Another tile grout question: some of my (inherited) terracotta clay tiles cracked. A friend replaced two of them for me. He mixed in powdered grout colouring for the fixative - This type of thing. We followed the instructions, but three days later the colour hasn't set and isn't fast - it comes off like ink on the hands. 🙄
Has anyone used this type of grout colourant before? Has anyone had any problems? I don't know whether to try and hack it out or cover it over and seal it. What a royal PITA.
Our bathroom isn't particularly well ventilated and after a while black mould starts to appear. I deal with it using a stiff toothbrush and neat bleach. I put just a little in the bottle cap and dip the brush in it to scrub the grout. I leave it a short while to work and then wipe down the tiles and grout. I only need to do this a couple of times a year, but if it works on your coloured grout you may only need to do it once
I also use thick bleach and an old toothbrush on the white grout and sealant in our bathroom, just occasionally when they get to the stage that they don't
come clean-looking with regular wiping down.
Our dark grey kitchen floor tiles have dark grey grout, and the kitchen wall tiles have a kind of off-white grout (white was too stark against the warm grey tiles), both are very good at not discolouring noticeably!
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Posts