I’ll happily talk tiles all day, I’ve written enough about bathroom tile trends to bore even the most tile-obsessed homeowner, but grout and sealant? Absolutely not my favourite subject. They give me the ick. In every house I’ve ever lived in, the grout is the first thing to betray me. It turns a suspicious beige, then a properly grim black, usually right in the corners where I can’t reach it. Not even with my husband’s toothbrush!
Silicone is worse. Once that rubbery stuff gets grubby, there’s no hope. I’ve never found a product that truly shifts mildew out of silicone. Not once. You scrub, you bleach, you swear, and still the black spots hang on in there.
