Grout is porous. Every pass of a mop leaves a little soil in the joints, and over a few years light grout turns gray and dark grout looks dull. Household sprays loosen the top layer but cannot reach what has soaked in.
A professional clean uses an alkaline or stone-safe cleaner matched to your tile, agitation along every grout line, and hot-water rinsing with extraction so the dirty solution leaves the floor instead of settling back in.
What the visit covers
- A walk-through of the area and a small test spot so you can see the result first
- Pre-treatment of traffic lanes, kitchen grease, soap scum and body-oil films
- Brush agitation of the grout lines, then a high-pressure rinse with extraction
- Edges, thresholds and the base of the tub or shower where film builds up
- A dry-down and a walk-through with you at the end
Floors, showers or both
Kitchen and entry floors collect grit and grease. Showers collect soap scum, hard-water scale and the dyes in shampoo. The method changes for each, so the quote form asks which one you have.
For a shower, count the walls and the floor. A standard tub or walk-in shower is roughly 80 to 100 square feet of tile.
Ceramic, porcelain or natural stone
Glazed ceramic and porcelain take a stronger alkaline cleaner. Marble, travertine, limestone and slate do not: acids etch them and harsh alkalis can dull them, so the crew brings stone-safe products. Tell us which you have when you book, and the crew arrives with the right kit.
When cleaning is not enough
Cleaning removes soil. It does not replace grout that is cracked, crumbling or missing, and it cannot undo a stain that has dyed the grout itself. For uneven color, color sealing is the usual fix. For damaged joints, regrouting is.