Should a professional be hired to use grouting chemicals?

Dirty, moldy grout and tile isn’t something that anyone wants in their home. Unfortunately, grout and tile cleaning can be a difficult task — sometimes, it seems that no amount of scrubbing will get your tile sparkling. But with a little effort, you can get your grout and tile looking great. Here, a tile cleaning expert answers some of the most commonly asked questions about cleaning your tiles and proper implication of grouting chemicals and materials.

Common FAQs for tile cleaning and grouting

1. Should I get my tiles and grout cleaned?: Apart from the obvious aesthetic reasons for cleaning your grout and tile, it’s also important to keep tile and grout clean because these areas can be a breeding ground for harmful microbes and pathogens. Grout, which is a porous material, can be especially problematic since it easily absorbs the substances such as oil and grease. This in turn can contribute to poor indoor air quality. So proper grouting methodsmust be employed to get rid of dirty tiles.

2. When is the time to know that your tiles or the grout needs cleaning? : The first step in determining if you need grout or tile cleaning is a visual inspection. If the grout and tile looks dirty, it probably should be cleaned. Also try to compare the grout and tile in high-traffic areas to that in low-traffic areas. If the tile in high-traffic areas is dirtier and darker than other areas, it should be cleaned.

3. What should be done if the grout looks mildewed or moldy? : Moldy or mildewed grout can be very difficult to clean. While a good scrubbing with a household cleaner may remove mold on the surface of grout, often the mold is actually deeply embedded inside the grout. If the do-it-yourself grout and tile cleaning methods you’ve tried aren’t solving your mold problem, you may need to hire a professional cleaning service to resolve the issue.

Should a professional be hired for grout cleaning?

1. Whether you should hire a professional tile cleaning service depends on how dirty your tile and grout is.

2. Of course manual cleaning will help but it can be really hard to remove the dirt that has been deeply embedded inside. The professionals know how to use the special equipment and the grouting material so as to remove the grout that is otherwise hard to remove.

3. Plus, after the cleaning is complete, most professional cleaners will apply a sealant to your tile and grout to make it easier to clean in the future.

4. Now, the question is can a professional make the tiles look new and fresh? Well that depends on the degree of dirt on the tiles. Old tile may have imperfections that are impossible to remove, and if you’ve neglected cleaning your tile and grout for a number of years, it may be more difficult to remove deeply embedded stains.