Fixing Cracked Grout

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Selling the gf's house soon and there's some cracking in the bathroom floor grout due to age (no excess movement in the floor). Looks to just be around a few tiles but it's in the highest used/visible spot. What's the best (selling the house so we're looking for the cheap option) way to go about fixing this?
 
Dremel out a decent size gap and add grout. Cheap and straight forward.
 
The cheap option is to spackle some white colgate toothpaste in there and you're done! :D

PS> Don't be using the dremel unless you have some skills.
I recommend the inexpensive grout removing knife >
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AGAVE said:
The cheap option is to spackle some white colgate toothpaste in there and you're done! :D

PS> Don't be using the dremel unless you have some skills.
I recommend the inexpensive grout removing knife >
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Agave has the advice, dremel will leave you in a cloud of dust and a major mess to vaccuum. The hand grout rake will take just minutes and not make things worse. Do the whole floor since the color will NEVER match and look like a patch job. Grout for the whole bathroom floor will only cost about $15bucks.
 
I recommended a dremel because I had epoxy grout which a knife couldnt even scratch. But you guys are probably right, a grout removal knife would do the trick.
 
AGAVE said:
The cheap option is to spackle some white colgate toothpaste in there and you're done! :D

PS> Don't be using the dremel unless you have some skills.
I recommend the inexpensive grout removing knife >
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Click to expand...


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Cracked grout usually indicates floor movement or tile movement. But quick short term fix do as above.
 
Thanks for the advice. I'll grab one of those and some grout. If it doesn't put up too much of a fight I'll do the whole floor.
 
Also, since I'm getting such good advice, I also have to straighten the rear fence as it has started to lean onto the neighbours side. Any cheap/fast fix? It's the usual 4x4" pressure treated post in ground with slats. Wood doesn't look rotted at all and the ground is in good shape.
 
If the fence is leaning because none of the posts are cemented in ....maybe take apart the fence where it's the weakest and cement that post/s in the ground nice and strong. At least that'll help hold the rest up. Put it all back together. OR.... take it all apart and do it right...lol.
 
I doubt the posts aren't poured, they're probably just a botched job. Not deep enough, no sonotube, wasn't level to begin with, etc etc. No "quick" fix other than to dig around the post and manually force it back into position, and then try to shim/wedge it in place somehow. That's a very temporary fix though. Ideally you rip it out and cement in a new post.
 
unsanded grout is finer than regular grout.

depending on how wide the cracks are...you might be able to force the new unsanded grout into the cracks.

Grout float is your friend.
 
Billy Mays might have the answer....oh wait, he's dead. Sorry
 
Depending on the size of crack. Get fine unsanded grout. Use old telephone card or some hard plastic. Slip grout into cracks.
Use a damp sponge to wipe it or just let the grout absorb the moisture.

Note: Grout can be cleaned with a dry cloth when dry to the touch. NOT when it has been dried for over 24hrs
 
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