Plymouth & Devon
Tiled floors survive water better than most, but the grout and the layers beneath can still hold dirt and moisture. We clean, sanitise and dry them properly.
Tiles themselves shrug off water, but grout lines soak up dirty water and the adhesive bed and subfloor beneath can stay wet. After a flood or a dirty-water leak, a tiled floor needs cleaning, sanitising and checking for trapped moisture.
Water can get beneath tiles through cracked grout or edges and sit in the adhesive and subfloor. We check for it, because trapped moisture there leads to loose tiles and mould later.
In Plymouth, tiled kitchen and utility floors take the brunt of appliance leaks. We clean the grout and check for water that has worked underneath.
Rarely. The tiles usually survive, but the grout needs cleaning and the base beneath may need drying if water got underneath.
Grout is porous and holds dirty water and bacteria. Cleaning and sanitising it removes the contamination and the staining.
Yes, through cracked grout or edges. It sits in the adhesive and subfloor, so we check for and dry trapped moisture.
A real person picks up, day or night.