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5 Signs You Need to Regrout Tile

  • Perla Irish
  • February 6, 2020
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  1. What Is Grout?
    1. Loose Tiles
    2. The Emergence of Mold
    3. If It’s Been Long Enough
    4. Your Grout Is Discolored
    5. You Need to Regrout Tile If Your Approach to Cleaning Has Been Wrong
  2. Nothing Completes Your Home Like Well-Maintained Grout

Six in every ten falls in the United States happen at home. Such falls may be occasioned by slippery or unstable tile installation in your bathroom or shower. Most of the tile installations in your home depend on expert grouting to keep them securely in place.

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5 Signs You Need to Regrout Tile

But when these tile installations begin to experience wear and tear, the grout is the most affected. Living in a house where the grout has since peeled off presents many challenges. So how do you know it’s time to regrout tile installations in your shower or bathroom?

Here are the common indicators that you need to regrout tile installations in your home.


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What Is Grout?

Your tile installations’ joints are held in place using grout. Grout is a mixture of cement, sand, and water that is useful in connecting the sections of the tiles in the course of the flooring. Over time grout can be subject to various elements that may cause wear and tear.

Here are the signs that indicate you may need to regrout tile installations.

  1. Loose Tiles

Tiles are supposed to be firm and secure. This limits the possibility of wobbling when pressed. For most people, knowing when to replace the grout on your tiles is hard, yet often the writing is on the wall.

If you’re dealing with loose tiles in your shower or other parts of your home, it could easily mean that the grout is no longer able to hold.

You may need to have such tiles back in place sooner to avoid further damages or safety hazards. Water can quickly get behind such loose tiles and cause costly damages to your tile installation.

Wet and unstable tiling installation, especially in bathrooms, may not be safe for you and your loved ones. If there are multiple loose tiles in your home, it may be a sign that you need to regrout tile installation. Such cases require urgent specialist intervention to limit the risk of excess damage.

  1. The Emergence of Mold

Mold in your home can be a result of several factors. But whichever the cause, it’s capable of posing severe health hazards on top of being an eyesore. Often, cleaning molds on your tiles is a DIY undertaking.

But when you experience stubborn mildew, it could be a result of the accumulation of water under the tiles. Molds will often find conduciveness in areas that have relative wetness for a long period. This is the reason for the observable instances of algae forming under loosely installed tiles or crumbling grout.

Cleaning the mold in such cases is not enough. If the causes of these algae are water under the tiles, they will still accumulate again after cleaning. If this situation has been persistent, then it could be time to consider regrouting your tile surfaces all over again.

You only need to ensure that you work with professionals to avoid the possibility of this situation reoccurring.

You may need to regrout tile installation to prevent the risk of such mold, eventually becoming a health hazard to you and your family. This service is available with a 25-year warranty from our certified installers.

  1. If It’s Been Long Enough

Homeowners can do up to 15 years without ever needing to regrout their tiles. When the first-time installation is done satisfactorily, your tiles can survive between 12 to 15 years without any possible indication of damage. But this also depends on the extent of force your tiles endure.

If your tile installations have served you for more than 12 years, it may be time to consider regrouting. The best part about aging tiles is that they accord you the sufficiency of time to prepare for reinstallation. Having survived at least 12 years of pressure and stress, planning for regrouting may be critical.

If you bought your current home from an original owner, such questions would be significant. House remodeling is an expensive affair.

If you are aware of the actual lifespan for the grout, it may be easy to prepare in advance for the eventual process of regrouting the tiles in your home.

  1. Your Grout Is Discolored

Well, it’s not always that your grout will show signs of cracking or crumbling. Discoloration may be an indication that your bathroom or shower grout is damaged. The age of your tiles may be a common reason for discoloration of the grout.

Your approach to cleaning the grout and the substances you use may determine the outcome of discoloration. Whichever the reason for the stain, stained tiles are an eyesore. If you want to have a clean surface in your bathroom, it will help to consider fresh new grout.

  1. You Need to Regrout Tile If Your Approach to Cleaning Has Been Wrong

If you’ve been cleaning your grout wrongly, it’s just a matter of time before you get an egg to your face. Putting your grout under extreme pressure when cleaning due to the use of rough scrubs will cost the life of your grout. Grout doesn’t also respond well to certain washing detergents and may begin to discolor over time.

If your approach to cleaning the grout part of the tile installation has been unorthodox, then it’s time to regrout. The use of acid-based cleaners on grout is a common mistake.

For most people, there is often a laxity in how they undertake the cleanup of the grout. If this is you, you need to consider regrouting then practice the safe cleanup of your tiles in the future.

 You should consider the use of a neutral PH cleaner if you are keen on seeing your grout live longer. The only way that your tiles will stand out is by maintaining the shine.

Nothing Completes Your Home Like Well-Maintained Grout

The tiles are an essential part of your home. Well-maintained grout also translates to classy tile installation. If you’re looking to have a safe and lavish shower or bathroom, you need to regrout tile installation on your home.

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