tilers tools fuga pave flex grout & pedalo review

tilers tools fuga pave grout and pedalo review

[@Russh88]

Great work as always, watching your videos makes me want to change career and do this for a living... All the best fella.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Good luck it’s a tough job thanks for watching 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@middletonlandscapes]

Hi mate, job looks fantastic as always!!
We have always used a wash boy from pro tiler tools and find it's a little easier to have the wash boy sponge really wrung out as much as possible when cleaning which dries the paving and cleans it in 1-2 passes. We've found doing it wet makes it harder work
We've also switched from grouting porcelain now to the porcelain specific resin grout which has just taken the time down by a tenth. Its swept in like sandstone grout and performs absolutely spot on and is rated down to a 3mm joint. Its brushed in and washed off with a hose and has saved us days and days.
Its called ULTRA tile fix Propave Grout and it is absolutely fantastic.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

This is the best way to clean a patio check this out I put it up today.
As for that grout yes it’s really easy but it’s also really crap too there’s no strength in it at all and moss will stick to it and it will go green eventually otherwise I’d still use it 👍😂
ua-cam.com/video/xlETLQ1H52s/v-deo.html

[@middletonlandscapes]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Haha, to be fair we've had really impressive results so far! That machine looks amazing wow, could do with one of them 😳

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@middletonlandscapes £1500 worth great investment 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Stefcio86]

Quote TIDY from video is not work , with your help from your videos and doing only my self now im on stage grouting patio bought Mapei UltraFast but it was mistake after reading instructions and looked for right grout remained abouts you Scott and want trying this product again I do all my selft and I need plenty time before drying off I dont want ruining all hard job time freezing almost catted thumb off and started again all from start , needed help with choice of grout and this Fuga Pave Flex sounds right choice.
All the best with you recovering bla bla bla missing more new videos from you.
And personally all good landscaper are worth every penny for the job what you guys doing and knowledge tools and many more it's not a easy piece of bread hard and heavy job in cold rain sometime almost freezing but I'm not given up bcoz of your UA-cam channel and prove I can do it and have piece of mind from my wife finding me other job around the house.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Glad you’re liking the channel much appreciated for that and yes I still enjoy doing the content and letting you know I’m still hanging in there 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheLeeattwood]

Just watching you working makes my Back and knees hurt lol good job 👏🏻

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’m getting too old for all this shit 😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@joefowler9600]

I've just used this stuff and i found it to be a pain to clean off. Left picture framing and needed a jet wash to remove. Not sure if it was something to do with the porcelain as the customer bought it and it was incredibly cheap £36 m2. I left it about 90 mins before cleaning off, as this is how long it took for it to feel firm in the joints, but by this time it was really baked on the surface.
Maybe I've done something wrong???
I used anthracite grout on light coloured slabs.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

It’s all about temperatures on the day when i did that job it was a while ago and certainly colder than lately so that might of had something to do with it ? Tough colour to clean light and dark grout
It’s a dough day whatever happens 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Been wanting to use this stuff for ages now with the pedlo aswell. Great video scott good insight 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

One really good product nice and creamy and a pedalo does hell specially if you got a dodgy ankle 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks for the video mate .i got arthritis back knees wrist and toe mate not nice heat is good for mine mate try it 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping doomed we’re all doomed I say 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@Tidybricks Landscaping
🤣🤣getting old mate is what we are .Hot tub works wonders just keep going scott 🤣🤣🤣

[@nickaf5262]

You’re the best land scraper in wales 👍👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Nick glad you think so much appreciated mate 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ivegotaporscheandalambo3318]

Great gear fuga.
I've just done my first porcelain driveway, Gona use this gear on it

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Jointed the porcelain driveway club congrats love to see it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Quote tidy see what the offer you there up your way warrington area ?

[@ivegotaporscheandalambo3318]

@@tidybrickslandscaping cheers Scott, will do.

