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love the floor -- was it expensive and what about white grout

11 years ago

Hi -- I love the floor. I have two questions about it. First, was it expensive? Second, if you used white grout, are you worried about it getting dirty? Is there a way it can be sealed or something that would keep it from getting gross? Thanks so much.

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11 years ago
HI, no, not expensive at all and we laid it ourselves...it was from either lowes or home depot...and we laid it OVER the old ceramic floor which was in good shape, just ugly....we did use white grout....every onece in awhile i clean the grout with a grout cleaner so no problem..............thanks!
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