It’s time to clean your kitchen and bathroom. When you need to clean, what comes to mind? Mopping? Wiping down counter tops? Scrubbing the shower? How about cleaning your grout? Grout shouldn’t be on the back burner when it comes to items to clean in your home. If grout isn’t clean, it can make your entire room look dirty, even if it isn’t.

Don’t waste your time cleaning your rooms from top to bottom if you’re going to ignore your grout lines. Your grout should be maintained throughout the year. At Grout Shield, we make grout cleaners, grout sealers, and grout restoration products to help keep our grout looking renewed and clean. For this article, we wanted to share with you some reasons on why you should clean your grout and maintain it regularly.

• Grout is porous, and it absorbs everything it encounters like a sponge. Because of this, a lot of bacteria and germs can linger in the grout lines, so it is essential to clean it.
• Grout can turn black or brown if not cleaned properly or regularly.
• Grout can start to smell if not properly cleaned.
• Your floors/countertops/backsplashes will last longer. If Grout isn’t cared for, it can be compromised and break, which can lead to the tiles moving and breaking around it, as well.
• Your floors/backsplashes/countertops will look newer.
• Dirty grout can be bad with people who have allergies, asthma, or respiratory problems since grout can collect dirt, dust, and allergens.
• Grout-specific cleaners and sealers, like from Grout Shield, won’t damage your grout like regular household cleaners.
• It preserves your home’s value.
• Grout can hold mold and mildew, which not only looks gross, it can make you and your family sick.

Preventative care with grout will help your grout stay looking good year-round and keep you from having a dirty looking room that need fixing. The Grout Shield Maintenance Cleaner cleans stains in the grout, and it is perfect to use regularly Grout Shield Grout & Tile Deep Cleaner is great at lifting deep stains.

As you can see, there are many reasons to clean your grout regularly! Grout Shield grout cleaners are easy to use, and can get your grout clean with less effort. You will save time and money with Grout Shield’s grout products. For more information on Grout Shield products, click our grout products page, or call toll free at 1-800-631-0716.

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Winter is a harsh season as many states in the United Stated deal with frigid temperatures, ice, and snow. To protect ourselves from the elements, we wear heavy boots and clothing. Unfortunately, we, or guests in our homes, can drag a lot of unwanted things into our home like salt, mud, water, and snow. The salt, dirt, and water can easily seep into our grout lines and under our tiles, which can compromise or break them. The excess moisture can cause tile and grout to move, crack, or become dirty. And that’s just your inside tile! Outdoor tile and grout have to face the elements consistently.

It’s in your best interest to protect your grout and tile (inside and out) so you don’t have to spend a lot of money to replace a floor, path, or patio once the winter is over. The best way you can protect your grout lines and tile is to take care of them throughout the year. With the proper grout cleaner and sealer, your grout and tile will have a protected shield on them to keep liquids and other dirt from seeping through. A grout and tile sealer can help protect from excess moisture that causes cracks, breaks, and movement.

Some other preventative measures you can take are:

• Wipe off/kick of snow from your shoes on a mat before entering the house. Ask your guests to do this, as well.
• Keep your shoes, boots, socks, and outwear in one room only, so you’re only getting a smaller area wet.
• Sweep, vacuum, and mop your floors regularly during the winter to pick up dirt, sand, and salt that gets dragged around the house.
• Dry off your pet as soon as they get in the door.

To protect your tile and grout, you need a real grout sealer. Grout Shield offers a variety of sealers that can help keep water from seeping into the tile and grout lines.

Grout Shield Clear Sealer – This clear-colored sealer protects tile and grout from becoming stained, dirty, and discolored.

Grout Shield Color Sealer – This sealer revitalizes and restores color to the grout. This sealer colors and seals in one product. You can choose any color in the world! Changing the color of your grout can change the entire look of a room!

 Grout Shield Enhancer Seal – The enhancer seal is used for ceramic, slate, or Mexican tile floor to make the tiles look vibrant and new again.

Before you seal your grout, you want to clean it thoroughly with a grout cleaner. Grout Shield Grout & Tile Deep Cleaner and Grout Shield Maintenance Cleaner will help you get deep stains out. These are also great to use to clean your tile and grout throughout and after the winter to keep germs and dirt from spreading.

Looking to protect your tile and grout this winter? It’s never to late to start taking care of these things! Let our Grout Shield team help you choose a product that will best work for your space and tile type For more information on Grout Shield products, click our grout sealer page, or call toll free at 1-800-631-0716.

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After ringing in the new year, you’re probably ready to kick off the year with your New Year’s Resolution.  Do you have a resolution? Lose weight? Work harder? Be kinder? Spend more time with family? Use social media less? How about cleaning your grout?

Don’t wait till Spring Cleaning to get your grout clean. Get your house looking great the whole year by cleaning it now! The cleanliness of your grout can change the entire look of your room. It’s time to take charge now and have your grout and tile looking practically new.

Your kitchen and bathrooms see a lot of traffic on a daily basis. Not only do the grout lines encounter your shoes and feet, they can come in contact with dirt, mud, food, liquids, pet urine, hair, leaves, dust, debris, etc. Grout is porous, which means whenever it will easily absorb liquids and other things that touch it. For example, if you spill milk, the grout will absorb the milk. Over time, your grout will change color and even start to smell from everything it has absorbed.

There’s a lot of things in your home to clean. Floors, windows, countertops, mirrors, toilets, showers, etc., so we understand that cleaning grout lines may get overlooked. Don’t ignore them any longer. Because grout it porous, it can cling onto bacteria and other germs, making you susceptible to sicknesses in your own home.

Ready to clean your grout? Don’t just buy any household cleaner or vinegar or bleach. All these times won’t work well. In fact, many of them can actually ruin your grout lines. You want to use a grout cleaner that is pH balanced that is tough to clean stains and dirt but also is gentle on your grout.

Grout Shield’s Grout & Tile Deep Cleaner help lifts deep stains that have been sitting in your grout for a while. This is great to use especially if you haven’t cleaned your grout in a long time. To keep up your clean grouts throughout the year, Grout Shield’s Maintenance Cleaner will help you clean on a regular basis.

You will feel better starting off your new year with a clean, shiny home! Happy New Year!

For more information on Grout Shield products, click our grout cleaner page, or call toll free at 1-800-631-0716.

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