Cleaning Tile Grout in a Rental
This weekend, I worked on re-grouting the tile in the shower of our spare bathroom. Some of the old grout had come off and we did not want water to get behind the tile. So I bought a small grout knife and some premixed grout and went to work.
In a few hours I had all scrapped away the old warn and stained grout and applied the new grout. It took a few tries to get the hang of wiping away the excess, but it soon became easy. When the grout dried, the shower looked like it was brand new!
This project took a few hours and cost about $15 but made a huge impact on our home. For a rental property, this simple task could be the difference between finding tenants fast and having a vacancy.
When you show your home or apartment to a potential tenant, they will look at your bathroom and think either “this bath is dirty” or “wow, this looks like new”. Obviously the more positive things a renter finds with your property the better. It could only take one negative thing to have them to looks somewhere else.
If your bathrooms are looking a little grungy, consider re-grouting the tile.
Here are the steps I took:
- Bought a small grout knife at the Home Depot
- Scratched the old grout away as much as possible.
- Brushed off the old grout the remove particles.
- Cleaned up old grout dust with a vacuum.
- Wiped down tile with wet sponge.
- Applied grout with trowel, removing as much excess as possible.
- Wiped the title lightly with a wet sponge.
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