Spruce up bathrooms by regrouting tiles...

REGROUTING bathroom tiles is a cheap and effective way of sprucing up your bathroom décor. In the vast majority of cases new tiles is not what’s needed, but rather plenty of elbow grease and a touch up. Limescale and mould is unsightly and can make even the most expensive bathroom look shoddy if left untreated. Fixing leaking shower trays with filler and replacing washers on dripping taps will all help to make a bathroom look new again. You can apply new grout over existing grout but the results are less likely to work long-term. With a small electric grinder simply apply the cutting disc gently between each tile to remove old grout. If you don’t feel comfortable using a grinding disc, then simply use a scraper. The latter is a little slower, but making you feel better about the job is what matters. Clean the tiles well after this process.

By clearing away the old grout you’re allowing room to apply the new layer. This ensures that you avoid thick or bulky lines of grout that look untidy. You also don’t want the old grout to appear through the new layer. You basically want to follow the same pre-existing grout lines.

Once you start noticing mould and discoloured tiles it’s usually a sign that the grout is in poor condition. Damaged grout also leads to secondary problems in which water can gradually seep behind the tiles. This deteriorated grout will eventually lead to mildew on your walls and this can start to erode your wall joists. This is not good news. If you think the job is too far gone, then you should consider hiring a tradesman to do it.