Grout Cleaning Secrets

Grout is a fundamental part of the tile in your bathroom and kitchen. And keeping your grout clean helps the overall appearance of your space and improves the presence of your home. However, oftentimes washing grout is overlooked. 

With constant foot traffic, use of commercial cleaners, and moisture, your grout can take a serious beating. Here’s how you can get it back:

Sealing

Keeping your grout clean sometimes means resealing it to perfection. Lots of dirt and dust effect the color of your grout, which is where a professional grout and tile cleaning company can come in, renew, and repair!

Cleaners

Sometimes all you need is an everyday cleaning solution. For instance, when it comes to grout between your backsplash, a pH-neutral, streak-free cleaner is easy to use and can restore the beauty of your grout.

Bonus Tip

When scrubbing grout yourself, use an unused toothbrush. The brussels are fine enough to get between your tile and the handle of the brush will make it easier to use!

At Triple S, we can make your tile and grout look new again with professional cleaning and sealing! We use top notch cleaning solutions and machinery to deep clean and rinse away residue. Plus, we give you a free bottle of our famous Balance Neutral PH Cleaner for easy, everyday use. To learn more about our grout and tile cleaning services, visit us on the web.

Triple S has three main plant locations:

Stamford Plant | 400 West Main Street
Norwalk Plant | 337 Westport Avenue
Stratford Plant | 1800 Stratford Avenue

Tile Floors: What You Need to Know

Tile floors are a big investment that many homeowners know to be true. But keeping them clean can pose a challenge, especially if you have a large family, cook often, and host frequently. Before you invest in tile floors, we wanted to give you three pointers.

Fact 1: The bathroom and kitchen will likely get dirty
The bathroom and kitchen are two of the most high-traffic areas in your home, so it’s inevitable that your tile floors will pick up humidity, mildew, soap scum, and other oils. Whether your tiles are brand new or five years old, Triple S will help you get them sparkling clean again.

Fact 2: Your tile grout will stain
Notice those lines between your tile, also known as grout? They will easily get dirtied up by spills, makeup, cooking oil, and other types of stains. They easily seep through the lines between the tile, especially if yours is pure white! Your best attempt at camouflaging any dirt or oil stains is to opt for a darker grout color. However, if you’ve already settled on white, don’t panic! Seek a professional to seal your grout and keep your floors protected.

Fact 3: You will need to clean often
Aside from the weekly sweeping and wiping down, we recommend that you get a professional cleaning and sealing every 6 months to a year. This is will combat the seasonal stains that your tile and grout encounters.

For every cleaning you schedule with Triple S, we give you a fresh bottle of Balance Neutral PH Cleaner so you can take matters into your own hands and keep floors looking fresh and sealed all year round! Of course, you should still call the experts for the best results.

For professional grout and tile cleaning, call the textile specialists at Triple S. Nobody knows more about the care and maintenance of natural tile and stone than we do.

We have three main plant locations:

Stamford Plant | 400 West Main Street
Norwalk Plant | 337 Westport Avenue
Stratford Plant | 1800 Stratford Avenue

Choosing the Best Grout Color

Remodeling your kitchen or bathroom? The design process can be stressful, especially when getting to the detailed elements like grout color. Choosing grout color depends on many factors, but following these three steps might help make the decision an easier one:

1. Choose color tiles
Since tile is more prominent and crucial to your home’s design, you’ll want to choose the color tile you want before settling on grout color. From there, you have a few options - you can either go light, dark, or find an (almost) exact match.

2. Decide between contrast or blend
Going for contrast or a monochromatic look is based upon design preference. If you choose a dark grout for contrast against your white tile, you can conceal dirt rather than displaying it. If you choose a tone that blends more with light-colored tiles, you might risk the chance of more dirt, but you create a cohesive look.

3. Check out samples
Don’t just choose any tile out of a magazine - check out samples first! Place them in the desired spot and see how it looks in different lighting. Sleep on the ideas and choose what your eye goes to more, depending on the other elements in your room.

Once you settle on a color and have them installed, be sure to keep them clean! At Triple S, we offer grout cleaning and color sealing to keep your grout looking brand new for years to come! We are a family owned business with over 50 years of experience and are ready to help you get your home ready for the holidays!

