If you have tile or stone in your home, chances are you have grout and I promise you it’s dirty. With these steps and supplies, you can bring the shine back into your lovely home.
What is Grout?
- Traditional grout is a porous material, dirt, grime, soap-scum can penetrate the surface. The key to keeping it clean is by keeping up with cleanings throughout the year.
Tools Needed:
Here’s how to do it:
- Clear the floor or wall you are wanting to clean and apply the cleaner of your choice to the respected area.
- Let the cleaner sit on the surface for about ten minutes.
- Grab the scrubber of your choice and start working out the grout lines. We recommend either use small stiff bristled nylon hand scrubbing brushes or a nylon scrubbing brush on the end of a Cordless drill
- Once you have scrubbed the cleaner into the grout lines let that stand for another 10 minutes before scrubbing one more time.
- Wipe down the surface with a rag and clean water and let dry.
Final Tips Before Getting Started:
- Make sure to check the bottle of your cleaner because some of these cleaners cannot be used on certain natural stones.
- Use gloves when using a cleaner to keep your hands safe.
- If you loosen some of the grout during the cleaning don’t worry you can touch those areas up with a little grout using your finger to press into place and then wipe the tile or stone down with a wet sponge, so the grout does not stick to the tiles.
- If your grout is white or was white restoring it to its original color and brightness might be tough, especially on floors.
For more tips and advice, go to tips.acehardware.com
Published: 9/8/2020
Updated: 7/12/2024
