Grout Repair & Regrouting in Toronto & the GTA

Grout is the part of a tiled surface that wears out first. It cracks along tub edges, powders out of floor joints, and in showers it darkens with staining that no amount of scrubbing will lift — because the discolouration is in the grout, not on it. Failing grout isn't just cosmetic: in wet areas, open joints let water behind the tile, and that's how a cosmetic issue becomes a wall repair. Across Toronto we see it in condo showers ten or fifteen years old, in 1960s bungalow bathrooms with their original tile, and on kitchen floors where the grout lines have gone dark from traffic — and regrouting is often the fix that saves the tile.

Real regrouting means removal first. The old grout gets raked out to at least half the joint depth — by hand tools or oscillating blade depending on the joint width — the dust vacuumed out, and fresh grout worked firmly into the joints, tooled, and hazed off. The shortcuts that fail are smearing new grout over old (it flakes off in sheets), regrouting over cracked joints without asking why they cracked, and grouting the tub-to-tile and corner joints that should actually be flexible silicone. Shower regrouting finishes with a penetrating sealer once cured, which is what keeps the new grout cleanable.

For a free quote, send photos of the worst joints up close, a wider shot of the room, and a note on the symptoms — cracking, crumbling, staining, or joints that have simply gone hollow. Tell us if it's a shower in daily use so we can talk through cure-time scheduling.

• Raking out failed grout to proper depth
• Full-surface shower regrouting
• Spot grout restoration on floors, walls and backsplashes
• Colour-matched grout, or a full colour change if you want one
• Replacing rigid grout with silicone at corners and movement joints
• Stain assessment — honest advice on cleaning versus regrouting
• Grout sealing with a penetrating sealer after cure
• Haze removal and final polish of the tiled surface
• Checking for loose tiles revealed during grout removal

• Joint width and depth — wide floor joints hold far more grout and take longer to rake and refill than tight wall joints
• How much is failing — spot repairs are quick, but if a third of the joints have gone, regrouting the whole surface is usually the better spend
• Grout type — epoxy grout removal is slow, difficult work compared with standard cement grout
• Why it failed — grout that cracked from movement or a flexing floor will crack again unless the movement joints are converted to silicone
• Wet area downtime — showers need cure and sealing time before use, which shapes scheduling for a one-bathroom home
• Tile condition — removal sometimes reveals loose or hollow tiles that are smarter to fix while the joints are open

Every home is different, so we don’t publish flat prices — the quote is free and based on your actual job. See how handyman pricing works in the GTA.