Comments on: Maintenance Monday: Grout Care http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/ a financial voyeur's dream come true: all the intimate details of how, where, and why I spend money Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:39:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jessica http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/#comment-689 Jessica Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:22:23 +0000 http://starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/#comment-689 Thanks for your post. It's news to me. I've been a homeowner for 6 years now. I have tile throughout my kitchen and other areas. One question I have... The grout in my kitchen is now a darker cement color. The grout in the other areas (bathrooms & fireplace) are very light in color - not gray looking at all. The kitchen floor gets cleaned more often than the rest for sure. Is this color difference just the need for the grout to be resealed or is something else wrong? I never noticed a sudden change, so I'm guessing it's come about slowly over time (likely from repeated cleanings). Thanks in advance for your help. Jessica Thanks for your post. It’s news to me. I’ve been a homeowner for 6 years now. I have tile throughout my kitchen and other areas. One question I have… The grout in my kitchen is now a darker cement color. The grout in the other areas (bathrooms & fireplace) are very light in color - not gray looking at all. The kitchen floor gets cleaned more often than the rest for sure. Is this color difference just the need for the grout to be resealed or is something else wrong? I never noticed a sudden change, so I’m guessing it’s come about slowly over time (likely from repeated cleanings). Thanks in advance for your help.

Jessica

]]> By: Suburban Wife http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/#comment-675 Suburban Wife Mon, 26 May 2008 15:12:39 +0000 http://starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/#comment-675 Rose, Funny you should post a comment today -- resealing the children's bathroom shower grout is at the top of my "to do" list today. If the tile you're working with is already sealed or glazed (like regular ceramic bathroom tile -- that's what I have in the children's bathroom), then the sealant instructions are usually quite specific that you should wipe up any drips -- and exactly for that reason: haze. Like you, however, I got drips. Especially the first time I sealed. I can't promise it will work in your case but heavy-duty elbow grease is what worked for me. I used a clean, <b>dry</b> terry-cloth rag and just scrubbed. The other mistake I made was to put the wet sealing rags in my new porcelain sink and really clouded up it up. It took mega elbow grease over a period of months to get most of that off. Rose,

Funny you should post a comment today — resealing the children’s bathroom shower grout is at the top of my “to do” list today.

If the tile you’re working with is already sealed or glazed (like regular ceramic bathroom tile — that’s what I have in the children’s bathroom), then the sealant instructions are usually quite specific that you should wipe up any drips — and exactly for that reason: haze.

Like you, however, I got drips. Especially the first time I sealed. I can’t promise it will work in your case but heavy-duty elbow grease is what worked for me. I used a clean, dry terry-cloth rag and just scrubbed. The other mistake I made was to put the wet sealing rags in my new porcelain sink and really clouded up it up. It took mega elbow grease over a period of months to get most of that off.

]]> By: Rose Bryant http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/#comment-674 Rose Bryant Mon, 26 May 2008 14:26:26 +0000 http://starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2007/12/17/maintenance-monday-grout-care/#comment-674 Hi, Interesting piece on sealing the grout in the shower. I did not know it had to be done so often. I did reseal the grout but got drips from it. Now I have a haze and don't know how to get rid of it, any suggestions? Hi,

Interesting piece on sealing the grout in the shower. I did not know it had to be done so often. I did reseal the grout but got drips from it. Now I have a haze and don’t know how to get rid of it, any suggestions?

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