[@andychumley3680]

Great job Scott I have used Gftk 815 plus, good stuff but as you use lots of water, when cleaning, it does sometimes wash a bit out of the joints! May look to use this stuff 👍 keep up the good work look forward to the next one.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks for watching Andy glad you enjoyed the video and yes grouting can always be stressful whatever you are using but I was impressed with this stuff it did feel so much more creamier
Quote tidy for Tiler Tools next time 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@johnward182]

Hi Scott
Yes black mate is the worst for leaving a haze mate, them pedalo are great saves your back we try and hose down before just to stop us emptying the dam thing 20 times lol ?believe it or not seems easier when it starts to drizzle after the grout has been put in Lovely work mate 👍❤❤ quality stuff and great explanation 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

It seems to be we have the same issues John yeah and the black stuff doesn’t help
I might actually next time use my squeegee to get the majority of it off then use the sponge 🧽?👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lmilne4859]

Once swept once with sponge float straight back in bucket and clean 😜 lovely job Scott boy. Fugabella is superb grout. Agree pedalo saves so much time love that system. Problem is with marshalls grout and Flowpoint don’t get a smooth finish and most times get bloody whitening along the edge of tiles here and there. Ps that drill ain’t going last no time mixing big buckets do the right thing and get dewalt flexvolt mixing paddle 🤟🤟

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You’re right about the marshals grout there were problems this year I believe they have about a dozen new products so looks like they’re evolving too.
I’ve got my main one but as doing small batches I’d get something smaller as the tranceformer weights a ton for it.
Need time I’ll hook it up as the next jobs going to be the same product and head of sales for tilers tools is coming down to jump in and inform a bit more.
Anything for a freebee 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lmilne4859]

@@tidybrickslandscaping
Haha superb Scott yeah well all like freebies for sure. Trust me cordless 54 flexvolt dewalt can mix a belle mixer load with these paddles. 12ah battery will mix 13 bags self level full charge. A can mix sure about 6. 25 litre buckets cement easily on 1 battery. Mixing grout and glues etc battery last all week. A absolutely hate cables or carrying about transformers. Tilers tools are very good bought good few bits of them. That raimundi sponge float there there best about. Get changeable sponges can get the 1,s with cuts in them also. Plastic boy just clicks out. Pedalo big pile sponge they ware bit quick but again tilers tools have plenty extras for them and nice and cheap £5-6 bucks happy days. Have nice weekend buddy.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@lmilne4859 glad you use tilers tools too they supply a lot with the Marshalls installers so I joined the club they got loads of top stuff.
Quote tidy next time 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lmilne4859]

@@tidybrickslandscaping
Thanks buddy.

[@1919micky]

Hi Scot as always top job by top trades man.Turned out very nice an as you would say Tidy look for ward to your next job.Take it easy mate chat soon

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’ll have the full videos out tomorrow hopefully things go well snag list tomorrow 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gilesj2215]

Hi Scott ! Honestly after using grout and flow point on different jobs I can definitely say if flow point did more colours and maybe had that slightly glossy finish it would flow point or similar all the way ! The waiting time for grout and the bloody haze you can get sometimes lets say you just haven’t got time to tend to it for instance! Flow point or equivalent is gone off fast and not on ya hands n knees ! COME ON RAPID SET SLURRY COMPANIES! Pull ya finger out! Great vid Scott good to watch top man 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼👍🏻😂

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’d prefer just to use that joint it stuff so bloody easy without all the hassle of hazing 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gilesj2215]

@@tidybrickslandscaping ha ha true true ! All this stuff is a head ache grout or flow point ! Gone are the days with us opening a bloody plastic box wetting it then tooling it in even in the rain! I miss traditional pointing too really 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@gilesj2215 Couldn’t agree with you more Giles it’s a right pain in the neck 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gilesj2215]

@@tidybrickslandscaping yeh exterior tilers now aren’t we really well massive part of it ! But hey that’s what the customers want that’s what we charge for coz god knows everything with porcelain takes miles longer 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@AlanMcCarthyguitar]

Good job . As a tiler I hate black grout . It is harder to clean off . Neat grouting takes time patience and skill but even with that system of washing you used there is still haze next day

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I was back in today to do some final cleaning and yes the store was a bit of a haze always an issue but there are products for these issues I will be trying something new soon for that on my next patio is grey and black. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@andyyoung814]

Lovely job Scotty!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Andy thanks for watching again mate 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@scoyle1750]

