Repairing wide cracks in grout.
How to fix cracked floor tile grout.
Is the grout between your floor tiles cracking or worse crumbling away.
While grout may crack from wear and tear an uneven or weak subfloor.
A cup or bowl should work fine.
You can use a simple grout removal kit or i prefer using a dremel 568 grout removal kit which attaches to my dremel tool or the rockwell sonicrafter.
Dealing with cracked grout is a common issue that comes up for many homeowners at some point.
In order to repair damaged grout that s cracking using new grout follow these steps.
This will loosen any cracked and damaged grout.
There are a few probable causes but before you tear up the tile and start over try this quick cracked grout fix.
If you have wider cracks in the grout or missing grout then it s time to consider removing the old grout and installing new grout between the tiles.
Once the grout cracks for any reason it s time to repair broken grout before there is any damage to the surrounding tiles.
It is best to do this at an angle then smooth over the grout with a wet finger.
Remove all the loose and cracked grout with a grout saw or dremel tool and completely vacuum out the gaps.
Use a bamboo skewer and drag it along the grout line.
Mix the new grout with water in a small container.
4 spread the grout and completely fill the cracks using a grout float.