Bathroom and Kitchen Tile Rehabilitation in Greenhithe

This customer from Greenhithe, Kent contacted Tile Doctor to have the tiles in her bathroom rejuvinated; the tiles which were looking tired and poor ventilation had caused her grouting to go black. This is not rare in the UK due to the inclement weather and tighter building regulations designed to promote draught proofing and insulation leaving moisture trapped in the house.

Bathroom Tile and Grout Cleaning

I first started off by cleaning all the tiles down with a weak solution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean which is a multi-purpose cleaning product; there wasn't a large amount of muck on the tiles and just general wear and tear on the floor with Limescale and water marks on the wall tiles. I then set about cleaning up the blackened grout with a steam cleaner followed by Tile Doctor Grout Colorant Pre-Treat cleaner, an acid based cleaner that etches the grout in order for it to accept the grout colorant. After cleaning and etching the grout joints they were rinsed down with plenty of water to remove any trace of chemical and then dried them out to receive the grout colorant.

Removing Grout Haze from Quarry Tiles

The grout on the wall tiling in the bathroom was white, and the customer wanted it to look the same only fresher, so white grout colorant was applied. The grouting to the kitchen floor was originally a sand color, but the customer wanted something more contrasting this time, so natural grey was used. Once the grout colorant was applied, it was allowed to set for 30mins before the edges were cleaned up. I finished by renewing the mastic sealant around the edges of the bath.

The job took a day and as you can see from the photographs made a huge difference to the bathroom and kitchen, needless to say the customer was really happy with the end result.