Tile, Stone & Grout Cleaning Jacksonville, Fl
There are a wide range of tile and stone in homes today. Tile is not only popular in bathrooms, showers and kitchens but tile and stone have become more popular in foyers, utility rooms, family rooms, bedrooms, countertops, porches and many other places inside and outside the home.
Like any other surface, tile and stone require ongoing maintenance. However because of the porousness of tile, stone and grout it can be a real challenge to clean, even more so if there was not a seal applied at the time of installation.
This is where the certified tile and stone cleaning professionals at Green Dry can help. We have powerul cleaning solutions that are not only safe for you, your family and pets, but will have your tile, stone & grout cleaner than it has ever been before and looking like new again.
We can also apply a sealer to your tile and stone and topcoats such as a gloss to your natural stone tiles. We also offer color sealing for your grout lines if you want to change the color of your grout to a lighter or darker color and at the same
time it is also a sealer to protect your grout lines from discoloring.
We offer cleaning solutions and restoration for Ceramic, Porcelain, Slate, Marble, Torrazzo, Travertine, Concrete, Marble, limestone, Brick and many other types of tile.
Our Tile and Stone Cleaning & Sealing Methods: For the most part the cleaning method is the same whether a man made tile or natural stone besides the cleaners that would be used. First we move all furniture in the areas where the tile
will be cleaned and tape off and cover any appliances or furniture that is needed. Then we apply our powerful cleaning solutions. We then power scrub the tile to break up the dirt and soils. Then we clean and disinfect your tile and stone
using a high pressure hot water extraction. After drying your tile and stone with fans, we then can apply a sealant.
On a man made tile we apply the seal to the grout lines since that is the area that is porous. On a natural stone in most cases the entire stone and grout lines are sealed since both the suface and grout line are porous on a natural stone. Then
we place fans on the tile ad stone to dry the sealant quickly. The tile can be walked on right away once we leave. You are
left with beautifully cleaned tile that will be much easier for you to maintain.
Ceramic & Porcelain
Depending on the tile being cleaned such as a a ceramic or porcelain tile that is a man made tile there are specific ways they should be approached when cleaning. This is why we always do a test first to see if there has ever been any applications applied to the surface or color sealants applied to the grout and to see if it is indeed a man made tile or a natural stone since many look alike.
Natural Stones
Natural Stone and tile just as a man made tile must also approached and evaluated before cleaning. Natural stones can be damaged if not cleaned properly or if too harsh of a solution in used on it in the cleaning process. Only certain cleaners must be used so not to etch the surface of the tile or any glossed surfaces or honed and polished stones. We first examine and test the stone to find out what kind it is and then we test to see if there has been any type of top coats or gloss finishes applied as to not damage them.