Tile and Grout Cleaning

Summer is now gone and it is now time to get your Galveston home back into shape for the holiday seasons. With the cooler weather outside, it will feel great indoors to finish up those projects to make your home feel warm and cozy. Doing small renovations such as tile and grout cleaning will help make your home more welcoming to others when they walk in. Flooring is a great feature to be kept looking flawless to help make your home feel warm to others. However, with tile and grout, it seems that you can never get it clean enough to make it feel welcoming to others. Here are a few tips to help you with your tile and grout floors.

Stained and Dirty Tile

Dirty and stained tile can really bring down the comfort and warmth of your entire Galveston home. One of the best ways to get that dirt out of the grout is to have a professional come in and clean them for you. Here is a quick DIY to help keep your tile and grout cleaned for the holiday season.

At Made New Again we understand that people tend to put off cleaning stained tile and grout because it is just too difficult to clean. Grout is known for its little pores that grime and dirt can get stuck into. Thus making it hard to clean out. When you start the cleaning process on your tile floors, you first want to sweep or vacuum away any loose materials. This will help keep dirt from getting ground down any farther into the floors as you begin to mop the floors. Be sure you never use harsh chemicals when cleaning your grout and tile such as bleach. Only use chemicals that have been approved for the job should be allowed.

Why is using a professional beneficial?

Tile and grout can act just like carpet. The small dirt particles that are brought into your home can get trapped inside the pores. Thus, keeping the smell and the dirt locked into your pores. Tile can lock in odors from feet, shoes, drinks, and even food. In a recent study done by the University of Arizona, they discovered there were nine different types of bacteria found in tile and grout floors. Many types of these bacteria could lead to infection to your lungs, stomach, and eyes.

Having a professional come clean your tile and grout floors can be expensive, but we all know this is by far the cheaper route to go instead of having new floors put in. Using a professional clean your floors will also save you a headache and frustration from doing the job on your own. When you notice your grout starting to smell, this could be a good sign to let you know that your tile is due for a professional cleaning.

Here are a few tips from Made New Again to keep your Galveston tile floors looking and smelling fresh after having your cleaning done.

-Don’t smoke inside your home

-Wipe spill up right away on the floor

-Keep trash off of your tile and grout

-Keep your shoes by the front door to reduce dirt from getting ground in

-Clean around toilets with a Hospital Disinfectant like our Snipe Product.

Are Your Tile & Grout Floors Getting Dirty?

Now with the nice warm weather, it is time to get your home cleaned up and back into shape. Small renovations and updates can help make your home more welcoming to others when they come in. You can even really freshen things up with some professional tile cleaning.

Flooring is definitely a key feature that is most overlooked to make your home warmer and welcoming to others. However, when dealing with tile and grout, it seems that you can never get it clean enough. Here are a few tips to help you with your tile and grout floors in your home.

Dirty and Stained Tile

Nothing can bring down the warmth and the comfort in your home more than having dirty and stained tile. The best way to get tile and grout cleaned is to have a professional come in and handle it.

If hiring a professional is just not in your budget here are some quick DIY tips to clean up your tile and grout floors. Many of us tend to put off treating and cleaning stained tile and grout because it so difficult to clean. Grout has small pores that grime and dirt can get stuck into. This makes it hard to clean your grout back to looking new. When you start the tile & grout cleaning process on your floors, you first want to sweep or vacuum away any loose debris. This will help prevent dirt from getting ground down further into the grout as you begin to mop the floors. You should never use bleach, vinegar, baking soda or any other internet concoction, nor any other harsh chemical when cleaning your grout and tile. Only chemicals that have been approved by the National Tile Institute or Marble Institute of America for the job should be used.

Using a Professional

Tile and grout can act just like carpet. Small dirt and particles brought into your home can get trapped in the grout pores. This, keeps the smell and dirt locked into your floor. Tile & Grout can lock in odors from feet, shoes, drinks, or even food. In a recent study done by the University of Arizona, they discovered there were nine different types of bacteria in tile and grout floors. Many of theses bacteria that were found could lead to infection to your stomach, eyes, or even lungs.

Having a professional come to clean your tile and grout is a wise investment. Regularly scheduled cleaning tends to prolong the life of your expensive flooring. Having a professional come clean your tile and grout floors will also save you the frustration and headache from doing the job yourself. When you notice your floors starting to smell or becoming discolored this should be a good sign that your floors are due for a professional cleaning.

Here are a few tips to keep your floors smelling and looking fresh after having your tile and grout cleaning done.

