Thursday, March 12, 2009

Spring Cleaning….

**Edited to add** The name of the grout cleaner...It's made by a company, Miracle Sealants Company, and is called Tile and Stone Cleaner. It says on the bottle for grout, tile and natural stone. It's in a blue bottle. I got it at that Orange store near the ceramic tile. **
In an attempt to redo the girls/guest bathroom, I am doing so on a strict budget. Flooring in this bathroom is ceramic tile, original to the house of course, that was built in 1969. Along with this original tile, is what I believe is it’s original dirt as well! EEK!
Yes, ladies, the grout from this tile is yuck! I mean, at first, I really didn’t think that it was dirt, just the color of the grout. Why you ask? Because I clean the floor in the bathroom with bleach and I thought bleach got everything clean.
Well after much searching online and concocting my own cleaners to clean the floor, I got nowhere fast. So it prompted a visit to the big Orange store for some grout cleaner.
I found grout and tile cleaner by the gallons and spray bottles…But most of them all were toxic (use in well ventilated areas). Well, I didn’t want to melt the paint on the newly painted walls, so I looked further and found something that wasn’t so toxic.
Yay! Now, on my hands and knees like Cinderella I have been scrubbing with a grout brush (you can find these at Target) and this cleaner and look how far I have gotten….
march2009 031 Oh yeah baby! Look up at the top where I have cleane! Cinderella don’t have anything on this Southern Girl! I started by diluting my cleaner (following directions) only to get nothing accomplished, so I just poured the stuff straight from the bottle, scrubbed it, let it sit for about 10 mins or so came back scrubbed some more, rinsed and it was beautiful! I now only have a small section to finish up.
Stay tuned for the big reveal soon! We only have a couple of things left in here, and we are all done!!

11 comments:

Sarah said...

Catching up on my blog reading! Thanks for your comments about our little bundle of joy!

I hear you about the grout--we redid our bathroom and I felt like Cinderella before it was all over!

The Cascio Whirlwind said...

Do tell the cleaner. We have the same tile in white and blue checks. And we have the same dirty grout!

Sherri said...

Well,you know I've always liked that bathroom floor,and I just always thought that was the color of the grout as well...it really looks like a new floor!

You wouldn't believe how GORGEOUS I look right now! Caitlin just put lipstick on me and you know I'm so glamorous looking with the way she applies it:)

Darlene said...

Oh girl that looks WONDERFUL....I can see exactly where you have cleaned!!!

Anonymous said...

Wow! You can really tell a differnce! That stuff really works!

Anonymous said...

Now how in the world did you know that my floors were icky too and I needed that stuff...I tried clorox and it did help some but I want it pretty like yours...smile~

Kelli said...

Look at the difference! Wow. I have to keep that in mind. Thanks.

Laura said...

Wow I cannot believe the difference!! It will look like a whole new bathroom now! I love those little tiles, can't wait to see the reveal!

Laura :)

Shell in your Pocket said...

Wow...that is a lot of work...I bet your knees hurt!!! Great job!
sandy toe

Misti of Studio M Designs said...

Wow Joanna! What a difference! It is time for me to start on a little Spring cleaning around here! Oh, and finishing all of the projects and have started...
~Misti

My Beautiful Mess! said...

Whoaaaa! I need to get me some of that stuff & take off my glass slippers!! That works great!