If you want a new look for your floor, have you considered grout recoloring in San Antonio? No? Well, you should, and this article will explore why.
Grout Cleaning Vs. Recoloring
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Originally, grout came in one or two colors. It was usually a beige or it was a white. As both are neutral colors that go well with other colors, it is easy to see why. However, what happens when your grout gets dirty? Well, then you want grout cleaning, or if you want a brand new look, grout color sealing. First off though, what exactly is grout, and what purpose does it serve?
Well according to Jefferson Kolle of This Old House magazine:
"When grout does its job — locking tiles tight, keeping out water, and giving floors and walls a finished look — nobody pays much attention. It's only when grout fails, becoming stained, cracked, or falling out altogether, that people take notice.
But grout deserves more respect. "Not only does grout fill the voids, it makes the floor, wall, or countertop stronger by bonding the tiles together and preventing the edges of a tile from chipping and cracking," says David Goodman, the tile contractor for This Old House's Nantucket project.
Cement-based grout
Grout comes in two basic types, and the choice of which one to use depends not on the tiles but on the width of the joints between them. Narrow joints of 1/8 inch or less call for unsanded grout, a pudding-smooth blend of Portland cement and powdered pigments mixed with water. Joints wider than 1/8 inch get sanded grout — the same material, but with sand added. The sand helps bulk up the grout and keeps it from shrinking in the joints.
Three decades ago, when he started in the business, Goodman says, "we'd just add powdered grout to a bucket of water and away we'd go." But older cement-based grout was brittle and prone to cracking. It also dried irregularly, leaving colors inconsistent. Today's grouts use polymer additives, which ensure color quality and increased flexibility, allowing for joint widths of up to 1 1/4 inches." [SOURCE]
Kind of makes you respect grout a little more doesn't it? But what about grout sealing?
The Two Types of Grout Sealing
There are two types of grout sealing. There is clear grout sealing, which puts a transparent coat on your grout and helps to repel stains, and then there is grout color sealing, which serves the same purpose as clear sealing, but with one twist, it can let you change the color of your grout. Which one is right for your situation?
The answer depends on what you want for your floor. If you want to see a brand new look for your floor, than you might consider going for color sealing. If you just want your floor to look clean and keep it's original look, then regular grout sealing is right for you. When in doubt call a grout cleaning company in San Antonio.
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