After 3 years of not having the grout finished in our kitchen under the trash can, I decided it needed done. Hubby asked me to clean the grout lines so he could "finish" it several times and I obligingly did so. Only to find out he was "too tired" or had bigger projects to complete. We had to replace these two tiles due to shorter cabinets in our kitchen remodel.
Sitting on the fridge was the small tub of pre-made grout. Awesome. The rest of the tools were in the garage. A grout float/trowel, large grout sponge (dish sponges will not work), and bucket with water (to rinse out sponge several times).
To be honest, filling in grout was quite easy.
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| Tools needed |
Fill in grout lines. Make sure you fill them in well and overfilling is good to do. Just watch out for air bubbles.
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| This is what you'll end up with after you get your grout in your grout lines. Seriously easy. |
I couldn't touch my camera after this step. Sorry! Take the grout trowel and swipe it sideways at a 45 degree angle. This helps push the grout down and get the air bubbles out. Don't worry about getting the middle of the tiles dirty. This will be cleaned off with your sponge in a few hours.
Wait a few hours (many people say 12-24 hours). I let mine sit for 3-4 hours. I'm very impatient- I wanted it done! You might as well move onto another project for the time being. Me? Laundry is always a huge project in my house.
Since I know you waited your proper length of time, all you have to do is take your sponge and wipe in circles on top of the grout. You will need to rinse your sponge and possibly refill your bucket several times. I had to since my bucket was so small.
After sponging your tiles and grout to the perfected level, stand back and admire your hard work. I know I did!
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| My phone doesn't take the best pics. This picture was taken one week after I filled in the grout. |
I realize the kids could have helped with this project, but I needed to learn how to do it first. They will definitely help next time!
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