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DIY & Home Improvement

Adsos Letter

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1. I had a similar situation with 5/16" terracotta pavers.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 02:38 PM

Apr 2016

I removed the grout using a chisel as a scraper. It worked pretty well. Labor intensive. Nowadays, they probably have a power tool that can do it faster.

Give one a try and see what you think.

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Question on used floor tiles [View all] FSogol Apr 2016 OP

I had a similar situation with 5/16" terracotta pavers. Adsos Letter Apr 2016 #1

Were they still useable or did you mess (chip, break, scratch) too many up? n/t FSogol Apr 2016 #2

Most of them were still usable. Adsos Letter Apr 2016 #3

Thanks. n/t FSogol Apr 2016 #5

Sure, just get whatever it was completely off the back Warpy Apr 2016 #4

Thanks, I give it a try. I hate to waste them, they are really nice. n/t FSogol Apr 2016 #6

Using them somewhere else...that is something I would have tried in my younger years. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #7

a dremel tool has a grout remover we've used NMDemDist2 May 2016 #8

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