Can I Clean My Own Grout Lines?

Can I Clean My Own Grout Lines?

tile and grout cleaning  Is it reasonable to expect favorable results by cleaning your tile and grout yourself? You might not be surprised to find out that the answer is “not hardly”, but let me explain the reasons why, and then I believe you will think twice about cleaning your dirty grout lines yourself.

Cleaning Grout Lines Is A Messy Business

Ceramic and porcelain tile have been popular flooring choices for the past two decades. They can help develop the character of any home and they handle years of traffic very well. But what about the grout lines? The porous nature of grout makes it very susceptible to catching and holding dirt, grease, and general grime. Getting those grout lines clean can be a messy event. And besides the mess, will cleaning them by yourself really get your grout lines clean?

In grout line cleaning, 80% of the cleaning comes from the use of proper cleaning agents and proper agitation. If you can get both of those accomplished, you will at least loosen the dirt from the grout lines, but how do you get the dirty mess off the floor and not push it right back into the grout lines? The fact is that it is very difficult without professional equipment. Mopping is not the same as rinsing with a high pressure spray and vacuum, and the results are as different as day and night.

Cleaning Those Grout Lines Correctly

Although tile and grout cleaning companies can come in many different varieties, a good cleaner will clean tile and grout similar to the following procedures. The tile and grout area to be cleaned will be pre-treated. After pre-treatment, one of two technicians will hand scrub the grout lines to loosen up the dirt. This is the part where it gets real messy and the reason why results will not be the same without a professional tile and grout cleaning company using a truckmounted unit. It takes water, and a lot of water, to properly rinse and suck up all of the dirt and cleaning agents off the floor. A truckmounted unit will bring a high pressure rinse with hot water to rinse each grout line while simultaneously rinsing the tile as well. And all of this hot pressurized water is contained within a specialized tile cleaning tool called a spinner. The tile and grout is clean and the mess is nowhere in sight! And that’s why I believe that tile and grout cleaning should be left to the professionals!

Call Steamer’s Carpet Care for Professional Tile and Grout Cleaning

At Steamer’s Carpet Care, we clean tile and grout with excellent results! We will send out two experienced technicians that have cleaned thousands of square feet of tile with our company. They are also very polite and respectful, and know how to serve you as a customer. While they are there, ask them to take a look at your air ducts to see if it is time to get your air ducts cleaned, because Steamer’s Carpet Care also provides excellent air duct cleaning.

For more information on tile and grout cleaning, visit us at https://www.steamerscarpetcare.com/We serve San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, and Seguin.