Cleaning Grout

   We bought our first home December 28th, 2012. (SUPER EXCITING!) I LOVE our house. It's been such a blessing, to us and others (which I hope continues throughout our lives here, and every other home we own!)

   Over half of our house has ceramic tiles. (Which, they are SO cold in winter - so if you're buying a house with tile, rugs are a MUST!) When we moved in, and many times since living here, I have scrubbed my tiles with a mop, and a rag on my hands and knees and just assumed (with all that cleaning) that our grout (that hard cement-like stuff between each tile) was a dark brown. Then I heard somewhere about scrubbing grout with a bristled brush to get out dirt (apparently grout is VERY porous). I figured I'd give it a try.

 

 

   I ran to the Dollar store and picked up a handled bristle brush, or if you prefer to order online you can always get one off of Amazon.com, and I used my Orange Infused Vinegar Cleaner and some disposable shop rags my husband left behind (Guess you'll need more of those, hun, hehe.)

 

   (WHOA! Can you see the difference???)

It didn't take much. I sprayed on the orange vinegar water, scrubbed each section of grout for a few seconds, and wiped it up. Turns out - I have beige grout! (NOT dark brown!) Kind of gross, isn't it???? Unfortunately, over have of my house (which the total square footage is 2,300) has ceramic tile, so I have a few days worth of scrubbing left to do. Yikes. My wrist does get sore after about 30 tiles, so I end up taking regular breaks.

   Hopefully by the end of February, this project will be finished!! It looks pretty funny right now in patches.

   How clean is YOUR grout?
Teresa


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