Spring Cleaning Tips to Get Your Tile and Grout Looking New As winter breaks in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, spring cleaning is a great way to get your home and flooring looking like new before warm weather brings busy schedules. Following a regular maintenance schedule, taking
Read more →All You Need to Know About Grout Stain When you first install tiling, it looks clean and terrific. But in time it starts to become discolored giving your flooring and walls a dingy look. Because grout is porous, getting out of the dirt can be challenging. Fortunately,
Read more →Nine Tips for Cold Weather Grouting With the holidays just around the corner, now is a great time to take care of those home improvement projects you’ve been putting off all year. You have some time off work, and with family coming over, you want your home
Read more →Grout is Recyclable: Here’s How to Make the Most Out of Your Grout Projects Grout is a go-to when you are looking to install tile and stone. It works to fill joints between the tiles and stones after they have been set. In addition to using grout
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One of the latest trends in home décor is colored grout. Grout can be colored the same color as your tile to provide a monotone look or you can add a color that provides a stunning contrast to make your tile pop. If you like the colored
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If there’s one thing every DIY-er should have around the home, it’s a caulk. Caulk solves a wide variety of problems and you may be amazed to find out how helpful it can be to have on hand. Read on to find out the many ways you
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As COVID 19 continues to take the world by storm, many people are reluctant to move forward with home improvements projects such as grouting and tiling. Some struggle with a lack of income while others are wary of letting service people in their houses. While these are
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Many people have ceramic tile countertops in their kitchens. When these countertops get dirty, they can produce a grimy appearance. What’s more, bacteria and microorganisms can get in the grout making for unsafe food conditions. While many wipe down their countertops on a regular basis, a deep cleaning
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Have you ever looked at your grout and noticed it was different colors? If so, it’s likely you weren’t pleased with what you saw. Mismatched grout is commonly caused by uneven drying which is due to improper cement hydration. It’s considered a manufacturing defect. Regardless of what
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A sealant is put over grout to keep water and oil from getting into pores and capillaries. However, in some cases there can be something that prevents the sealer from fully penetrating the surface. The cause of this can be previous sealer applications. When the sealant is
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