Do you Need to Seal Grout in Shower and Why?

There are many contractors who offer to seal your natural stone flooring without offering to seal the grout. In cases like these, you often find the surface look hazy and cloudy after some time. You do not get that remarkably glossy and shining surface as you had expected. Tile and grout sealing has to be done systematically in a proper procedure if you want a professional quality result. The procedures include cleaning and repairing of tile and grout also.

So if you are wondering whether you need to seal grout, then the answer is yes of course! Grout sealing forms an important part of complete tile and grout restoration. Especially in shower areas, grout needs to be sealed properly and made waterproof.  Let us see what happens if you don’t seal your grout.

What Happens if you Don’t Seal your Grout in Shower? 

Showers are extreme zones. They are often very moist and damp. The excess humidity easily penetrates into the pores of your natural stone tile and grout. Both these surfaces are porous and the porosity makes them absorb all kinds of water, even the dirty mop water. Now mold and mildew love breeding on damp areas. A moist grout gives birth to mold and mildew in its pores. If you seal your tile without sealing the grout, you might find a hazy and cloudy look on the surface after a few days. This is because mold and mildew would have developed beneath the surface of the seal giving it a very unclear and unsanitized look. After applying a top coat of seal, without sealing grout underneath will be useless as you will not find the magnificence and lustre of the top surface that you craved for.

Not only in showers but also in other floorings, you should always get the grout sealed first before sealing floor tile. But there are few other steps you must follow before tile and grout sealing. Let's have a look at how professionals tackle the sealing job.

Cleaning Tile and Grout with Powerful Cleaners:

Before sealing, it is necessary to remove all the deep-rooted stains and mold from the tile and grout. When you hire professionals for sealing grout in shower and other floorings, they first use deep-penetrating cleaners to eliminate the stains and mold at the root level to give you a thoroughly sanitized surface to the core. After grout and  tile cleaning, they next proceed to repairs.

Repairing Tile and Grout with Impactful Resin Filers:

After shower and kitchen floor tile cleaning, you can expect your surfaces to be ripped off all the dirt, dust, stains and mold. This thorough cleaning will make the minor cracks and holes in the tile and grout to appear more vividly. Professionals apply resin fillers on tile and grout cracks to fill in the holes, cracks and missing areas. New age resin fillers can be pigmented in the desired shades using epoxy sealers and they also provide a very seamless repair job with their sleek and natural appearance.

Sealing Grout with Impactful Epoxy Resin Grout Sealers:

Now this is an important step to be performed before you seal your tile flooring. After a thorough cleaning and repair job, professionals know how long does it take for grout to dry. They might wait for a few hours before they begin grout sealing. After they are sure that the grout has dried completely, they use epoxy resin grout sealers to seal the grout lines. A grout sealer makes the surface waterproof, thereby preventing the absorption of any kind of liquid into its surface. Choose a titanium based sealer so that your grout becomes waterproof and damage proof for long. Our professionals make your tile grout match to the color of your tile or to any other color you desire. We have a huge catalogue of epoxy grout shades from where you can choose.

Tile Sealing with Clear Solvent Based Sealers:

Lastly, experts seal the tile using high-quality topical solvent based sealers. These modern sealers render a very natural and sleek appearance to your surface. They enter into the pores and shut the holes, thereby preventing any absorption. This step also helps in making your surface stain-free and mold free for long. They impart a very refined elegance to the flooring while also making it waterproof.

So while hiring experts for tile and grout sealing, do check on their grout sealing procedure and ensure that this important step is not ignored. You can also contact D'Sapone Restorations-Brooklyn for our expert services in tile and grout cleaning and sealing. We also offer a 5 year labor warranty on our services.