When tile is installed, the grout is not chosen randomly, the color and texture of your grout is chosen to best compliment the tile. If the grout gets dirty, you lose the overall look that you were going for when the room was designed. When people wait long periods between grout cleanings, they are often amazed at how much better the room looks when the color and texture of your grout is allowed to show.

In addition to the decorating details that come through with cleaning your grout, you also get a better impression of the cleanliness of the room. Cleaning a tile floor is not truly complete until the grout is cleaned. You can scrub the tile daily and still not have the room look completely clean because your grout is dirty. Cleaning the grout will make the entire space feel cleaner.

Besides the esthetic reasons, you might want to keep your grout clean for health reasons. I know that adults do not spend a lot of time on their hands and knees and will probably not pick up lots of dirt, mold or mildew from their grout. However, if you have small children or if children ever visit your house, then they could pick up all kinds of things from your grout. Children spend a great deal of time on their hands and knees and they end up putting their hands in their mouths for various reasons without washing them. Dirty grout could lead to aggravating allergies or exposing children to germs even if you keep the tile clean.

Finally, if you keep your grout clean then you will add value to your home. Small things like clean grout indicate to a prospective buyer that you have cared for your home and will make them more confident about purchasing it from you. It can also be much more subtle. If you keep the grout clean then the room will look more like new and people are more likely to want to pay top dollar for a newer home than for an older one. Even if your house is not brand new, clean tile grout can give the impression that it is newer.