Showers and bathrooms
Soap, minerals and moisture in the same place every day. The hardest working grout in the house.
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Tile and Grout Cleaning Services in Australia
You scrub the shower, it looks good for a fortnight, then the grout goes dark again. Grout is porous cement, and a mop moves dirt out of one line and straight into the next. We clean bathrooms, kitchens, laundries and outdoor tiles in seven regions.
We machine scrub under pressure and extract what lifts, so nothing gets pushed back into the pores. You get before and after photos of every area we treat. From $29 per square metre including GST, and our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
- Rotary machine scrub, not a mop and a spray
- Tile and stone type checked before we start
- Before and after photos of every area
- 6am to 10pm
- Seven days, plus a 24-hour emergency line
- We stay until you're happy
- Our guarantee on every clean
- $10M
- Public liability insurance
- Free quotes
- Fixed before we start
Why does mopping never fix dirty grout?
Grout is cement, and cement is porous. Tiles sit above the surface while the grout line sits below it, so every spill, every mop bucket and every shower runs into the lowest point and soaks in.
A mop then drags that water across the floor and feeds the next line. Household cleaners lift what is on top and leave what has already absorbed.
Machine scrubbing plus extraction is the difference. We work solution into the pores under pressure, then pull it back out along with everything it has loosened.
Outdoor tiles, driveways and pool surrounds are a different machine and a different job. See pressure washing. For black growth in silicone and on ceilings, see mould cleaning.
Which rooms get the most out of this?
Three areas account for nearly every booking.
Kitchen and laundry floors
Grease travels further than people think. Splashback grout and floor lines both take it.
Entry and outdoor tiles
Grit, sand and weathering. Often the first thing a visitor or a buyer sees.
Which surfaces do our machines handle?
Checked before we start, because the wrong method on the wrong stone is expensive.
Natural stone needs pH-neutral products and lower pressure. Acid on marble or limestone etches it permanently, and no clean will bring that back.
How do we get grime back out of a porous surface?
Four steps, and the extraction is the one that matters.
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Step 01
Identify the surface
Tile or stone, sealed or raw, and a test patch in a corner first.
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Step 02
Dwell time
Solution goes on and is left to work. Rushing this is why DIY attempts fail.
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Step 03
Scrub and extract
Rotary machine through the lines, then high pressure rinse with immediate vacuum recovery.
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Step 04
Report and sign-off
Photos of every area, and we walk you through the result before we leave.
Why does your water supply change how grout ages?
Hardness is the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in tap water, and it varies from city to city.
- Perth and Adelaide. Harder water in many suburbs. Mineral scale sticks to soap film and sets into the grout
- Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart. Softer water, so the build-up is mostly soap and body oil rather than mineral
- Brisbane. Humidity keeps wet areas damp long enough for growth to take hold in the lines first
- Darwin. The wet season keeps bathroom grout damp for months at a time
That is why a supermarket shower spray can work in one house and do nothing in another. Most are made for soap scum, not mineral scale.
Why not just hire a machine and do it yourself?
Four reasons the hire shop route usually ends with a call to us anyway.
We extract instead of spreading
A hire machine scrubs, but most have no recovery. The dirty solution sits on the floor and drains straight back into the lines it just came out of.
Our units scrub and vacuum in the same pass at the same moment. What comes out of the grout leaves in our recovery tank, not back in the lines.
Grout cleaning built for hard water suburbs
Where the water is hard, the deposit on your tiles is mineral scale stuck to soap film. Supermarket sprays target the soap and leave the scale behind.
We match the chemistry to what is actually on your tiles. That is the difference between a result that holds and another wasted Saturday with a scrubbing brush.
Sealing after the clean, never instead of it
A sealer applied over dirty grout locks the staining in permanently, so sealing is the finish, not the fix.
We clean first, confirm the grout is back to its own colour, then seal so the next build-up takes far longer to appear. Sealing is quoted separately and only offered where it will actually do something for you.
A photo report on every job
Grout results are hard to judge on a wet floor, and most people only look properly once it has dried.
You get before and after shots of each area we treated, plus any cracked grout or drummy tiles we found underneath. Problems are reported to you in writing rather than cleaned over.
Grout that will not come clean is usually grout that was sealed while it was dirty, or scrubbed by a machine with nowhere to put the water.
What sits behind work on your floors?
Tile and stone are expensive to get wrong. Here is what backs the job.
Surface tested first
Stone or tile, sealed or raw, patch tested.
Machines and products supplied
We bring the equipment the job needs.
pH-neutral on stone
No acid on marble, limestone or travertine.
Defects reported
Cracked grout and drummy tiles flagged.
Happy before we leave
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
Flexible scheduling
We work 6am to 10pm, seven days: early mornings, evenings and weekends to keep disruption down.
