The Best Ways to Clean Dirty Grout [Video]

Cleaning grout is a chore few enjoy, but if you’ve got tile in your home, you know it’s got to be done. Depending on the tools and cleaners you’ve got on hand, there are a few effective methods to try. Here are three of the best ways to clean grout, plus what you need to do it.

How to clean grout

Don’t use toilet bowl cleaner to clean grout

There is a hack floating around that involves using toilet bowl cleaner on dirty grout—but that’s actually not a great idea. Ceramics and tiles are safe from the harshness of these chemicals, but the sealant on the tiles and the grout itself are susceptible to degradation, so avoid this and stick with the tips above instead.