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DIY & Home Improvement

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. No. Because done like that, all of the grout lines are evenly dark.

Reply to Tikki (Original post)

Tue Oct 3, 2017, 12:49 PM

Oct 2017

Whereas lighter grout gets dirty very unevenly. And that very unevenness tells you the darker lines have ground in dirt.

I know. I have a tiled floor, which I love, but I really ought to bleach some of the grout lines.

Oh, and the dirty grout lines is probably a major factor in the popularity of solid counter tops, whether laminate, granite, or whatever.

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I get that the grout lines in counter tops with tile can look dirty. No one likes that. [View all] Tikki Oct 2017 OP

No. Because done like that, all of the grout lines are evenly dark. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #1

Finally saw in a model home with black grout around white subway tile.... Tikki Oct 2017 #3

If the grout looked messy, then it was badly applied. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #4

I guess it is a matter of personal preference. Tikki Oct 2017 #5

Yep. Completely a personal preference. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #6

Next time you (or someone you love) are grouting spring for the professional stuff - epoxy grout. PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #2