• Most people have no idea how tile and grout cleaning professionals steam clean tile and grout. 

• Often people believe that tile cleaning professionals will use a "consumer" level steamer to clean the tile and grout. 

• In reality professional tile and grout steam cleaning systems are designed to professionally steam clean large areas of tile and grout in a short period of time.

 

 

Hiring a professional tile and grout cleaning company to steam clean your tile and grout can save you a lot of time and energy.  Scrubbing your tile and grout on your hands and knees can be dirty, back breaking and time consuming work.   In many cases it is impossible to effectively scrub away dirt and grime from your tile and grout.  A professional steam cleaning system can get your tile and grout cleaner then you can ever get by just scrubbing your tile and grout manually.

• Professional tile and grout steam cleaning systems use high pressure steam at 250 degrees F and up to 1200 psi to steam clean tile and grout.

• Professional steam cleaning systems for tile and grout will loosen up and remove deeply embedded dirt and grime from deep within the pores of your tile and grout.  

• A Powerful vacuum system attached to the steam cleaning tool will vacuum out and extract the dirt, grime and also remove the dirty cleaning solution.  

• Professional tile and grout steam cleaning systems will be able to rinse and remove the dirt and excess cleaning solution much more effectively than you can do manually.

In most cases a professional tile and grout steam cleaning system is truck mounted where the high pressure steam is generated and where the vacuum system is located.  The high pressure steam will travel on a high pressure steam line to the tile and grout steam cleaning tool.  The vacuum hose line is a much wider hose and will also travel from the truck to the tile and grout steam cleaning tool. 

 

 

The high pressure steam comes out from under the steam cleaning tool.  This high pressure steam will rotate the spinning tool and this spinning tool is designed to clean tile and grout without damaging any tiles or grout lines.

 

 

When the high pressure steam is turned on the spinning tool will rotate and power out high pressure steam.   When this high pressure steam is used on tile and grout the high pressure steam is enclosed and sealed under the steam cleaning tool head.  In this self contained system so no high pressure steam will escape from the cleaning tool.  The attached vacuum line will extract the dirty excess steam water as well as remove all of the excess dirty cleaning solution.

 

 

In order to professionally steam clean tile and grout professional tile and grout cleaning agents must be used to loosen up and emulsify the dirt and grime from the tile and grout.  A tile and grout steam cleaning system is unable to effectively clean tile and grout without first using professional alkaline and in some cases acidic cleaning solutions.  Tile and grout cleaning professionals are trained to use the best cleaning chemicals to clean your particular tile and grout.

In many cases it can also help to scrub the grout lines with the cleaning solution to help loosen up deep soil and grim accumulations before steam cleaning your tile and grout.   A scrub pad or scrub brush can be used on the tile and grout to loosen up the dirt and grim.  The tile and grout cleaning professional will know what type of scrub pad or scrub brush will work best on your tile and grout lines.

 

 

You should generally wait 20-30 minutes after applying the cleaning solution before steam cleaning the tile and grout.  You want to let the cleaning solution have time to loosen up and emulsify the dirt and grime before you actually begin steam cleaning the tile and grout.  As you can see from the picture below the steam cleaning tool will contain the steam spray as the vacuum hose line extracts the dirty steam water as well as the dirt, grime and excess cleaning solution.

 

 

 

When steam cleaning in tight areas around toilets and other hard to access areas a hand held steam cleaning tool can be used for steam cleaning in these tight areas.  The hand held steam cleaning tool works the same as the floor steam cleaning tool only it is smaller and more compact.  The hand held steam cleaning tool is also used for steam cleaning countertops and vertical tiles such as backsplashes.  The hand held steam cleaning tool is also used for steam cleaning tile showers and tiled bathtub surrounds. 

 

 

After a tile cleaning professional steam cleans your tile and grout they will use professional air movers to quickly and effectively dry your tile and grout.  These professional drying systems force air downwards onto your floor so that the air does not blow around and damage objects in your home.  

 

 

Tile and grout cleaning professionals should always seal your stone tiles and your porous grout lines after cleaning your tile and grout.  Aggressive steam cleaning systems combined with professional cleaning solutions will break down any sealers in your tile and grout.  A tile and grout cleaning professional will be able to apply the correct sealer for your particular tile and grout surface.

 

 

As you can see having your tile and grout professionally steam cleaned can help you get the job done right and also save you a lot of valuable time and energy. 

You can read some valuable information and tips on how to hire a tile, grout and stone cleaning and restoration contractor at our contractor information page here. Tile Cleaning Service.