When you look down at the tiles beneath your feet, you very rarely look at the grouting between them. You may be impressed by the colour and of the tile, or you may focus on the design of the mosaic, but I bet if you weren’t looking at it, you wouldn’t be able to remember the colour of your grouting.
One of the most common complaints with tiled floors is discolouration of the grout between the tiles – meaning the floors never look clean. Grout is a porous substance and easily absorbs grease, dirt and limescale. Spillages such as wine, soft drinks and grease will result in unsightly blemishes. Mould and mildew can also affect the colouring of grout.
The colour of your grouting can affect the look of your tiled surface, even if you don’t realise it. Plain white grout will always look fresh and summery regardless of the colour of your tiles. However dirt and grime absorbed into white grout will be much more visible than darker colours, and so it’s important to get your grouting regularly cleaned.
The process of recolouring grout involves removing all the existing stains and blemishes from the grouting and bleaching out the existing colour before reinjecting new colour back in. After thoroughly cleaning the tiled floor area with a bleach solution and waiting for the grout to dry completely, new colour is reinjected back into the existing grouting. This gives a consistent appearance to the grout and, if done correctly and with an epoxy colourant, will seal the grout to prevent future staining.
Recolouring your grout can add life back into your tiled floors and can leave your floors looking much fresher than even the most thorough of cleans.
