Let’s face it; grout cleaning is not on the top of the fun things to do list when the weekend comes around. When it gets to the point when you just shake your head looking down at your dirty grout, a trip to your favorite store’s cleaner isle often ensues. There you will find many grout cleaners to chose from, many promising easy results.
With cleaning chemicals and brushes in hand, you get on your hands and knees and begin scrubbing your grout lines. After many hours, if not days, invested in grout cleaning, you may be satisfied with your results, or you may be discouraged and vow to tear out your tile and grout flooring.
If you experienced satisfactory grout cleaning results, likely your hard earned results may not last. Most consumer based grout cleaning solutions contain acids, likely phosphoric acid or sulfamic acid (ingredients are listed), and they work by etching, or dissolving the top layer of grout. Never use acid grout cleaning solutions on natural stone such as travertine, marble or limestone, as they will etch the surface.
Once the grout cleaners have "done" their job, you may find it soils rapidly; this is due to 2 reasons.
- Acid based grout cleaners will etch the surface of the grout making it more porous and rougher texture.
- Newton’s Law of gravity; grout is an absorbent material, when you apply grout cleaners; it gets absorbed into the grout. Even repeated fresh water mopping will not remove all the grout cleaner applied. Any grout cleaner that remains in the grout, or tile surface, leaves a residue that will attract soil. It’s that simple.
The solution to having clean tile and grout is having your floors professionally cleaned using the hi-pressure steam spray within a simultaneous vacuum recovery system. All of your soil as well as all the dirt attracting detergents are flushed and vacuumed thru hoses to our mobile cleaning trucks.
Sealing. Once you're done cleaning, now’s the time to seal. After using a powerful vacuum to squeegee water out of the absorbent grout lines, we use air movers and dehumidifiers to dry out your grout lines. Now choose between our finest penetrating sealers (5-year warranty) or our top of the line, waterproof colorant sealers (10-year warranty). Sealed grout is much easier to maintain.
Maintenance of your tile and grout should include using a rinse-free neutral cleaner, so routine grout cleaning will not leave a residue on the tile and grout. On your sealed floor, apply your diluted neutral cleaner with a pump up sprayer or a mop if you choose. For ground in or stubborn areas, agitate with a brush, then use absorbent towels (new or old bath towels) to absorb the now soiled solution from your tile and grout flooring. You can also use a t-bar (known as a Cuban-mop) to wrap the absorbent towels around. Your finished, no need for an extra rinse. We can also perform maintenance tile and grout cleaning once a year or as needed.
Grout is the achelies heel of a ceramic or porcelain tile floor. Our bulletproof grout sealer is a waterproof sealant that penetrates and forms a protective barrier. Easy to clean, and comes with a 10-year warranty with maintenance cleanings. Best of all, because it is a colorant sealer, you can change the color of your grout to match, or blend with the tile for an “invisible grout line” or monolithic appearance. If you have a specific color you would like, we can match any major manufactures grout color.
Clean Image of Orlando has been serving the Orlando area since 1997 and is considered to be one of the leading stone care and grout sealing companies in the Orlando Area. We are licensed and insured.
Our services include stone, tile and grout cleaning and sealing. We specialize in Travertine Cleaning, Sealing, and Refinishing and “Brand New Looking Grout.. or it’s Free”.
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