Super shocking, but...I'm kind of a Pinterest junkie. I love finding crafts, recipes and diy ideas on there. I thought it would be fun to start blogging about the "Pinspiration" I've found and how it's worked out for me. Today, I am humbling myself to show you my disgusting, black grout. (Apparently once every eight years isn't often enough to scrub your grout.)
I found this idea on Pinterest for a homemade cleaner for your grout that is supposed to be super amazing. I have known (for too long) that I needed to clean my grout, and I'd love to pay someone to do it, but frankly if I was going to spend over $100 on something it wouldn't be that! So I knew I needed to do it myself. I looked up the recipe, made a batch in a very clearly labled container and went to work.
This works! Unfortunately, this is not a miracle cleaner. I was kind of hoping I would be able to spray the grout, let it sit a while, and wipe it off. It didn't work that way. Sadly, I was doing the Cinderella move for several hours, because we have a few hundred square feet of tile. After a quick run to Target to buy a grout brush, which I would say is a complete necessity for this job, I got my groove going and my floors look amazing. Then I iced my back. For a long time.
Overall, this works. I will do it again, with my eyes wide open that I will burn 10,000 calories and sweat a lot doing it, but much much sooner than eight years!
Grout Cleaner
recipe from food.com
1/2 c. baking soda
1/3 c. ammonia
1/4 c. white vinegar
7 c. water
Supplies needed:
large container to mix cleaner in
Empty spray bottle for using
bucket of clean water
cleaning rag
grout brush
Mix everything together in a large container and shake well to combine. Pour some of the cleaner into a spray bottle. On your hands and knees (fun!), spray a small section of grout and let it sit a minute. Scrub with the grout brush and wipe away the dirt as you go. Enjoy!!
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You should point out that good ventilation should be present, the ammonia can be over powering. But yep sure does work!
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