How to upgrade your flooring without retiling?

Although it has many advantages, retiling should not be your first and only option to rejuvenate your floor – sometimes, all your tiles need is a professional restoration to shine as they once did. By cleaning and sealing them, you will save both time and money without the need to rip up the entire floor. With that in mind, this article goes into the cleaning and sealing processes to detail how they can help you.

1. Clean The Tiles

If you live on the Sunshine Coast, it would be best to have your tiles professionally serviced every two years or so. Tile cleaning is at the core of this and can be a highly efficient way of recovering your fading tiles without the expense of replacing them wholesale.

Professionals do more than just scrub at the tiles and grouting to make sure that they are clean – they use a wide array of special solutions for a deep clean. Their routine includes:

2. Seal The Tiles

It is often not enough to just clean your tiles, you must seal them too. This makes use of a special sealant that is formulated to enhance a tile’s resistance to stains and mess.

This is a technique applied primarily to porous tiles such as marble, slate, and travertine tiles. Porous tiles stain easily, while non-porous tiles such as porcelain do not – so the latter usually do not require sealing. You should not DIY a sealing solution – if done improperly, it will just be a waste of money. This is why a professional tile specialist must be the one to perform the tile sealing.