What do tile and grout customers notice first?
What does tile and grout cleaning cost in Australia?
Priced by area. Measure the floor and you can work it out before you call.
| Scope | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | NT |
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| Tile and grout cleaning Per square metre | $38 | $36 | $33 | $34 | $30 | $29 | $38 |
| Bathroom floor From | $230 | $220 | $205 | $210 | $195 | $189 | $230 |
| Kitchen tiled floor From | $275 | $260 | $245 | $250 | $230 | $225 | $275 |
Doing several areas together is cheaper. Setting the machine up and running hoses takes the same time for one bathroom or a whole floor, so booking the wet areas in one visit costs less than separate call-outs.
Sealing is quoted separately after the clean, because it is not worth doing until we can see the surface properly.
What else is worth doing while the machine is out?
The gear is already on site, so these cost less booked together.
Mould cleaning
Silicone joints, ceilings and window reveals. Mould cleaning →
Outdoor tiles and paths
Different machine, same visit. Pressure washing →
Carpet steam cleaning
The rooms either side of the tiled areas. Carpet cleaning →
Oven and rangehood
While the kitchen is already out of action. Oven cleaning →
Window cleaning
Hard water spots glass the same way. Window cleaning →
Deep and spring cleaning
A full reset of the rooms around the tiles. Deep cleaning →
Which regions do our tile crews cover?
Darwin, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Tasmania. Not sure we reach you? Request a quote and tell us your suburb.
Northern Territory
Darwin
36+ suburbs covered
Serving the Top End with professional cleaning services across Darwin and surrounding areas.
- CBD
- Parap
- Nightcliff
- Casuarina
- Palmerston
- Stuart Park
- Fannie Bay
- Larrakeyah
- +28 more
Perth, Western Australia
35+ suburbs covered
- Perth CBD
- Subiaco
- Nedlands
- +32 more
- Mining industry facilities
- Team based in Wellard
Sydney, New South Wales
36+ suburbs covered
- Sydney CBD
- Bondi
- Manly
- +33 more
- Harbor view properties
- Team based in Sydney
Melbourne, Victoria
36+ suburbs covered
- Melbourne CBD
- South Yarra
- Fitzroy
- +33 more
- High-rise building cleaning
- Team based in Melbourne
Brisbane, Queensland
36+ suburbs covered
- Brisbane CBD
- Fortitude Valley
- South Bank
- +33 more
- Sub-tropical climate cleaning
- Team based in Stafford Heights
Tasmania
30+ suburbs covered
- Hobart
- Hobart CBD
- Launceston
- +27 more
- Historical building restoration
- Team based in Hobart
Adelaide, South Australia
36+ suburbs covered
- Adelaide CBD
- North Adelaide
- Glenelg
- +33 more
- Historical building restoration
- Team based in Marleston
Darwin City
93 Smith St
What do people ask about tile and grout cleaning?
Why does my grout go dark again so quickly after I clean it?
Because household cleaning lifts what is sitting on top and leaves what has already soaked in. Grout is porous cement, so the staining below the surface wicks back up. Machine scrubbing with extraction pulls it out of the pores instead of rinsing the top.
Can you make my grout white again?
We restore it to its own original colour, which is often lighter than people expect but rarely brilliant white. If the grout was grey or beige when it was laid, that is what comes back. Colour sealing can change the shade afterwards, and that is a separate job we quote on inspection.
Do you seal the grout afterwards?
Yes, if you want it, and only after the clean, never instead of it. Sealing over dirty grout traps the staining underneath permanently. Once the surface is back to colour, a sealer slows the next build-up.
Will this damage my tiles or natural stone?
Not if the surface is identified first. Marble, limestone and travertine are acid-sensitive and etch permanently, so those get pH-neutral products and lower pressure. We test a hidden corner before starting and tell you if a surface is not suitable.
How long before we can walk on the floor?
Usually two to four hours, and sooner in a well-ventilated room. Extraction removes most of the water on the spot, so floors are damp rather than wet when we leave. Wait until fully dry before putting mats or rugs back down.
How long does a bathroom take?
A standard bathroom floor and shower runs around two to three hours. Heavily scaled grout can need a second pass, and we confirm the scope and price on arrival, before we start.
What else in the wet areas needs attention?
Most customers book more than one. Same crews, same standards, one invoice.
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We stay until it's right
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. For end of lease cleans, if you're not satisfied and tell us within 72 hours, we come back and re-clean.
Ready to find out what colour your grout is?
Tell us the suburb and roughly how many square metres. You get a fixed price and a straight answer on whether sealing is worth it.
- Reply within 2 hours
- No lock-in contracts
- Open 6am to 10pm, 7 days
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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