Sealant for white floor tile grout

nhampson

We recently had our hall, kitchen and utility room re-tiled with light coloured tiles and chose white grout between them. Although a sealant was put over them they get to the stage every few weeks that its hands and knees with a scrubbing brush for a few hours to get them back to white again.

I have googled for hours and the best suggestion is not to have white grout. While I could live with the option of scaping it all out and changing it to a darker colour I would prefer it to keep white.

Anyone know of either a sealant which actually seals the grout or of a non porous white grout which a whizz over with the mop would actually clean?

Thanks in advance!

nickj_2

what about clear/opaque ?

nhampson

nickj wrote: »

what about clear/opaque ?

Is that non porous?

Oldsoak

If you go to a proper tile shop and explain what you want, they can provide a grout sealant (Lithofin do one). Just be aware that some sealants are based on Naptha and should be used VERY carefully in accordance with the instructions. The only way to get a white grout which stays that way without sealing is if it is an epoxy grout. (HG products are also good).

victor2

We had our kitchen done with new floor tiles a couple of years ago. OH wanted white grout even after the builder said "it'll go grey you know."
Anyway, I find it continues to look good if I treat it with Grout Reviver once every 6 months. The last I used was Unibond ice white. I did try some sealant on top of the grout the first time, but it didn't really help and is quite expensive.
Applying the grout reviver is a bit of a task - this is what I do:
Clean the existing grout with bleach in water and a scrubbing brush.
When dry, appply the grout reviver - it has a dispenser on the tube. It gets all over the edge of the tiles, but scrapes or wipes off fairly easily.
When the reviver is dry, use a damp cloth to remove the excess reviver from the tiles. A sharp knife blade helps remove it as well.

It's a bit of an arduous task, but I can live with it only needing to be done twice a year.

nhampson

Thanks all, I will have a look at epoxy grout to see if that will do the job.

The total area is 27m square so want to avoid reviving if possible but if I can change it to 6 monthly it will be an improvement on now

Nick