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Originally Posted by rockyisle
We bought a pre-owned home and had the tile cleaned and sealed by Dirty Grout Be Gone. They did a fabulous job. Each grout line was hand sealed. Definitely not something I would have done. They steam cleaned the tile and grout before sealing the grout. Now I only have to use water and a micro fiber mop to keep it clean....
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First thing when we moved down was to have the builder's grade (crappy) carpet torn up and Italian porcelain tile installed by a private individual (not The Villages contractors). Idiot me wanted WHITE grout (on a light colored tile). Obviously, I never had tile floors before. The installer said I didn't need to have it sealed! HA! Within a year, my beautiful white grout had become an ugly dark gray in all the high traffic areas. No matter what I used...and I tried everything HOME MADE and on the market (including the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser), NOTHING would get that grout white again. I was so distraught because our entire house is tile.
Called Dirty Grout Be Gone to get an estimate. It was expensive, but so labor intensive I could understand why. First they did a VERY THOROUGH job cleaning the tile/grout. Then they got down on their hands and knees and painted, by hand, each grout line....I'm talking a little over 1600 sf! Took several days, but it looks AMAZING! They use an epoxy-based paint so it dries to a very hard and impervious to staining finish. It's guaranteed for 10 years. Clean-up, now, is a breeze. It's been almost a year since the work was done and it looks as great and new as it did when they did it! Oh, and BTW, I DID go w/a darker color instead of white. Chose a light background color from the tile...now you can't even see the grout lines...they blend in perfectly. Makes the house look bigger.