Here’s How to Maximize Your Home Improvement Budget When renovating your home on a budget, it can be difficult to make decisions on how to spend your money — that is, which areas you should save or splurge on. Often it is much cheaper and more budget-friendly to restore or re-grout the current grout in […]
Tile Floors Vs. Hardwood Floors: Which Is the Better Choice? If you are building or remodeling a house, this question has probably crossed your mind: “Should I install tile floors, or hardwood floors?” There are upsides and downsides to both types, and many factors should be considered when determining the right floor material for you. […]
When Is the Best Time to Complete Home Repairs? Many people choose to undertake home repair projects during the spring, when the weather is starting to turn warm. However, the fall and winter are a good time for indoor projects like bathroom or kitchen remodeling and restoration. Many builders use the Christmas & Thanksgiving holidays […]
If you’ve avoided scrubbing the dirt and grime out of your grout, you are probably looking for the quickest and cheapest way to make it sparkle. Like many homeowners, you’ll turn to YouTube videos for DIY cleaning tools and techniques. Don’t be fooled, though: Just because it looks like it works, doesn’t mean it’s good […]
More homeowners nowadays employ a person or a service to clean their living spaces. As a home services company, we at The Grout Medic have the utmost respect for the men and women in our homes cleaning backsplashes, scrubbing shower tiles and mopping floors. However, while those professionals have their specialties, so do the technicians […]
When approaching any home project, your first move should be to take a step back, analyze the situation and decide on your best approach. If you’re looking at cracked tile, filthy or crumbling grout, or bare spots on your tiled floor or backsplash, it’s time to do something. The question is: How do you figure […]
If you’ve been cleaning grout recently and noticed that your grout — the material holding your floor or shower tiles in place — is crumbling or cracking, you’re probably wondering why. At The Grout Medic, we specialize in grout care, cleaning and replacement, and over the years we have seen many different causes of cracking […]
The summer season is a great time to complete home repairs, when the weather is warm, the windows are open and we’re motivated to scrub things down and fix things up. With all that sunlight streaming through the window, you may have noticed the tile and grout on your floors and backsplashes are a tad […]
Over time, grout can become dingy, smelly, dirty and discolored. It can also become too much to clean on your own. A buildup of grime and dirt on the grout in your kitchen and bathroom can be an unsightly and even unhealthy problem to deal with. If your tile or grout is cracked, or you […]
If you live in the Midwest, you know a thing or two about hard water. It is defined by its high concentration of calcium and lime content, and when hard water evaporates, it leaves behind a layer of residue that can be incredibly difficult to clean. When this residue is left to build up in […]
