Welcome to the North American Tile Cleaning Organization.  We provide professional DIY tips and  techniques for cleaning, sealing and restoring all types of tile, stone and grout. 

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Cleaning, sealing and maintaining your tile, grout and stone can be a difficult task.  It is nevertheless necessary to maintain the beauty, cleanliness, and sanitary state of your tile floors, showers, countertops and anywhere else you have tile and grout.  Using proper tile and grout cleaning products and procedures will help you achieve the best possible cleaning results without damaging your tile, grout and stone surfaces.

There are different cleaning products and procedures for cleaning different types of tiles and grout.  Ceramic, porcelain, travertine, slate, limestone and marble tiles all take different techniques, cleaning chemicals and procedures. 

Cleaning grout is properly is extremely important and it is probably the most difficult aspect involved in a tile and grout cleaning procedure.  We provide professional level DIY grout cleaning procedures so you can properly clean your grout to its cleanest possible state.  You can read more detailed information about how to clean grout on our grout cleaning information page here.  After you thoroughly clean your tiles and grout it is important to seal your grout and also to seal your tiles if any type of porous stone tiles have been installed.

We provide industry standard techniques and DIY advice for tile, grout and stone sealing, restoration and refinishing.  Sealing your tile, grout and stone surfaces is important in protecting your tile installation and to keep them looking beautiful and sanitary.  We provide instructions for sealing tiles for protecting all types of tile, grout and stone surfaces.  We also provide advice for cleaning and sealing your solid stone surfaces including procedures for cleaning and sealing granite countertops. 

We also supply industry standard techniques for the latest grout restoration procedure using a grout colorant to restore your grout to like new condition.  A grout colorant restoration procedure can restore and renew your grout to just like new condition.

Cleaning shower tiles takes different tile cleaning products and procedures compared to cleaning tile floors or countertops.  Mold and mildew in showers can be a serious issue that can cause toxic black mold to grow in your home.  Properly killing the mold in a shower is important to keeping your home mold and mildew free.  Mold that has gotten from your shower into your walls can release mold spores that can be hazardous to your families health.  In some cases moldy grout and caulk can be not be effectively cleaned with conventional cleaning techniques.  In these cases it may be necessary to regrout and recaulk you shower.  We provide the latest industry standards and procedures for regrouting and recaulking a tile shower.

 

There are many common questions people have about cleaning, sealing and restoring their tile and grout.  They include:

• What are the best options for restoring grout:  There are many industry standard services available for restoring tile grout.  We explain the various service options available in our grout restoration service options page.

• Sealing Grout:  It is definitely recommended to seal your grout.  We review grout sealers to help you decide on the best grout sealer available.  We also have detailed instructions on how to seal grout.

• Choosing the best tile and grout cleaning products:  We provide you with our best recommended professional tile and grout cleaning products.

• Should you use vinegar, bleach or household cleaning products to clean your tile and grout:  Definitely not.  Cleaning grout with vinegar and using bleach for cleaning grout can damage your tile and grout and do more damage than good when cleaning your tile and grout.  You should only use professional products designed for cleaning tile and grout for cleaning all your tile and grout surfaces.  Many DIY home cleaning solutions and procedures can harm your tile and grout and cause your tile and grout to become more difficult to clean in the future.

• Tile restoration and refinishing options:  There are various options for restoring tiles rather than having to replacing the entire tile installation.  Many DIY homeowners will paint their tiles to restore the look of their tiles.  For a more permanent and professional tile restoration option you can choose to have a professional tile reglazing contractor come and reglaze your tiles for you. 

Cleaning, sealing and restoring tile, grout and stone can be a difficult and laborious task.  Many times the proper equipment and training can save you valuable time and hassles in getting the job done right. 

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  and Grout Cleaning and Restoration Contractor.