A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines...
???

"RJ" wrote in message
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A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines...
???

Umm, no, that's why no sane person tiles a counter. Looks awful and is
extremely unhygienic.

RJ wrote:
A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines...
???

Sorta, but it doesn't last long, so you have to keep re-applying it,
after a PITA cleaning. There is a reason diners with tile floors out
front, and pretty much any restaurant kitchen, all use dark gray grout,
even with the standard clay red tile. The cafeteria at the office where
I work has the red tile in the serving line area, and they have to clean
and refresh the grout lines 2-3 times a year.

--
aem sends...

On Mar 29, 10:57*pm, "RJ" wrote:
A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines... *
???

Colored grout.

On Mar 29, 10:57*pm, "RJ" wrote:

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Sounds like they could have been washed-out a tad too deep.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines... *

Well, there's grout sealer. I don't know if any are water based, but
I imagine in this day and age they all are.
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- gpsman

On 3/29/2010 9:57 PM, RJ wrote:

A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines...
???

A little late for your neighbor but there is a two part epoxy grout
available. A friend told me about using it.

LdB

"aemeijers" wrote in message
...
RJ wrote:
A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines... ???

Sorta, but it doesn't last long, so you have to keep re-applying it, after
a PITA cleaning. There is a reason diners with tile floors out front, and
pretty much any restaurant kitchen, all use dark gray grout, even with the
standard clay red tile. The cafeteria at the office where I work has the
red tile in the serving line area, and they have to clean and refresh the
grout lines 2-3 times a year.

Washroom at work with small ceramic tiles on the floor with black grout.
This is on concrete in the basement level. There was a small flood in the
washroom over a weekend and not noticed until Monday. A thin layer of water
sat on the tile floor for a day or more and guess what --- most of the waxed
in dirt on the grout came off -- the grout was white underneath. This was a
rough way to clean the floor but it looked good after it was all back in
use.

RJ wrote:
A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines...
???

I've been told that grey grout shows dirt least.

There are "grout colorants" that, IIRC are epoxy based.

There are many grout sealants available.

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:57:56 -0700, "RJ" wrote:


A neighbor spent a fortune having ceramic tile
installed in her kitchen floor. ( it looked so nice in the picture )

She's quickly found out that;
Drop a dish or glass, and it's "smasho" !

But more annoying is the grout lines;
It seems they collect every bit of dirt and grime,
and cleaning them is a bitch.

Surely, there must be some sort of ( water based ) product
that'll seal up and waterproof the grout lines...
???
I used http://www.groutshields.com/ about a year ago. Grout is
perfect. Since then I added a different color in the bathroom and a
utility hall - same excellent results. I have no relationship with
groutshields other than a satisfiied user.