Dying Floor Tile Grout

It is slightly darker than the actual grout but that makes it blend in even better with our tile.

Dying floor tile grout.

Next up we re going to take a call from tom in florida who has a tiling situation. Work in a small area at a time roughly a 3 x 3 foot section. To preserve the look of a tiled floor the tiles and the grout should be two separate colors. I ve used their sealer s choice sealer that s supposed to last for 15 years on my kitchen floor tile and it has pretty much done that and more going on 16 years now so fingers crossed.

Use a hard edged rubber grout float and hold it at a 45 degree angle. Then i ll carefully dye the design portions and then grout in the lines along with the rest of the grout lines. Facebook 0 tweet 0 pin 0 linkedin 0. The directions say to use a toothbrush and some reviewers said that using a child s toothbrush worked well but as i didn t have a child s toothbrush i just went with a craft brush about the size of my grout lines.

Instead of piecing together several hundred pieces i intend to cut 1 8 vertical groves perhaps 1 2 way using a dremmel tool or router into the marble tiles to only simulate a mosaic. A new twist to the marble mosaic though. Tom what can we do for you. He needs to replace some tiles but how do you match the grout.

Pour a quart to half gallon of grout on the tiles. If you are creating a pattern or using multiple. Spread the material in sweeping arcs pressing it into the joints to fill them completely. How to dye grout to refresh a tile floor all you need is the grout renew a damp paper towel and a brush.

Apply the stain to the tiles using a tile sponge cut down into a manageable sized piece. Soak up some stain on the sponge and wipe it onto the tile. Dying tile grout. Grout especially between floor tiles gets especially dingy and dirty over time.

While grout discoloration is an inevitable part of having tile flooring walls backsplashes or counters few homeowners ever want this or want to deal with it. Like you i hope it lasts as long as advertised. Depending on the severity of your grout discoloration you will need to use a different cleaning solution. Your calls our answers podcast.