will just lay out and miter the neo-angles ...
Good in theory ... till ya realize those "waves" ... only match up at the ends ... and at an angle somewhere slightly off center ...
so even if I could get one side "close" ... the other side wasn't anywhere near close.
So ... we decided to run in into the step .... then when he saw how much was left over ... installing on the step was the next logical decision ... which I liked .. as more grout lines in a slippy spot is better ....
Now ... I'm waiting for my plumber to get in and locate the shower head arm .... as if I don't screw up cutting any of those fancy borders ... we jave just enough ... plus or minus an inch ... to wrap the area lengthwise about the shower stall.
Have never used premixed thinset.
Or that fancy new mastic/grout in a can either!
those borders are pretty cool .... the white/brown are exact copies of each other .. but flipped end for end ... might even be upside down too .....
Never worked with one like it before ....
JeffBuck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Artistry in Carpentry