Tile is the easy-to-clean surface that reigns supreme in kitchens and bathrooms, but we’re not so wild about the stuff that glues the tiles together—you know, the grout. These grooves in between tiles ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Cleaning tiled floors can be a drag. Getting the tiles themselves clean is bad enough, but often dealing with the grouted joints in between requires more elbow grease and attention to detail. It’s a ...

Whether it's for your kitchen backsplash, your bathroom walls, or your laundry room floor, tile is a durable material that offers plenty of design options. Most tile surfaces feature grout, which not ...

Lifting carpet stains, polishing tile grout, de-griming the kitchen counters — here are the smartest ways to put steam cleaners to work, according to experts. Cleaning with steam is a natural fit for ...

Q: My bathroom has tiles as small as one inch square in a repeating pattern common in bathrooms from the 1960s. Over the years, the grout has become quite dark, especially away from the corners, which ...

Grout, the space between tiles, can quickly become discoloured and dirty without regular cleaning, but there's a straightforward method to make it sparkle again. Tiles, particularly in high-use areas ...