Restoring Tile and Grout at a Fresh Level Tile and grout put a meaningful impact on the surface. They raise the beauty of your home and business, only if they are restored with quality products. Your tile and grout are nothing short of a burden, if you are not taking the correct care. What are the Issues with Tile and Grout?
Grout is a cement based material, filling the gaps between your tiles. It is very porous, retaining all liquids, including dirty mop water. That’s what causes stains to take place on the surface and ruin grout lines and tiles. These stains penetrate deep into the surface, while regular cleaners eliminate stains only at the top of your tile and grout. That’s also one of the reasons why your surface stains very fast.
If you have installed natural stone, such as marble, slate, granite and travertine, on your floor, countertop and in showers, then it needs more care than ceramic and porcelain tiles. It is very porous just like sand at the beach, absorbing moisture that causes stains and the birth of mold. So, all natural stones and grout always need to be sealed with the correct product.
Other contractors clean and seal the surface with cheap restoration products from big box stores. These cleaners remove stains only at the top of tile and grout. However, the water based sealers peel and wear off tile and grout within six months that allows mold, mildew and stains to occur again.
Most contractors fill corners with caulk, which is cheap and easy to work with. However, caulking is just a temporary fix, as it ruins tile and grout within months. Caulk often softens and washes out of the corners in wet setting, while it dries up and peels in dry settings. It is also not chemical resistant and that’s why it looses its bond, when a cleaner is used. This is what invites mold that lurks in corners and grows throughout the entire surface in just a few days.
Permanent Solutions for the Stained Tile and Grout Issues: D’Sapone delivers a breakthrough tile and grout restoration service with a long time warranty. Just opposite to other companies, we don’t use the big box store’s products. Paying attention to every detail separates us from the status quo contractors. We only apply incredible cleaners and sealers engineered by pFOkUS. What we do to make tile and grout look new for a lifetime are listed below. Using Imperia Cleaner on Tile and Grout: We perform tile and grout cleaning with Imperia – a deep penetrating cleaner, which soaks deep into the surface eliminating stains, mold and mildew at the root. Sealing Grout with Caponi - a Titanium Sealer:
We seal grout with Caponi – a 2 part pigmented titanium resin, penetrating deep into grout to prevent the occurrence of stains from the root. This sealer creates a waterproofed surface to keep its look for a lifetime with a 5 year labor warranty. It is available in over 40 different colors to suit your project’s needs and make it look stunning. Caponi is a chemical resistant sealer, which can’t be damaged by any cleaners. Applying Repela-Bond Sealer to Natural Stone: If it’s a natural stone tile, then we apply Repela-Bond – an invisible water based sealer that creates a hydrophilic surface while leaving stone with a natural look. This sealer stops liquids from passing through stone preventing the occurrence of stains and mold. Sealing Natural Stone with Celine: Depending on our customers’ choices, we seal natural stone with Celine – a natural look solvent based sealer. It is the most powerful sealer in the world, which penetrates deep into stone and prevents it from absorbing liquids, causing stains and mold. Celine also adds a refined beauty to the surface. Filling Corners with Sentura: Caulk is nothing short of a burden. It fixes the issue only for a short period of time. Instead of caulk, we use Sentura – a two part pigmented epoxy/resin sealant. It is manufactured with a 1200psi adhesion, which is more powerful than any other adhesions in the world. We can pigment Sentura in more than 40 colors to render a natural aspect for your home or business. It will never peel and will protect corners with its sleek and durable lines for a lifetime. Before we leave, we suggest our customers to maintain their restored surfaces with Valore – a maintenance cleaner and sealer, which extends our tile and grout restoration warranty from 1 year to 5 years. It sanitizes the surface while adding a coat of sealer. The best part is, you can apply it by yourself. Packed in a small aluminium bottle, Valore is very easy to apply. Just spray it once a week on your tile and grout and keep their durability. These are the astonishing tactics we apply to keep your tile and grout new for a lifetime.