Does Grout Need to be Sealed after Cleaning? Dirty and stained grout ruins the look of your flooring even if your tile is immaculate. Grout is the cement and sand mix filled in between the voids between two tile to join them. A neat and clean grout enhances the entire flooring. But grout is porous and tends to absorb fluids, which further provide excellent breeding ground for mold and bacteria. Grout needs to be cleaned with a heavy-duty cleaner, which eliminates these germs and stains at the root level. Many people use ineffective cleaners which only remove the stains from the top, without eliminating stains from deep within. Professionals have a better experience in cleaning grout and tile. If you want to eliminate the deep rooted stains and the mold, it is better to hire an expert grout cleaning service. D’Sapone is one of the leading stone and grout restoration service provider in USA. They follow a patented and systematic procedure for grout cleaning repair. Explained below are the procedures followed by D’Sapone for grout cleaning service.
Cleaning Grout Using Deep-Penetrating Cleaner: We knock off the stains and mold on the surface of the grout as well as that which has formed deep within the surface using Imperia Deep Clean. Grout cleaning floor tiles is best done by this deep penetrating cleaner, which eliminates mold and stains at the root level.
Repairing Cracked or Missing Grout with a Strong Adhesive: We next repair the damaged grout using Sentura. It is a powerful adhesive that can help you perform a seamless repair in your cracked grout. It is a two part pigmented solvent based flexible epoxy/resin. It can be pigmented with Caponi in more than 40 colors to match your surface color as close as possible. It never pops out from the surface and protects the grout from bacteria, stains and mold while delivering a lush natural look. Sentura can be used for flooring, shower and pool grout repair. But only cleaning does not guarantee that stains and mold will not form again. Grout needs to be sealed with an efficient grout sealer, which makes the surface waterproof. Grout sealing has to be done systematically. D’Sapone offers the best grout sealing service by professionals. Before reading about their grout sealing service, let us understand why grout needs to be sealed.
Reasons Why You Should Seal Your Grout After Cleaning: ● ● ● ● ● ●
Grout is filled in between two tiles to join them. Grout wears off or cracks after some time if it is not sealed properly. The area from where the grout has worn off, tends to collect water, thereby providing favorable circumstances for mold to breed. Grout absorbs all liquid spills because of its porosity. The dampness inside grout leads to mold and mildew. If mold and mildew are ignored, they can lead to many health hazards such as respiratory problems and eye problems. Unsealed grout also gets stained quickly, giving a dirty appearance to your flooring. Cracked or missing grout can also hurt someone walking barefoot on the surface due to sharp edges.
Sealing the Grout Using an Epoxy Grout Sealer: Grout once cleaned can easily get dirty and stained again as it is porous. After cleaning, grout takes around 24 hours to dry off completely. Once dry, our artists perform grout sealing in shower and other areas using service using Caponi - a two part pigmented titanium solvent epoxy/resin sealer, which penetrates deep into grout while making it waterproof. Once the surface becomes waterproof, it will not peel off or get damaged by chemicals. Caponi is available in more than 40 colors and we can easily match it with your tile color. An efficient grout cleaning service by experts like D’Sapone can take the look of your surface to the next level. Many people clean the tile but ignore grout, which eventually leads to mold breeding and staining. Cleaning grout is as important as cleaning tile and D’Sapone does it the best.