-Wipe spill up right away

-Don’t smoke inside your home

-Keep trash off of your tile and grout

-Keep your shoes by the front door to reduce dirt from getting ground in

-Clean around toilets with our hospital disinfectant – Sniper Disinfectant.

Why should you protect your grout?

While tile is extremely durable and can last for decades, the grout that is in between the tiles is very porous and readily absorbs any dirt and spills. The dirt and spills quickly become stains that can become permanent, spoiling the beauty of your tile floors. When your tiles and grout aren’t protected, even regular mopping can leave your grout color looking dirty and uneven.

New Grout

While ceramic tile is extremely durable and will last for decades, the grout between the tiles in very porous and will readily absorb dirt and spills.

New grout can be professionally protected using a specialized process called color sealing.

Color Sealing

Color sealing creates a durable long-lasting layer of protection that will prevent your grout from absorbing dirt and spills. Color sealing “locks in” the original grout color and “seals out” dirt and stains. Spills can be easily wiped away leaving your grout looking fresh, clean and uniform in color. With regular mopping, your newly sealed tile and grout will look great for years to come.

Made New Again color seal process is very unique. We utilize a formula that has been developed over many years in this industry. Our color seal is a micronized paint pigment that is finer than any other product available. Our sealer is also an acrylic based formula. When applied to a properly etched grout surface, our sealer will form a firm cohesive bond with the grout and penetrates into the grout channels to form a long lasting bond.

Most sealers you can purchase at home improvement stores and many flooring shops are epoxy based formulas and topical in nature. They do not penetrate the grout. After time they will peel and crack and lose their bond.

Your new grout can be professionally protected using our specialized color sealing process. This process provides the highest degree of stain protection and greatly reduces the maintenance required to keep a new floor looking clean and fresh.

Maintenance Guide

While the color sealer is a durable coating, the use of harsh chemicals or abrasives will diminish the life of the color seal protection. Use only neutral PH tile and grout cleaners on protected grout floor.

Sweep or vacuum to remove debris.
Mix 1 ounce of cleaner per gallon of water.
Apply solution to the area to be cleaned.
Allow cleaner to dwell for two minutes.
Agitate cleaner with a mop.
Mop up the dirty solution.
Dry the excess water from grout joints

Following these instructions will help keep tile and grout looking clean and fresh. Do not use cleaning products that contain acids, vinegar, ammonia, or bleach.

A perfect resolution for every customer

A Made New Again customer was tired of the white grout that she couldn’t keep clean, even after all the bleach, vinegar, scrub brushing, and countless other home remedy solutions, she contacted us to help. After a few discussions she decided upon a darker grout color and I think the choice made was perfect for her situation.

We specialize in the complete restoration of tile and grout surfaces. Our professionally qualified and accredited technicians use industry leading equipment and processes to complete projects on time and with our customer’s goals and satisfaction in mind. We provide services and consultation to our customers as well as the education needed to properly maintain and preserve their investment.

Please consider Made New Again for your flooring restoration. We offer a 5-year warranty with our color seal work, and most floors will even last longer than that before needing color to be reapplied.

Friendswood Tile and Grout Cleaning

Do the tile surfaces in your home need a facelift?

If you’ve scoured and scrubbed with conventional household cleaners, but achieved disappointing results for all your hard work — call Made New Again.

Our powerful two-step tile cleaning system will not only clean the tile and grout, but will leave your tile surfaces looking like new again.

Over time, dirt and grime buildup on tile surfaces, and soil gets embedded into the grout, making it practically impossible to clean, even with a hefty dose of elbow grease. Stop wasting your valuable time and energy trying to clean your tile and grout, call us and let Made New Again do the work for you.

Made New Again is a locally-owned and operated tile and grout cleaning and environmental service company. We are fully licensed and insured, so your home couldn’t be in better hands. Our technicians are very well respected and are considered part of our extended family.

Tile and grout cleaning is our specialty, and we use state-of-the-art technology to give you the best results possible. Our cleaning products are non-toxic and environmentally friendly, so not only is your home safe with us, but your family and pets as well.

Made New Again has carried an A+ rating with the Houston Better Business Bureau for over 12 years, and is we are an approved contractor with the
IICRC (Institute of Cleaning and Restoration Contractors).

Made New Again proudly serves Friendswood, League City, Dickinson, Pearland, and all surrounding Houston and Bay Area communities.

Contact us today for a free, no-obligation quote. You can reach us by phone at 832-477-6233, or use the convenient contact form on our website. You are also welcome to book online through our website our Facebook page.

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