Home Interior work is not only about the fun thing to choose, buy and set great furniture, but also goes dirty with the tile. Tile is one of an important thing in home construction and design. It is because tile can bring a special ambience on your home same like wall. Over the years, tile is not only applied on the bottom but also as a wall. Therefore, tile is an important element for your home. The tile installation might be only do by the handyman but when you grout the tile actually you can do by yourself.
Grout tile is an effort to maintain the function of tile. It applies in between of the tile and other tile to give a solid surface. The mixture of grout itself is sand, cement and water. Your tile has to be grout to hold the tiles in place and seal between tiles. There are two types of grout which different based on the colors and uses. When you decide to regrout bathroom tile, you might be choose unsanded grout. It is because sanded grout usually used for the glass tile. Glass tile is seldom to use as a bathroom tile. White grout is common used for bathroom tile. It is because of the moisture in a bathroom. So, it can keep the mildew from forming on the grout.
Step by Step Regrout Bathroom Tile
As a place of sanitary and hygiene, bathroom has to look clean and neat. Sometimes, people forgot about the shabby look on their bathroom. So, you can regrout your bathroom to make it like new again. This is step by step to regrout bathroom tile.
1. You have to clean the tiles first. It is for remove the dirt and soaps that buildup. And then wash it with warm soap water with bathroom cleaner. Before you get start to regrout, make sure that the surface of the tile is dry completely.
2. You have to remove the existing grout by using a saw of grout. You can do up and down sawing motion. Repeat it until remove completely.
3. You can use a soft cloth or vacuum to remove the dust of grout.
4. This step, you have to mix the grout mixture by using a powder grout. Mix all until become a consistency of peanut butter.
5. You have to lift several grouts to the container with a sponge. Push the grout into the gaps of the tiles and fill it completely.
6. And then you can remove the leftover grout in the tiles surface with the damp. Clean it with a wet sponge.
7. You can apply the grout sealer. It is to prevent deterioration of the grout. And let it dry until 24 hours. So, you can use the bathroom tiles.
There are many tools that you need to regrout bathroom tiles such as silicone tub, tile caulk, and grout enhancer, grout, cleaning supplies, floats, rubber gloves, scrub brush, grout saw tile sponge, bucket, soft cotton rags and kneepads. So, it is necessary to get prepare first before you regrout bathroom tile.
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