Good job on the grouting did you get much haze following day as whenever I grout a porcelain patio I always know I have to clean again next day cause there's always seems to be a haze left no matter how well it's cleaned

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

It was hard to tell when I went back the following day with the haze because the tiles were a light colour anyway dark Tiles you always get Haze no matter what you try it’s just part of it.
My next patio I’ll be put in online in a couple of weeks I will be probably using a special machine from Tiler Tools that cleans porcelain really well apparently so we’ll see how that goes.
By the way I’ve just uploaded my latest Patio from that job 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@darrenjoyce2475]

Looked quality that finished job scott 👏 attention to detail around that rodding eye and the equal measurement of the border tiles doesn't go unnoticed mate 😉😄 top workmanship as always ! Brilliant 👍 hopefully the warmer weather is just round the corner to help the arthritis, or a few months work abroad in the sun would be nice ha ha 👊

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks for that Darren glad you enjoyed the video mate yes added a lot of time to the job that double border four days extra work looks great that’s the main thing.
Yeh roll on the sun I’m supposed to be doing this in April but I’ve had to cancel
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[@garytranter2553]

Hi Scott
Returned to the vid as I'm coming upto jointing my patio.
Where do you tip your dirty water away from your pedalo
Cheers great vid

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Straight down the manhole with lots of flushing 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 it’s only sand that’s left so dispose of that in a bucket

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Good luck btw

[@hometechservices6543]

Great vid. as usual. Just about to grout our new porcelain patio with the same grout. V. nervous! What area do you reckon a DIY'er will/should aim to cover? Trying to weigh-up how much grout to mix and avoid waste. Thinking 10 sq. m in 90 mins before it's ready to start cleaning off?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

If it’s your first time just do a really small area to get the feel for it.
Definitely don’t do in the midday sun either pick a cloudy day when temperatures lower 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Be very prepared if it goes tits up to get it off asap
Pressure washer at hand also as fail safe

[@hometechservices6543]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Cheers Scott; some great practical advice👍Power Washer at the ready🙈😖🤣😂May The Force be with me🤣😂

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@hometechservices6543 good luck 🤞👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@hometechservices6543]

​@@tidybrickslandscaping Job done and dusted. Your advice was priceless, especially the 'avoid the midday sun and do small areas'. It was sunny and windy when I started and it dried unbelievably fast. Quickly stopped/finished-up and got up early doors the next day. For others reference, going back to my original Q, As a DIY'er, I ended-up mixing 2.5 kg batches. Gotta say the workability and colour match between batches was excellent. I comment - the Product Data Sheet states 'Mixing water: - 5 kg bag ≈ 1.125 l / 20 kg bag ≈ 4.5 l / 1 bag 20 kg'. ( tilerstools.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FUGA-PAVE-Part-C-Flex-CH-Grout-Technical-Information.pdf ) This is quite a lot different to the 700 ml in yours and Tony McCormack's vids. Ended-up checking with Tilers Tools and it's 1.125 litres / 5 kg (initially 75% then 25% added after the initial mix). Thanks again.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@hometechservices6543 I’m glad it all panned out in the end and always a good idea to check on ratios with Tilerstools for what you were doing regarding..
It’s a stressful job grouting especially in the warmer weather but it’s done now and solid as a rock already 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jc8023]

Were the tiles 20mm thick?
Were you confident the grout filled the joints fully?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yeh all 20mm and quite confident all joints were full 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

[@jc8023]

Thanks. Enjoy your channel.

[@andrew8858]

Eye of the tiler 👍🏼

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Good to know thanks Andrew thanks for watching 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@iantomo5185]

If you wasn't a expert in the trade you do .What other trade would you do ? A Roofer ?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

That’s a tough one maybe a folk lift driver in the dry 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@cscocustomerservice4432]

Great videos Scott, really learning a lot!
I have built a 9 inch retaining wall 650 high
I intended to use a porcelain paver to clad, I’ve been advised to use no nails and a coping on top. Would you agree that’s a good fix?
Also I haven’t put a membrane behind the wall, could that give me problems further down the road?
Thanks in advance Scott

