TV and Tiles

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by Sam Weyland

Since TV began, advertisements on different products dedicated to grout cleaning are prevalent. Every sort of formula was tested, every promotional gimmick tried to sell equipment that is solely used to clean grout. Your grandmother may be familiar with how these ads aimed at housewives that spend hours and hours on end trying to finish cleaning the grout in between kitchen and bathroom tiles.

There have been a large number of changes in our culture since then. Today, American women, empowered by the ability to earn alongside our husbands, are seldom thrust into the role of a pure housewife. As such, the archetype is not as commonly employed by television advertisements these days. Instead, they have an unspecified persona (or a housekeeper) acting as the cleaner of the house.

And yet, the dilemna known as grout cleaning remains as a very real problem in today’s household. The tiles themselves are trivial, if not easy, to clean, but the grout’s very composition absorbs grime and dirt into it, far from the reach of a mop. In addition, you can’t just decide to refrain from cleaning the grout. They have been known to host bacteria, or even black mold if moist.

So, as you can imagine, grout cleaning continues to attract a lot of attention, from special formulas out on the market to machinery specifically built to clean it. I advise caution with these things.

There are a multitude of grout-cleaning formulae out there, from homemade stuff to the most aggressively marketed and expensive “scientific breakthroughs”. If going for these, I suggest going for the simpler ones. They’re simply cheaper and can be just as effective. Although be careful; some just plain don’t work. Do some research to find out the right formula for you.

Alternatively, you could go for the heavy equipment, which I really advise against. These ones are really expensive, and misusing them may end up destroying your tiles altogether. If you believe that your grout is in need of a heavy-duty machine to clean it, then I suggest going for a professional grout-cleaner instead. They know how to handle the machinery best.

About the Author:

Sam Weyland prefers to do grout cleaning herself, but also recommends Grout Cleaning for those who are unable to do so. Visit Grout Cleaning and drop that mop!

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