Clean Old Tile Grout

Even after mopping tile floors with dirty grout will still look messy.

Clean old tile grout.

Tile is beautiful durable and generally easy to clean but cleaning grout. The worst part of having tile floors is the grout. If once you ve cleaned your tile grout it still looks unsatisfyingly yellow or grey take a grout pen to it the next best thing to hacking out the old grout and regrouting. Because of its typically light coloring and porous composition grout is prone to staining.

The tile council of north america a trade association that represents manufacturers of tile and related products recommends cleaning grout with an alkaline cleaner such as spic n span or. Grout is incredibly porous like a giant sponge which means it will absorb any grease grime oils or spills it comes into contact with says leslie reichert green cleaning coach and author of the joy of cleaning and while the culprit may vary from room to room mildew in the bathroom cooking. Particularly on floors with monochrome tiles and white or light gray grout having each tile bordered by an easily dirtied grout line can quickly turn your kitchen or bathroom from clean and crisp to grimy and gross. Make a paste of baking soda and water.

While tile is resistant to dirt and stains the grout lines in between the tiles are porous meaning they will absorb any grease grime or spills they come into contact with. Knowing how to clean grout is essential for floors walls and counters that look sparkly clean. With tile the difference between dingy and dazzling often comes down to the grout in between. It won t clean your tiles and it won t last forever but it will brighten the tile grout for some time.

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