Do you sometimes look at your grout and just feel like it is ONE more thing in your plate for you to do? WRONG! Sure I make homemade grout cleaner, but I made even more than that!
Looking for a recipe for a Homemade Grout cleaner?
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Homemade Grout Cleaner
Your very best grout cleaner, might not be someone you thought to look for — but if you’re a mom for more than 3 or 4 years, you’ve got my #1 tool — KIDS!
Grout cleaning was MADE for kids:
- It’s close to the ground ~ they’re close to the ground
- It takes some energy to scrub it ~ they have a lot of energy
- It’s not ALL That important that it’s done perfectly ~ they have a penchant to do things less than perfect.
Seriously, it’s a match made in heaven.
Here’s how we clean our grout (which we have a lot of, and I do love our cool tile floors):
- I use a spray bottle filled with grout cleaner. This is NOT what I use to clean my floors normally.
- I have a scrub brush that has a small head that is perfect to get in the crevice, these from Oxo are great for grout!
- I use a microfiber cloth to wipe it off once it’s scrubbed – love these!
These look like great spray bottles from Amazon, and be sure to use this tool to let them scrape anything sticky!
That’s it. It’s not rocket science, which is a shame… because I’m pretty sure my kids would be MORE interested in rocket science.
Great times for kids to clean the grout:
- As an extra job when they’re out on break/summer
- When they’ve fought, it’s a good way to get out agression
- When they have a will to earn extra money, and you have a spot that needs doing
- Anytime they’re driving you insane!
So in reality, almost any time is a good time to hand them the spray, scrub brush and cloth.
Woot-woot, let’s give it up for birthing our own grout cleaners! 🙂
If you liked this post, you might be interested in my children’s daily task checklist:
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Lynness says
LOVE this tip…I was just looking up homemade grout cleaners online yesterday, AND we had an FHE about not reacting in anger…this relates to both! BTW- read your post yesterday but didn’t have time to respond. Hope things are looking up and opportunities opening up. Maybe this is what He needed to do to push y’all in a new direction (like the software). Though coming to VA for a year or more might be fun…. 🙂
Hilary says
Virigina would be WAY fun. We have lots of friends there. I already had a nice cry about living here this morning, but this is where we live and I need to get over myself. 🙂
April says
Your picture shows a spray bottle but the pin link goes to a paste grout cleaner. Do you use the paste or something sprays? Thanks.
Hilary says
Good catch, I linked to the wrong one. I don’t know if I’d let my younger kids use a paste — but I do let them use a spray. Although, not sure it’s really any safer. 🙂 Here’s the link I’m gonna fix right now! http://www.food.com/recipe/tile-and-grout-cleaner-93273?photo=359057
Sarah says
Thank you for this very helpful DIY! I usually get my tile and grout cleaned once a year by a local tile cleaner, but we moved away and I haven’t found another cleaner yet. So, I used your grout cleaner and bought a new scrub brush, some microfiber cloths, and a spray bottle. Unfortunately, all my kids are in their teens (even though I still consider them kids) and were less willing to help clean, so this process took a bit longer than I was expecting. But, the results were worth it- my grout looks so much better!!
Hilary Erickson says
Booo…. get those teens in there! 🙂 Glad you have clean grout though!