Clean Old Tile Grout
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Clean old tile grout. 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. With tile the difference between dingy and dazzling often comes down to the grout in between. 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. Tile is beautiful durable and generally easy to clean but cleaning grout.
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. Mix 3 parts of. Knowing how to clean grout is essential for floors walls and counters that look sparkly clean. 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.
Make a paste of baking soda and water. Because of its typically light coloring and porous composition grout is prone to staining. Even after mopping tile floors with dirty grout will still look messy. The worst part of having tile floors is the grout.
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.