Flooring Tile - gobs of grout

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feihin
01-11-03, 07:30 PM
Hello All, I recently bought a small rental property. The last owner was a DIY butcher. The tile on the bathroom wall have gobs of grout on them and haze everywhere. It's a real mess. Does anyone know of any product to remove this mess and clean the tiles???


Also, the floor tiles grouting is cracking in some spots. I believe the subfloor is most likely unlevel in spots. Short of ripping it out is there a caulk tube premix like product to clean this up.? Thanks for your time in advance!!! Eric

Bud Cline
01-12-03, 09:13 AM
A lot of elbo-grease and maybe some Sulfamic Acid will remove the grout on the tiles surface.

More than likely the floor tile cracks are from movement and the floor wasn't properly prepared for a tile installation. You may be faced with an ongoing problem and will later have to remove the tile and start over but for now you could regrout the floor. Caulking isn't recommended I don't think, it won't provide you with the wear-surface you need.