Tile & Grout Cleaning in Melbourne

Yes for cement-based grout — a penetrating sealer slows re-staining and makes mopping more effective. Sealing is pointless on epoxy grout (already non-porous). Expect sealer to add meaningfully to the bill and need reapplying every 1-3 years in wet areas.

Surface dirt, grease and most mould clean off well. Grout that is stained through its depth, or was never sealed and has absorbed years of dirty mop water, may only lighten. The fallback options are grout colour-sealing or re-grouting.

A typical kitchen or bathroom floor takes 1-2 hours; a whole-house tiled floor half a day. Floors are walkable almost immediately after extraction, but wait 24 hours before wet-mopping, and longer if sealer was applied.

Marble, travertine and limestone need pH-neutral chemistry — acid-based tile cleaners etch them permanently. Tell the company your surface type up front; stone-safe cleaning and polishing is a different (pricier) service from ceramic/porcelain work.

In Melbourne, pricing runs per square metre with a minimum callout, so small bathrooms cost proportionally more than large open-plan floors. Sealing roughly doubles the per-metre rate. Get the area measured and quoted in writing.

Typically A$5-12 per m² for machine clean and extraction, with minimum callouts around A$150-200. Penetrating grout sealer adds roughly A$3-6 per m². Shower recesses are usually a fixed add-on rather than by area.