Grout Busting

Once again, I am forced to do bathroom duty by circumstances. Don’t get me wrong, I’m someone who wants the living area surrounding me and my family clean and safe. I just don’t want to be the one doing cleaning. There are probably people out there whose job it is to deal with undesirable matters such as these. Me, I’m busy with my life to waste time with mundane things such as cleaning. Unfortunately, my reluctance at letting my wife do the cleaning instead of me, has led me step forward and do the job myself in the end.

Of course, I did not have the capacity to do the cleaning the bathroom (particularly the grout) properly; I didn’t like cleaning the room as a child, much less clean not one, but two bathrooms as an adult. It was just male pride that drove me on, scrubbing and cleaning to the best of my ability. In the end, however, it was a losing battle; the grout in particular is impossible to completely clean.

I beat a quick retreat and mulled over my next move. Strategize. And I decided that it was best to bring in professional reinforcements. After proposing the idea to my superior (in other words, the wife), I went ahead and hired some professional grout cleaners.

After a day or two, the professional cleaners arrived with their equipment and machines. We discussed their fee for a bit and after agreeing on a figure, the cleaners set up their machines and started cleaning up the bathroom while I stayed downstairs. The hum of the machine soothed me, as I knew the work I so hated was being done for me.

Amazing. The bathroom floor looks pretty brand new. Needless to say, I would never have had the time and capacity to have done that myself. The professionals noted that, as we had regularly cleaned up the grout, they didn’t have to do anything drastic. I’m just happy elated I don’t have to do it myself again.