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi mate thanks for watching glad you’re enjoying my videos and learning something as for the wall using no nails that I would say is a big no-no are use of cement primer which I use on my tiles if you were to clad a wall with it then I would paint the primer on the wall and also the back of the tiles in the two wet ends will stick together really well..
It would’ve been preferable to have put a damp proof membrane of some sort behind the wall to stop the water from penetrating through..
But as you’re using porcelain you might be okay 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MrGreatdays]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Thanks for the reply Scott and the advice, I could dig out, would you use a polythene membrane? would you mind elaborating on how you would clad the 600 tiles to the wall, I am afraid I didnt quite get it. Keep up the good work buddy, wish you was around the corner as I get you around for a price!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@MrGreatdays sorry Siri dictation was a bit rubbish. As for the no no inwards was use a cement slurry paste wall and tile and possibly a very small amount of cement just like this video does I’ll send it over shortly

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@MrGreatdays ua-cam.com/video/AVZcIn7o_LM/v-deo.html

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@MrGreatdays 34 mins in

[@vinniebullterrier6456]

Any suggestions on how to use grout on a hot day?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Early morning or late evening definitely not in the day but how hots hot 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@swimminglikeabrick]

Was that paving polished or riven? I'm thinking about using this product

[@swimminglikeabrick]

Would you recommend this grout for black limestone?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Porcelain tiles and yeh it’s a great product and lots of colours 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@swimminglikeabrick]

Yea I noticed the colour range, in particular, the jasmine looks like a nice off white colour on the website. Have you seen that colour firsthand by any chance?

[@jackhopkins9618]

I much prefer using proper tiling grout like this, although takes longer, worth it cause it looks so much better. fugabella is also great stuff

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

From now on I’m only going to be using this stuff was actually nice and they got a good variety of colours 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@thomascoyne157]

Nice one 👍👋👍👋👍👋

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Thomas glad you enjoyed it mate 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@darrenwatters3054]

So Scott what you thinking with the new grout against flowpoint ?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

It was very smooth to texture felt good I think it drys slower in the joints which is good less time freaking out it’s going hard. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@darrenwatters3054]

@Tidybricks Landscaping ok thanks Scott never really answered my question? Think il continue with flowpoint and my pedalo as never had any problems 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@darrenwatters3054yeh good point well I haven’t used flowpoint yet so hard to say

[@darrenwatters3054]

@Tidybricks Landscaping yeah my bad Scott I meant against your previous grout ( marshalls) I believe is the same as flowpoint . RAPID🤯

[@jc8023]

Another really good video.
Did it leave any black haze on the houses bricks?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Easy pressure washed of tomorrow as I’m doing the snag list in the morning
No rest for the wicked 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@cwuzii]

I’m trying to figure out how the hell you split that bag in half without spilling it all 🤣

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Normal wood saw bish bosh 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@cwuzii]

@@tidybrickslandscaping How does the powder contents not fall out everywhere?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@cwuzii easy lay the bag out flat run a wood saw through the package put saw down grab the bag lift up in 2 half’s then run saw through again
Bingo bongo 🙌👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@cwuzii]

@@tidybrickslandscaping genius, next time you do this can you show it 🤣

[@Tom-yw6qg]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thx Tom 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Tom_Prendiville]

Tidy 👍🏼

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Tom first bit of promo 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@tidybrickslandscaping looks a lot less messy so hopefully a quicker clean up too

[@seanmcgrath9167]

240v drill in water careful pal :)

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Good point Sean ⚡️ 💪👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@letsridemoore5882]

I use a grout gun!! So much better

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Not used the gun for a long time maybe might try again 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@nathanjames7987]

Going to try grout gun on the next job , have you used it for fuga grout ? Any tips mate?

[@letsridemoore5882]

@@nathanjames7987 hi mate. Just a good consistent mix.
I use a grout float to smooth the joint of after it has been pushed in with the grout gun.
Then leave and wash boy off.
Get yourself a good grout gun. Don’t get one that the ends screws on.

[@nathanjames7987]

@@letsridemoore5882 thanks for getting back to me mate , going to try it out tomorrow 👍

[@letsridemoore5882]

@@nathanjames7987 great stuff. Just make sure it’s not to hot!