Regrout Tile Costs 2025

TILE REGROUTING COSTS

Overall regrouting expenses

Regrouting tile runs between $2 and 25 per square foot (sq. ft.). Regrout 80 square feet of tile at the national average cost of $1,320, or $16.50 per square foot. Total regrouting expenses could cover cleaning, demolition and repairs, grout removal and application, caulking and sealing.

Not every regrouting job is exactly like another. Costs depend on the condition or current tile surfaces, total square footage, materials and techniques needed. The possible regrouting project expenses for adding new grout including labor and materials are broken out here.

Shower costs, $10 to $25 per square foot Because of their frequent contact to running water, abrasive cleaners, and mold and mildew susceptibility, shower tiles usually require more frequent regrouting than other areas. Shower regrouting is more difficult and time-consuming since the inside of a shower is compact and surfaces are less easily accessible.

Walls run $5–6 per square foot. Generally speaking, well maintained, dry wall tiles stay in good condition longer than those in other areas. Usually simple and less expensive than showers, regrouting bathroom wall tiles is easy.

Floor space, $6–8 per square foot. Regular cleaning and heavy foot traffic can cause the grout separating floor tiles to deteriorate.

Countertops, $10 to $25 an hour. Usually since the surfaces of a countertop are easily reachable, routing one is a simple task. To regrout a 2 x 8-foot counter, expect to pay for roughly half-day’s labor plus materials.

Variables related to cost

These tools can influence the cost of a regrouting project.

Grout removal: $6.50–16.50 square foot. Before applying fresh grout, existing grout between tiles has to be removed. About two-thirds of the grout replacement fee goes toward labor expenses to grind grout from between tiles.

Tile width. The work takes more time since small tiles mean many voids between them that must be filled.

Grouting type. The most often used grouts are cement based ones. They present unsanded and sanded grouts. Wider joints are accomplished with sanded grouts. Depending on the tile size and joint width, a 25-pound bag of grout runs $10–25 and can cover 100 to 200 square feet of tile surface. Cost three to five times more than cement grues, epoxy grouts are more moisture resistant. Epoxy grouts call for professional application.

Sealer for grouts. One or more coats of grout sealer should be sprayed to surfaces regrouted with cement-based material for best results in terms of moisture prevention. For a regrouting operation, sealant application adds $1–3 per square foot.

Repairing tile and substrate is easy. Water seeping through unsound grout can compromise wood frame and tile underlayment. Before grouting, replace water damage including cracked or broken tiles, damaged drywall, rotted plywood and framing members. For basic regrouting, repair expenses could significantly raise the cost.

Saving money: how to do it?

This is how to save on a regrouting project.

Have tile surfaces professionally cleaned instead of regrouted. Cleaning is the better, less expensive way to freshen the look of tile and grout even if they seem dirty-looking but otherwise sound. A tiny fraction of the average cost of regrouting, tile and grout cleaning runs $2–4 per square foot. Professional cleaners usually clean tile and grout using ph-neutral detergent solutions and steam cleaning equipment.

Sealants should be applied personally. Homeowners save a few bucks by doing this part of the work themselves. To maintain the grout, follow up with at least once annual fresh coatings of sealer.

Refreshing and/or changing tile joint color can be accomplished with grout paint. Renewal of the appearance or color of sound grout joints on up to 300 square feet of tile surface is less than $15.

FAQ’s:

Bathroom tiles should be regrouted how often?

Usually, tile grout holds ten to fifteen years. Maybe you should grout showers more frequently. In any case, areas where grout is soft, powdery, missing should be regrouted right away to stop underlayment from suffering water damage and tile edge chipping.

A shower’s regrouting cost depends on what?

Shower surfaces are more likely than others to require regrouting given their continuous moisture exposure. Pay $10 to 25 per square foot installed. Yearly tile sealer applications help to protect grout.

Which is less expensive—regrouting or replacing tile?

Though most projects fall in the $5–8 per square foot range, regrouting projects average $2–25 per square feet. Installing fresh ceramic or porcelain tile will cost $7–23 per square foot plus another $2–3 per square foot to remove the old tile.