How to keep tile grout from turning dark
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Linda on Jan 15, 2015Make sure you seal it if it is new.Helpful Reply
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Gloria Duy on Jan 15, 2015We installed tile in our master bath and used the smallest sized spacers you can buy, maybe 1/8th" or 1/4". That way there is very little grout. I really like how it looks and there is less maintenance. We also sealed it, then did it again 1 month later, then yearly.Helpful Reply
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Marion Nesbitt on Jan 16, 2015Rather than fight it, embrace it. Have a dark grout put in from the start. I like this look personally.Helpful Reply
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Paul Hayden on Apr 05, 2016Work WITH your dirt/soiling, not against it! Lay down a white towel on the floor and walk on it where the tile is to go, or at the front door (inside). After 3 weeks, take it and match the grout color to the soil! I have suggested this to people who wish their carpet to not look so dirty (I know that I would rather like to have it cleaned more often than to hide extra soiling, but that's me - same concept but different application!). The closer you are to the soil, the less you will tend to see it. Use polymer-modified grout, also, which acts as a sealer itself. I am not entirely sold on sealers (similar with "soil/stain protectors on carpets, for similar reasons) because they will NOT keep the grout from getting dirty or needing to be cleaned. Just my 2 cents!Helpful Reply
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