The Grout Medic offers only the best San Diego regrouting service.  In this article, we would also like to offer a bit of expertise concerning applying new grout atop old grout.

Proper grout and tile care are necessary for any home or business, which has even one tiled surface.  The Grout Medic was formed to address these maintenance and improvement tasks – answering the question, “Who am I going to call for that?”  As it pertains to applying new grout to a tiled surface in need, we never recommend simply putting new grout on top of old grout.

The Grout Medic does not recommend applying new grout to old grout.

San Diego regrouting is not a patch project.

If you have a San Diego regrouting project at-hand, here is why you should never try to patch broken or cracked grout with a new grout mixture.

1.   New grout will not properly adhere to old grout.

Getting new grout into your tiled surface is not like patching a hole in your plaster wall.  The only way to get proper adherence and a watertight seal in wet areas is to first remove all the old grout.  If your grout is broken or cracked, and you attempt to put the new grout on top, you will find that any adherence achieved will begin to break away quickly.  The Grout Medic of San Diego Metro’s professional regrouting technicians are trained to quickly, yet thoroughly, remove the old grout before putting the new grout in.

2.   You could seal contaminants beneath your new grout.

This is especially true if your grout has reached its typical maximum lifespan.  Imagine the years of use of the tiled area, and how over time, dirt and contaminants have embedded themselves within.  If your damaged grout is inside a shower, the wet environment could have fostered not just mildew, but also mold growth.  Adding new grout to old grout, which has these contaminants deep within its pores, will help to keep them there longer.

3.   New grout might not match your old grout mixture.

In part, due to years of use and also the fact that grout color formulas change over time, you might fail to be able to match your new grout to what you already have.  Even if you could get proper adherence between new and old grout, and you would not be sealing in contaminants, you would still want to maintain an attractive aesthetic.  Having mis-matched grout would besmirch your tiled area’s appearance.  That’s the polar opposite of why we install tile in our homes in the first place!

For these three reasons, we implore you to call The Grout Medic for all your San Diego regrouting requirements.  This will ensure that all your old grout mixture is removed, the surface cleaned and treated for mold if necessary, and new grout is professionally applied – and in any color you choose!

Also read: Is it time for grout repair?

If you are ready to discuss your regrouting service, get in touch with The Grout Medic of San Diego Metro.  Call us at 619-773-0093 or email sandiego@thegroutmedic.com.