Sealing Bathroom Tile Grout
Even if you keep your bathroom tiles clean dirty grout lines can really detract from the look of your tiled floors and walls.
Sealing bathroom tile grout. A newly tiled shower floor or countertop is a sight to behold and youll want to keep it looking its best. Most of the floor is made up of the actual tiles but the grout is just as important. Penetrating grout sealers help prevent staining and prevent grease from seeping into the grout while other non penetrating grout sealers form a barrier to protect the grout from water and stains.
After installing new tiles in their bathroom people often say something to themselves along the lines of i used enhanced grout with additives to reduce mildew do i really need to seal the grout as well the simple answer is yes you should. This article will tell you how to apply grout sealer. An effective sealer will soak into the tilegrout surface and not simply coat it allowing it to perform its best.
Sealing the tile and grout helps maintain the integrity of your tile surface. Its the often overlooked material that holds the tiles in place. An effective sealer will soak into the tilegrout surface and not simply coat it allowing it to perform its best.
This is done in simple steps which you can see on youtube just search for a grout tutorial for bathroom tile. Because cement based grout whether sanded or not is porous by. Seal your tiles not your grout.
This article was published more than 10 years ago. These products are advised for natural stone ceramic and porcelain tile grout that are in bathrooms and kitchens. Any kind of tile that is purely decorative like wall medallions or dry tile wall wainscot can go without sealing.
Published september 19 2008 updated september 19 2008. Its important to realize that there are two parts of a tile floorthe tile and the grout. Shower tile is subjected to constant wetting and drying which can cause cracked and moldy grout.