The entryway in my house has seen better days. The grout was so dirty. This was not the first impression I wanted my family or guest to have when they visited. I’m not a fan of slate tiles but replacing them was not in the budget just yet. I had to do something. It was looking so shabby. I did some research and decided I could paint the grout. This would clean it up.
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I also wanted to paint the door since it had never been painted. I thought black would be lovely since I just painted the handrail black. There was also the issue of missing cement by the door. This was allowing a lot of cold air to penetrate thru the cracks. I had to fix that as well.
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I used paint from Sherwin William. I also used liquid cement from Home Depot. It fills up the cracks nicely. Unfortunately, I wind up using the entire tube! That is how bad the gaps were.
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I taped the area and primed the door. I also cleaned the tiles to remove all the dirt.
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This is the finished product. It turned out well. Now I won’t be embarrassed to have guests over!
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I even painted the cement so you wouldn’t see it. Instead, it blended well with the grout.
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Jun 30 2022
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