What you get
A restorative clean for tiled, vinyl and other hard floors that strips back built-up grime and grey film, then rinses to an even, fresher finish.
- Floor type checked and the right method chosen
- Built-up grime and surface film lifted from the floor
- Grout lines and edges given closer attention
- Limescale targeted on bathroom and wet-room floors
- Sealing or polishing quoted separately where needed
What hard-floor cleaning covers
We clean the floor surface and the grout or seams that hold the dirt. That means a sweep and pre-clean, a suitable solution worked into the floor, agitation by hand or machine where the grime has set, then a rinse and lift so you are not left with a sticky residue.
Most of the work goes into the joins. On a tiled floor the grout lines take the longest, because they sit slightly below the tile and trap years of mopping water and grease.
- Sweeping and a pre-clean to clear loose dirt first
- Working a floor-appropriate solution into the surface
- Scrubbing grout lines and edges where buildup collects
- Rinsing and extracting so no film is left behind
Tile, vinyl, laminate, wood and stone
Different floors want different handling, so we check what you have before we start. Tile and porcelain take a wet scrub and a grout going-over. Vinyl and lino often carry old polish that has gone grey and patchy, and that layer can be stripped back and a fresh coat applied if you want it.
Laminate and real wood are moisture-sensitive, which means standing water can swell the boards or lift the edges, so we use low-moisture methods and dry as we go. Natural stone is its own case; it usually needs a pH-neutral product to avoid etching, and some stone benefits from re-sealing once it is clean.
Sealing, polishing and the finish
Sealing and polishing are quoted separately from the clean. A clean lifts the dirt and gets the floor back to an even, fresher look. Sealing is a protective step on porous floors like stone and some grout, and polish is the satin or gloss layer you see on vinyl and lino.
We will tell you in the quote whether your floor would gain from either, and what each adds to the price. Plenty of floors come up well on a clean alone and need nothing more.
Drying and walking on it again
Drying time depends on the floor and the method. A low-moisture clean on wood or laminate is often touch-dry quite quickly. A wet-scrubbed tile floor, or one that has been sealed or re-polished, needs longer and should be left alone while it cures.
We will give you a rough time on the day and tell you when it is safe to walk on. If we have applied sealer or polish, keep heavy traffic and rugs off it until it has fully hardened, which protects the new layer.