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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Tile Floor Grout Redo



Starting this spring, I am on a journey to fix up the house. My first project was to clean my grout. I tried everything. Finally, I found information on painting the grout. Brilliant. Easy. Time consuming.... I have an area of tile that is my front entry way, my kitchen, breakfast area, back door way, guest bathroom and hallway to the garage.
I tested the color in the guest bath. I have a white-ish tile with other coloring. At first I picked Antique White. But once I cleaned my tile and painted the grout, it looked too cream.
So, Snow White is what I choose.
First, I cleaned and de-glazed the grout. I let that dry. I am working small areas at a time, so my family can still live around it.
Second, with a sponge brush (I did not like the tooth brush), a small squeeze bottle with a small tip, and a slightly damp sponge to clean, I set off to paint. It took two coats. My grout was originally grey. It had turned black.
The picture shows the tile with and without the paint.

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