How to Clean Tile Grout

Info_lover | Jun 18, 2010 |

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Learning how to clean tile grout can help you to maintain the cleanliness of both your bathroom and kitchen tile. It is extremely important that you exercise ample care and precaution while cleaning tile grout. This way, you will not only keep the tile clean but also help ensure that you don't end up damaging the floor tile. In this article, I will share with you some tips on how to clean floor tile grout.

One cleaner that you have probably have at home is baking soda. You can mix some baking soda with water and place some of the mixture onto a toothbrush and proceed to scrub at the tile grout, moving in circular motions. If you do not have any baking soda in your home, then you could always use vinegar as a cleaning agent. Again, just mix the vinegar with some water, put a bit of the mixture onto a toothbrush and scrub at the tile grout.

Another option for cleaning tile grout will be to use a store bought tile grout cleaner. Very likely, you can purchase this at a supermarket or another store that sells home cleaning products and accessories. If your floor tile is delicate, then you need to do a spot test on the tile before committing to cleaning a large surface with the grout cleaner.

Hydrogen peroxide can be used to remove the toughest of floor tile stains. As with the baking soda and vinegar, you need to ensure that the hydrogen peroxide is diluted with water. Be careful when you are using hydrogen peroxide on delicate tile; just do a spot test before you use it. Never use bleach on tile that is not white. It will only discolor the tile and grout making it impossible for you to repair the damage.

Whichever type of chemical cleaner that you choose to use, it is very important that you protect yourself sufficiently. You should wear gloves, especially if you are working with some strong cleaning solutions such as bleach, and if you spill any of the cleaning solution on yourself make sure you wash up immediately. If you are going to get quite involved with the cleaner or if the cleaner poses a potential safety hazard, then you may wish to consider wearing protective eyewear too.