| Over the years there have been many solutions | | | | cleaner not made specifically for cleaning grout called |
| proven to clean grout, including solutions that can be | | | | degreaser. Degreaser can range from an aggressive, |
| found in your cabinet at home. These chemicals may | | | | toxic degreaser, to a mild biodegradable degreaser. |
| not be as strong as chemicals made specifically for | | | | The solution most likely to be used on grout would |
| cleaning floors, but it may clean the grout well | | | | be a mildly aggressive and biodegradable. Although |
| enough to satisfy you for the moment. Some | | | | degreaser works well for cleaning grout, other |
| solutions that are found in the home are vinegar, | | | | solutions work better. |
| baking soda, bleach, and hydrogen peroxide. There | | | | Grout cleaner is specifically made to clean grout. |
| are setbacks to using home solutions, One setback | | | | Grout cleaner thoroughly removes mold, dirt, and |
| can be a foul odor, such as in the case of using | | | | most other foreign substances, leaving the tile as |
| vinegar. Some people might find the smell of vinegar | | | | clean as it could possibly get. Although the tile is |
| unpleasant. Another set back might be the | | | | clean, it may still be dull or dingy. Another solution can |
| destruction of your property. If you use bleach, you | | | | be used to restore the tile to its natural appearance. |
| run the risk of spillage and discoloring anything that it | | | | Using a brightener will give the tile the appearance of |
| may meet. In addition, one does not know how the | | | | just being applied to the tile. At this point, the grout |
| bleach will react to any specific surface. | | | | is clean and has been restored to its original color. |
| Most cleaning supply companies distribute tile cleaning | | | | However, one more solution can be applied to the |
| solutions, produce their own line of cleaning products, | | | | grout. The last solution that can be used on the |
| or sell both. These products are specifically made for | | | | grout is a grout sealer. A grout sealer forms a |
| the application of cleaning grout. These products will | | | | protective barrier against dirt and mold. Grout sealer |
| produce optimal results. There are three types of | | | | will enable the grout to keep its original color years |
| commercial cleaning solutions. The three types of | | | | into the future. Using a combination of grout cleaner, |
| solutions are grout cleaner, brightener, and a | | | | grout brightener and a grout sealer is the best |
| protective barrier. However, there is a commercial | | | | possible way of restoring grout to its original state. |