Repairing Grout Over Reconstructing

By Ian Kleine

The repair of grout is made up of steps in first, removing the damaged grout out of the local area, replace it with new grout used in the construction of the grouting in the area, and then having it dry and secure. Repairing is usually centered on a local area only, with the goal of preservation rather than revamping. Of course, repairing requires that you use the same grout material or else, suffer with the company of differently toned grout. Your floor's value would be easily destroyed.

Grout reconstruction requires the whole of the grout from the entire floor to be ground away, stripped, washed off and replaced with fresh new grout. The difference is you can change colors for your grout, if you weren't satisfied with your old color, or if you found another grout more suitable for the color of your tiles. You can also consider reconstruction if you want to replace your old grout with a new variety that can resist stains and penetration better.

So the question is, which one is better for you: reconstruction or repair? Of course, just considering one out of the two options without giving thought to this issue would have you a bill a hundred dollars too expensive. There are conditions to be fulfilled.

Repairing is recommended if you're the DIY type. It costs only a little bit of elbow grease and some grouting material in your part. The local area in concern needs little effort and cost. All you do is remove the old grout, apply the new one and wait for it to dry (employing grout installation techniques of course). The surface has little impact on everyday processes and recovers faster than reconstruction.

Reconstruction is recommended for floors and surfaces above 2-5 years old. Chances are, your grout is of the inferior quality that poorly resists stains and can cause accidents in the future. It's a case of fix it now, and fix it all. The good thing is you can change your grout color, your grout's resistance and repair any local damage. This is the perk of reconstruction - 29977

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