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We moved into our villa in Spain end July 2004. We have the whole house (about 225 sq m) tiled in pale beige ceramic tiles. As they were "standard" I would guess they aren't top quality. We were told they would not be grouted as they butt them up. However there is some sort of \\\"grout\\\" material between each tile varying from almost zero to about 5mm. The material is very porous and rough and has never really been clean as builders were tramping mud through although it is very pale in some uncontaminated places. The garden (as you can imagine) is a building site full of rubble and mud. The mud is very sticky and rust red colour. We also have a dog and 2 cats!! This means that the \\\"grout\\\" varies from pale cream to rust depending on boots and paws. I spend all my time trying to clean the tiles and have bought a Lavor Sprinter electric washer/dryer which I was told would do the job. However although it cleans better than anything else it barely touches the \\\"grout\\\". The only thing that works is \\\"Astonish\\\" and a toothbrush. We will be visiting the UK soon and I would like to buy some products to deal with this problem even if it means re-grouting the whole lot. The tiles are matt but clean easily. I wouldn\\\'t want to varnish them or anything. What I want is to have a smooth white/cream grout, perhaps sealed but which comes up clean when I use the machine or a mop. In some places the \\\"grout\\\" has come out, in others it\\\'s depressed, some places it\\\'s flush with the surface and in still others has overflowed over the tiles. Doesn\\\'t sound good hay?! I would be extremely grateful if anyone could recommend a way ahead and some products that I could buy when in the UK soon. many thanks, Anne