My particular favorite is the DeWalt DCS355D1. My recommended grout removal tool is an oscillating multi-tool with a grout removal blade attached. Now imagine damaging a few tiles while removing that grout? If the old damaged grout was enough of an eye-sore that it led you to removing it, then a damaged tile will be even worse. My buddy nearly went bankrupt after he had to retile the whole entire floor area of a home, all because he slightly damaged a tile that wasn’t being made anymore.Įven if you are removing grout in your own home and end up damaging that tile, you will end up regretting it as you look at that damaged tile every day. If I did such damage in a client’s job I am legally liable to either fix that tile or even retile the whole entire floor if that tile isn’t available and my client decides to play hardball. You know how tiles look, any damage near the edges will be seen instantly. If you so much as move a hair off target you will end up cutting into the tile. When your cutting through a soft material such as grout (in comparison to tile), it goes through it very quickly. That makes it harder to use and easier to misplace your cutting line. I know you’re thinking it and I bet you have never tried using a grinder as a tile grout removal tool.Īn angle grinder spins at an average of 10,000rpms, it is also much heavier than a DeWalt oscillating multi-tool or any other for that matter.

“Oh, it’s not that hard to cut straight, is it!?” If you don’t lock your arm securely and work with an extreme precision you will end up cutting into the tile you are removing grout from. The reason the angle grinder is inferior to an oscillating multi-tool (like the DeWalt DCS355D1) with a grout removal blade is that it is so easy to ruin a tile or the substrate underneath. With a practiced hand you can remove grout from a tile in twenty seconds or less because compared to tile, grout is very soft and crumbles underneath the power of a diamond blade. It is the best commercial grout removal tool as it rips through grout like no other power tool out there. One thing it has on all other tools for removing grout is that it’s by far the quickest method of removing grout.

Sure, it sounds all good and rosy and in the ideal world the angle grinder works great as a grout removal tool.

Run the angle grinder straight along the grout line and boom you’re finished. Simply attach a diamond blade to it and you’re away. When you think of a grout removal tool, most people will automatically think of the angle grinder. While an angle grinder is a great tool, its speed and learning curve does not make it best grout removal tool.

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