E & J Cleaning restores tile and grout across Nassau and Suffolk County.
Truck-mounted hot water extraction lifts grease, soap film, and ground-in
soil out of the grout line, returns the floor to its original color, and
seals it so it stays cleaner longer. Restaurants, medical offices, retail
floors, schools, locker rooms, lobbies, and entry vestibules.
Grout is porous. Every spilled drink, every dropped fryer grease droplet,
every shoe that walks across a wet entryway leaves something behind in
those grout lines. Mopping pushes the dirty water back and forth across
the floor and into the grout, where it dries darker than the day before.
Within a year a new tile floor looks five years old. Most of that is the
grout, not the tile.
Deep tile and grout cleaning solves it. We pressure-rinse the grout with
high-temperature water and a commercial alkaline cleaner, then extract the
dirty water at the same pass so nothing soaks back in. After the floor
dries, we can color-seal the grout so it resists future staining for one
to three years, depending on the traffic.
We are a family-owned commercial cleaning company based in Coram, NY,
serving Long Island for over 20 years. We work after hours so your
business stays open, and we walk every floor before we quote so the price
in writing is the price you pay.
Our Tile and Grout Services
- Hot water extraction cleaning. Our primary method. A self-contained extraction unit delivers high-temperature water at high pressure into the grout lines, agitates, and vacuums the dirty water back out at the same pass. Removes years of buildup that mopping cannot reach.
- Color sealing. After cleaning, we apply a pigmented epoxy or acrylic grout sealer that uniforms the color and resists stains for one to three years. The easiest way to make a tile floor stop looking dingy permanently.
- Penetrating sealing. For natural stone (travertine, marble, slate) or where you want to preserve the original grout color. The sealer soaks into the grout to block staining without changing the appearance.
- Grout repair and re-grouting. Cracked, missing, or crumbling grout sections rebuilt. We match the color and finish so the repair blends with the surrounding floor.
- Caulk replacement. Mildewed silicone or moldy caulk lines around tubs, sinks, urinals, backsplashes, and floor edges removed and replaced with mildew-resistant caulk.
- Tile stripping and refinishing. For VCT, vinyl plank, terrazzo, and certain ceramic tile floors that need a full strip and recoat. Often paired with our floor waxing service.
- High-pressure restroom and locker room cleaning. Tile walls and floors in restrooms, gym locker rooms, and shower areas. Removes soap scum, mineral buildup, and biofilm that hand mopping leaves behind.
Our Tile and Grout Cleaning Process
- Walk-through and assessment. We identify the tile and grout type (ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, VCT, terrazzo), measure square footage, note problem areas (entry mats, under fryers, at urinals), and recommend either cleaning, cleaning plus seal, or repair.
- Pre-treat the grout. A commercial alkaline pre-spray sits on the grout for several minutes to break down grease, soap film, and embedded soil. Heavier areas get an additional acidic treatment for mineral and rust deposits.
- Agitate. A counter-rotating brush or a hand-held grout brush works the cleaner into the grout line so the soil suspends in the solution rather than staying lodged in the pores.
- Pressure-rinse and extract. A spinner head delivers 200 to 1,200 PSI of hot water across the surface while a vacuum vacuums the dirty water out at the same pass. The floor is left damp, not soaked.
- Spot-treat stubborn stains. Coffee, mustard, fryer grease, rust, and limescale spots that are still visible after the main pass get targeted treatment with the appropriate cleaner.
- Dry and seal. The floor dries in 30 to 90 minutes. If you ordered color sealing or penetrating sealing, we apply the sealer once the floor is dry. Sealed floors are walkable in two to four hours and fully cured in 24.
- Final walk-through. You walk the floor with the lead. Anything that does not meet the written scope, we re-do before we leave.
Why Deep Clean Tile and Grout?
A tile floor is a 20 to 30 year asset if it is maintained. Without maintenance, the grout fails first: it stains, then cracks, then crumbles, and what looked like a tile problem turns into a subfloor problem. A professional deep clean and seal cycle every 12 to 24 months keeps the grout sealed, the floor looking new, and the entire installation lasting its full design life.
For restaurants, medical offices, schools, and any business that hosts foot traffic, a clean tile floor is a Day One impression of how the rest of the operation runs. Walking into a restaurant with dingy, stained grout in the entryway tells a customer something about the kitchen they cannot see. The reverse is also true. Clients notice when the floor is clean, even when they do not know why.
Cost-wise, deep cleaning and sealing is a small fraction of replacing a tile floor, and it is meaningfully less than the labor cost of having your in-house staff try (and fail) to scrub grout by hand on a quarterly basis.
Industries We Clean Tile and Grout For
Tile and Grout Cleaning Across Long Island
See our full Long Island service area or call 1-877-443-2635.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often should commercial tile and grout be deep cleaned?
Most commercial tile floors should be deep cleaned every 12 to 24 months. High-traffic environments such as restaurant kitchens, restrooms in schools, gym locker rooms, and retail entryways often need it every 6 to 12 months. Color sealing the grout afterward extends the time between cleanings.
Can dingy grout actually be restored, or do I need to re-grout?
In most cases dingy grout is recoverable. The discoloration is years of embedded soil, grease, and mop water that lives in the porous grout. Pressure extraction pulls it out. After cleaning, color sealing locks in the result. Re-grouting is usually only needed where the grout itself is cracked, missing, or crumbling, not just dirty.
What is color sealing and is it worth it?
Color sealing is a pigmented epoxy or acrylic coating applied to the grout after cleaning. It uniforms the color (so all the grout matches), resists stains, and makes future maintenance much easier. For most commercial floors it is worth it. The cost is modest compared to the cleaning itself, and it can extend the time between deep cleans by double or more.
How long does the floor take to dry, and when can I walk on it?
Cleaning alone leaves the floor damp for 30 to 90 minutes depending on airflow. If we color seal, the floor is walkable in two to four hours and fully cured in 24 hours. We schedule sealing for the end of a shift so the floor cures overnight.
Will high-pressure cleaning damage my tile?
No. Our spinner heads operate at pressure levels safe for ceramic, porcelain, and most natural stone. We adjust pressure for softer stones such as limestone and travertine, and avoid high-pressure entirely on damaged or loose tile. The walk-through tells us what method to use.
Can you clean restaurant kitchen tile and degrease the floor?
Yes, this is one of our most common jobs. Kitchen floor grease in the grout is the worst kind because it is heat-set into the pores. We use hot water extraction with a commercial degreaser that breaks the bond. The kitchen floor goes from dark and slick to clean and slip-resistant in a single visit.
Ready to Restore Your Tile Floor?
Request a free on-site walk. We will measure the floor, identify the tile and grout type, recommend the right method, and give you a written scope the same week.