Clean tiles are easy. Clean grout is the job.
Deep cleaning, sealing and colour restoration for ceramic, porcelain, slate and quarry tiled floors, with the grout lines brought back, not just the tiles.
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- Ceramic, porcelain, slate, terracotta and quarry tile
- Grout cleaned, sealed or recoloured
- Fixed written quote before work starts
Why mopping stops working
Grout is porous. A mop moves the dirt into it.
Grout sits slightly below the face of the tile and soaks up whatever passes over it. Mop water carries soil into those channels, dries there, and builds a dark film no domestic cleaner will lift. The tiles themselves can look perfectly clean while the lines between them keep getting darker.
We flush the grout with hot solution under pressure and extract it off the floor, rather than pushing it around. Where grout has stained beyond cleaning, colour sealing gives an even finish and a barrier that stops it happening again.
- Dark, patchy or uneven grout lines
- Greasy film across kitchen and utility tiles
- Porcelain that will not come up clean
- Staining and discolouration in wet areas
Recent tile & grout work
The grout line tells you whether it was done properly.
Clean tile with dark grout still reads as a dirty floor. The test is whether the grout lines match each other right across the room.
From a job like yours
We genuinely thought it had been tiled over concrete. Two people have now asked us where we bought the new tiles.
Free floor survey
Get a fixed price for your floor.
Tell us what you know and add photos if you have them. We will confirm the next step and arrange a survey where needed.
A method matched to the tile
Reach the grout, then protect it.
Cleaning without sealing looks good for a few months. Sealing without a proper clean locks the dirt in. Both stages matter, and in that order.
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Stage 01Clean & agitate
A solution suited to the tile is left to dwell, then worked into the grout channels with brushes and rotary agitation to release the soil.
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Stage 02Rinse & extract
Hot water under pressure flushes the grout and the tile face, with the dirty solution lifted straight off the floor rather than mopped away.
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Stage 03Seal or colour seal
Clean grout is sealed to resist staining. Where it is permanently discoloured, colour sealing evens the lines out and protects them in the same step.
What happens next
A careful process from survey to handover.
Survey the floor
Protect the room
Clean and agitate
Rinse and extract
Seal & hand over
Tiles & spaces
From a terracotta farmhouse hallway to a porcelain wet room.
Tile behaves differently depending on what it is made of and how it was finished. Textured porcelain holds soil that glazed ceramic sheds, terracotta and quarry tile are porous and need sealing, and slate has a natural cleft that traps grit. We match the solution, brush and pressure to the surface in front of us rather than running one process over everything.
- Ceramic and porcelain
- Terracotta and quarry tile
- Slate and natural stone tile
- Victorian and geometric floors
- Kitchens, hallways, conservatories and wet rooms
- Domestic and commercial floors
Tile & grout cleaning questions.
If you are not sure what your tiles are, or how far gone the grout really is, send a few photographs. We will tell you what is realistic.
Prefer to talk it through?
Describe the tile, the room and what the grout looks like. That usually settles whether it needs cleaning, sealing or recolouring.
Can dark grout be brought back to its original colour?
Often, yes. A deep clean and extraction lifts most soil out of the grout channels. Where staining has gone permanently into the grout, colour sealing restores an even colour and seals it at the same time.
Will cleaning damage my tiles or grout?
Not when the method matches the surface. We test an area first and adjust the solution, brush type and pressure to suit it. Loose or cracked grout is identified during the survey so it can be repaired rather than washed out.
Do you clean the grout by hand?
Hand detailing is used at edges, corners and around fittings, but the main floor is cleaned with rotary agitation and a high-pressure rinse-and-extract head. That is what reaches the bottom of the grout line consistently.
Does tile and grout need sealing?
Grout almost always benefits from it. Whether the tile does depends on the material. Porous terracotta, quarry tile and natural stone usually need sealing, while glazed ceramic and porcelain usually do not.
How long does the floor take to dry?
Most of the water is extracted as we work, so floors are usually walkable within a couple of hours. Sealing needs the floor properly dry first, and we will confirm the timings for your room on the day.
How do I keep it looking like this?
Regular dry soil removal, a pH-neutral cleaner and changing the mop water more often than feels necessary. We leave aftercare advice for the exact tile and sealer used.
Let’s see what your grout lines really look like.
Send photographs for an initial view, or book a floor survey anywhere across Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire.