Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Doing DIY Tile And Grout Restoration At Home

By Bernice Terry


Tile and grout restoration is a service that is offered by professionals for a certain fee. You may or may not be privy to the whole process, thus the desire to learn things for yourself. In which case, you can be a DIY master given these important steps, but that is presuming that you are really cut out for this task.

Resourcefulness is a key trait that you should possess if you are an aspiring DIY doer. You must also be creative in thinking up alternative solutions especially if the said items can only be offered by the pros. Whatever it is that you have can still be used, while for what is lacking, you can also purchase other options that will still function the same way.

Normally, inviting in professionals means that they will be using their own materials for the task. Now the problem is if what they have in storage are exclusive to the company, given that this is their leverage among the rest. What you can do about this is find alternatives that will somehow work the same way and still product satisfying results.

If you have observed your neighbors for a long time or have conversed with them before, they might have the equipment that you need. After all, some households do take home chores to the extremes with the owners investing on a truckload of equipment. In which case, this could be your lucky break if they would agree to just rent it out for your convenience.

For a clear cut guideline, cleaning your grout requires a proper approach. First of all, you must gather all the needed tools in one place so that you need not run around the house then cut your task short all the time. For this you will be needing a specially made brush, a sprayer, a mop plus an acid cleaner to take out the dirt.

If your coverage is only on a small portion of the entire area, then you must protect everything else. Do this by using plastic, tapes plus other materials that could block off the chemical components. Stainless steel appliances or flooring with carpets are main concerns during this phase, so make sure that you follow the guidelines for safety measures.

As experts often say about doing work on surfaces, it must be clean before doing anything further. In which case, you must sweep the area diligently and vacuuming it repeatedly if you want to make sure. Simultaneously, mix your liquids with the appropriate measurements then stick to the instructions for proper guidelines.

The proper application involves the use of the suggested brush plus the proper regard for the time limits. The solution should be left on the surface for at least 10 minutes but without having to dry up during the entire duration. Eventually the slurry will be produced so you have to wash it off with clean water for clearing out the surface.

With the tile and grout restoration project, you can also add on a sealer if you want a protective surface to work its magic. Just see to it that there is no inch of debris that is lost on the surface that you are about to cover. In this way, you get crystal clear results plus a good looking area that is good as new.




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