Grout repair?

[Anonymous]

We've been in our house for almost 10 years. Our bathrooms were installed before we arrived. They're probably 15 years old. The tile looks great, but the grout is stained and in some places it has eroded. Who did you use to clean and repair your grout? We have marble tile on one of the bathroom floors, if that makes a difference. We live in Northern Virginia, close to DC.

[Anonymous]

I need the same thing. Anyone? How specialized does someone need to be for grout and caulk repair, and what is a good price range for a small bathroom?

[Anonymous]

We have the same problem. We tried a grout repair company, but they actually made it worse. They put some kind of sealant on it that looked good for a day or two and then peeled off in places, leaving it looking damaged in places where it wasn't even damaged before. In the end we just decided to replace the showers, as there was no way to save them. It's going to cost a bundle, but this time we are making sure to put in large format tiles with very few grout lines, and we are using LVP on the floors.

[Anonymous]

We used Sir Grout and were happy with them. It was 2200 in the end but we had a very large kitchen regrouted and sealed and a large double walk in shower along with a guest bath done. Everything looks much better and has held up well for a year.

[Anonymous]

Looney's Tile and Grout is excellent.

https://www.looneystileandgrout.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have the same problem. We tried a grout repair company, but they actually made it worse. They put some kind of sealant on it that looked good for a day or two and then peeled off in places, leaving it looking damaged in places where it wasn't even damaged before. In the end we just decided to replace the showers, as there was no way to save them. It's going to cost a bundle, but this time we are making sure to put in large format tiles with very few grout lines, and we are using LVP on the floors.

Who did you use, if you are willing to share?

[Anonymous]

Any contractor that does bathrooms can redo the grout. Remove a layer and put new on. It's not a hard job. The regular sanded grout literally washes away slowly. Make sure they seal it after they're done and you renew the seal every year or more often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any contractor that does bathrooms can redo the grout. Remove a layer and put new on. It's not a hard job. The regular sanded grout literally washes away slowly. Make sure they seal it after they're done and you renew the seal every year or more often.

Every year?
Oops.

[Anonymous]

My 19 year old grouted bathroom looks pretty much the same the day it was grouted using Laticrete.
Never used any "seal" - whatever that is.
Stained grout? Just Qtip with bleach.
If it's falling apart, it was badly mixed.
-architect

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looney's Tile and Grout is excellent.

https://www.looneystileandgrout.com/

+1 Great experiences with them

[Anonymous]

For cleaning I’ve used barkeeper’s friend and a an old toothbrush. Haven’t had to re-grout yet so don’t know about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any contractor that does bathrooms can redo the grout. Remove a layer and put new on. It's not a hard job. The regular sanded grout literally washes away slowly. Make sure they seal it after they're done and you renew the seal every year or more often.

We have basket-weave tile with metallic gold grout. I talked to a grout cleaning company and they told me it would be cheaper to install a new floor than to regrout because there are so many tiles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 19 year old grouted bathroom looks pretty much the same the day it was grouted using Laticrete.
Never used any "seal" - whatever that is.
Stained grout? Just Qtip with bleach.
If it's falling apart, it was badly mixed.
-architect

We have a basketweave tile floor with metallic gold grout so I don’t think a teenager with Laticrete can do the work.

[Anonymous]

Sandpaper on a pencil or dowel rod.
Using an acid works great to remove buildup, but that's out if it is marble next to the grout, unless you are really careful with it. Acids will etch marble that is shiny.