"When I moved into my apartment in Brooklyn, my first order of business was to tackle the bathroom. I fell in love with the classic, charming New York-style black-and-white tile - but having not been touched since the 1940s, it needed more than a little bit of TLC. So on the day I picked up the keys, I gave it a very deep clean ... and then I dove right into the "fun stuff.""
"I decided to try and clean out the cracks to assess the damage, so I got myself an electric scrubber and got to work scrubbing my grout. But imagine my surprise (and shock and horror) when I saw my black grout begin to turn gray, and eventually white, as I lifted up decades of grime. Thankfully, the cracks weren't too deep, so I ruled out the potential of any major water damage. But now, that dirty grout just had to go."
"Regrouting your tile is no small task, but really anyone can do it. I got myself a grout saw from The Home Depot, and went to work filing away all of the old grout between the tiles. I chose a new off-white grout, and seriously, spreading it on was like magic. Now, those original cracked and tired tiles look so fresh and clean!"
A Brooklyn apartment bathroom had original 1940s black-and-white tile with cracked floor tiles and deeply stained grout. Deep cleaning revealed decades of grime that made black grout appear gray then white, indicating surface staining rather than major water damage. The damaged grout was removed with a grout saw and electric scrubbing to clear cracks and inspect the substrate. Off-white replacement grout was applied, revitalizing the original tiles and ceramic fixtures without replacing them. The regrouting dramatically refreshed the floors and demonstrated that regrouting is a practical DIY renovation task.
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