Southeastern Steamers approaches tile and grout cleaning the same way we approach carpet cleaning. The difference is we use a more specified use of equipment and cleaning solutions.
Anyone who has ever owned a tile floor, bathroom or kitchen etc.. knows that tile can increasingly gather all sorts of surface stains, film and bacteria. This is especially true of tile grout.
Tile grout , being as porous as it is, easily traps stains deep into the surface. Ordinary store bought cleaning solutions hardly, if ever, do the job of cleaning these stains. High traffic areas of a house or commercial building will gradually get more and more buildup of stains and dirt on the floor tiles over time. Ordinary cleaning solution and a mop hardly do the job at all.
A lot of this has to do with the different types of tile and where it is placed. Floor tile obviously being the most easily dirtied and stained. but wall tile can gather it’s share of film and hard water buildup over time, too.
Typically floor tile is one of two types: ceramic or natural stone. With ceramic , many times the issue comes from when the tile was initially installed. Tile grout must be wiped on to fill the crevices and many times a grout film is left on the tile surface. This grout film tends to attract dirt and stains and diminishes the appearance of the ceramic tile over time. Another cause of dirty ceramic tile is a poor choice of floor cleaners. Over time , using a standard floor cleaning solution will leave a detergent on the surface of the tiles. This detergent buildup attracts more dirt and stain as well, thereby making the tile surface look dull.
With natural stone tile, the surface is much more porous and tends to trap dirt and stains more so than ceramic tiles. Tile surfaces such as Granite, Limestone, Travetine, Marble, and Slate . Staying ahead of the game, in terms of keeping natural stone tiles clean, is key in maintaining their appearance.
Southeastern Steamers has found that the answer to all of these issues is the Rotovac360i. With it’s advanced cleaning system, it makes it easier to restore your tile’s surface back to it’s original shine.
As far as tile and grout cleaning prices, Southeastern Steamers is very competitive in what we charge, and we guarantee your satisfaction.