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Stone, Tile & Grout Cleaning with Spotless in Pleasanton
Proper care and maintenance keeps your tiles and grout looking their best whether it's on the floor or the walls. Just like carpet care, regular thorough cleaning is worth its weight in gold. Sealing grout will help preserve its original color and prevent frequent discoloration.
What to Expect
Pre-Treatment
First, we apply a mild alkaline solution to a section of the floor and allow it to soak for approximately 15 minutes. We do not use harsh acids as these can damage the tile and grout. This pre-treatment loosens accumulated soil, grease, and contaminants, and prepares the surface for our cleaning process. The alkaline solution does not produce any harmful fumes, and ordinary ventilation removes the mild scent within minutes of completion of the job.
NOTE: Spotless does NOT bleach or change floor color.
Turbo Pressure Washing
We use a pressure washing system designed specifically for tile & grout, acrylic, and epoxy surfaces. Our portable cleaning process power washes the floor to extract soil and grease from the pores of the tile and grout or other hard surface floors. Using hot water, the system generates pressures of 1,000 to 1,200 P.S.I. to soften and extract years of soil and contaminants. The floor tool connects to a powerful vacuum hose, which sucks the cleaning
disk to the floor, and confines the water spray inside the 16-inch disk. There is virtually no splash over to worry about. The vacuum hose draws away the water, along with the dirt.
You will find that our process restores the tile & grout to 85 to 90 percent of its original appearance. Some stains, (red wine, mustard, dyes, etc.) will not come out because they dye the grout, but the combination of heat, water pressure, and suction removes most stains.
Sealing
After we clean the floor and allow it to dry, we seal the floor with our impregnating sealer. The tile & grout floor absorbs the sealer into its pores, creating a barrier against future staining. The sealer does not change the appearance of the floors by adding a shine or luster. Instead, it preserves the natural beauty of the surface.
Sealing options:
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Stain Shield Life is 2-4 years
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Stain Shield 5 15 year warranty sealant. Applied to stone.
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Enhancer product ñ to get the wet floor look without any shine. This pulls color out of stone and is used in conjunction with other sealants.
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Color shield. Used for ceramic and porcelain. Extremely durable, color shield changes the color of tile so that the stains are gone or the color is changed completely.
FAQs about Sealing
1. Why is it important to have my tile & grout floor sealed?
Sealing your Tile & Grout floor, (and walls,) is the only way to protect your investment from water-based and oil-based stains. A sealer prevents a spill from penetrating into the porous surface of the floor, and gives you time to clean it up. And clean-ups are a snap! Simply blot fresh spills with a clean cloth or paper towel. The sealer continues to protect, even after repeated cleanings.
2. How does a sealer protect my floor?
The penetrating sealer is absorbed by the pores of the Natural Stone or Ceramic Tile & Grout. It fills up the ìnooks and cranniesî so that wet stains cannot get below the surface, and soil sits on the surface until it is swept or wiped away.
3. How is a sealer applied?
First, the floor is professionally cleaned, neutralized, and fully dried. Then, the sealer is applied using professional equipment and allowed to soak into the flooring material for five to ten minutes. Finally, the excess sealer is buffed off the surface and allowed to dry.
4. Why is it necessary for a professional to apply sealer? ( Can't I do it myself? )
Our professionals have the training, experience, tools, and a wide variety of sealers for all types of natural stone, tiles, and grout. Professional application ensures complete protection for the entire surface of the floor. Improper sealing can leave a residue on the surface of the floor that is difficult, if not impossible, to remove.
5. Does a sealer alter the appearance of a tile & grout floor?
No. Our sealers protect without changing the original color, texture, feel, or appearance of the surface. However, we also offer color-enhancing sealers for interior natural stone, marble, granite, limestone, and masonry surfaces.
6. How should I maintain my sealed floor?
We will provide you with literature on maintenance, and precautions on choice of cleaning solutions. We offer an excellent line of suitable cleaning products through our company. It is important to use the right cleaning solution, as the wrong type can actually break down the sealer and render it useless.
7. Will my floor ever have to be professionally cleaned and sealed again?
Yes. We can provide periodic maintenance cleaning and re-sealing to keep your floors in top condition. The frequency will depend on the amount of traffic on them, frequency of spills, etc. Sealers make maintaining your floors much easier and more effective, yet not maintenance free.
Tile & Grout Maintenance
We will provide instructions for your in-house or commercial cleaning people on how to take proper care of the floors, and show them what kinds of cleaners will do the best job without breaking down the impregnating sealer. In addition, we will contact you in a pre-arranged cycle and offer our services to do touch-up cleaning and re-sealing as needed. A regular maintenance program will keep your floors in top condition and appearance.
Tile, Grout & Stone Post Cleaning Instructions
We highly recommend the use of a Neutral pH floor cleaner to keep your tile and stone floors and counters clean. Cleaners with an Alkaline or Acidic pH will deplete your sealer causing rapid resoiling. Unless rinsed extremely well, they will also tend to attract dirt like a magnet. Neutral cleaners can be purchased at any good tile store or a Janitorial supply. Revitalizer from Stonetech is a fantastic product. It not only cleans and disinfects but also reapplies a bit of sealer with every cleaning.
It's very important to change your mop water frequently. Itís the number one reason for soiled grout.
Our goal is your satisfaction.
We guarantee to exceed your highest expectation.
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