Triple S has three main plant locations:

Stamford Plant | 400 West Main Street
Norwalk Plant | 337 Westport Avenue
Stratford Plant | 1800 Stratford Avenue

Tips for Cleaning Every Room at Home

Spring Cleaning season is here! From organizing the closet to scrubbing down tile, getting every inch of your home clean will make you feel refreshed and reenergized. Before you get started, make yourself a checklist like this one:

Kitchen

• Clean around and inside appliances using an all-natural cleaner
• Empty out the fridge and get rid of expired or rotten food
• Get rid of pet hair and dust from behind the refrigerator and off your tile floors
• Scrub down your backsplash and wipe up any tomato sauce or gravy stains

Bathroom

• Clean your countertops
• Empty cabinets and remove any expired medications or shampoos you no longer use
• Scrub your tile floors and grout
• Place incense in the bathroom for a fresh, clean aroma
• Throw out old makeup, gels, and hairsprays

Bedroom

• Go through your closet and create piles (one for garbage, another for donations, the next for winter storage, and the last for keeps)
• Vacuum your carpet in those hard-to-reach spots like behind the bed
• Swap out your warm, flannel sheets for finer linens instead

Living Room

• Wash your window treatments
• Toss your throws and pillow covers in the laundry
• Clean your carpets

At Triple S, we can help you narrow down this list so you have more time enjoying the beautiful spring weather! We offer several professional cleaning services, including carpet cleaning, drapery and valance cleaning, as well as tile and grout cleaning. Triple S is a family owned business with over 50 years of experience.

We have three main plant locations:

Stamford Plant | 400 West Main Street
Norwalk Plant | 337 Westport Avenue
Stratford Plant | 1800 Stratford Avenue

#TipTuesday | Cleaning Bathroom Tile & Grout

With all the constant use your bathroom gets on a daily basis, why not keep it clean as can be? Whether you have natural stone or ceramic tile in the bathroom, here are a few tips to help you keep everything looking spotless:

Scrub & Rinse - Cleaning your shower stall or countertops with a chemical solution? Be sure you scrub well and rinse with clean water, as to not leave a greasy film behind. For your shower stalls, simply retract your showerhead and rinse or use a wet cloth if yours isn’t removable.

Clean Weekly - Scrubbing your shower and countertops isn’t exactly what you want to do on your day off, but just think about how fresh your bathroom will feel! Take even just a few minutes to clean dirt from your bathroom tiles each week or every other week. Not only will your bathroom look fresh, but it will also help to eliminate mold and mildew.

Go Pro - Try professional stone and tile cleaners, like the Fusion Every Day Cleaner for stone and tile from Triple S. This is an ideal, streak free cleaner that is safe for all your natural stone, tile, and grout surfaces - effective for countertops, backsplashes, and shower walls. Did we mention how great it smells too?

Of course, the best way to get a spotless bathroom is to hire a professional grout and tile cleaning company. At Triple S, we can make your tile and grout look new again with professional cleaning and sealing! We use top notch cleaning solutions and machinery to deep clean and rinse away residue. Plus, we give you a free bottle of our famous Balance Neutral PH Cleaner for easy, everyday use. To learn more about our grout and tile cleaning services, visit our website.

Triple S has three main plant locations:

Stamford Plant | 400 West Main Street
Norwalk Plant | 337 Westport Avenue
Stratford Plant | 1800 Stratford Avenue

How to Keep Your Floors Spotless

Nobody likes a dirty floor, but cleaning is a project we often overlook. Truth is if you don’t clean on a regular basis, your floors can become hazardous to your health. So whether your have hardwood, tile, or carpet, here are a few simple tips to help you keep your floors looking spotless:

Vacuum weekly. With all the dirt and food that gets caught between your carpet fibers or in between your grout, it’s easy for you to pick up germs. That is why it’s a smart idea to vacuum on a weekly basis. Not to mention it can help you prevent more high maintenance cleaning later on. But for more high traffic areas, vacuuming every other day can be a safer option. 

Stop tracks at the door. Shoes pick up small particles of grit and fertilizer that can leave traces around your home without you even realizing it. But taking your shoes off at the welcome mat can significantly keep your floors more clean, especially if you and your children spend lots of time outdoors.

Sweep daily. Crumbs, dirt, and spills can make your floors look significantly more dirty overtime. So mop up those coffee spills once they happen, sweep up those bread crumbs once they drop, and pick up that dirt once you see it. In doing so, you can prevent your carpets and tile grout from staining. 

At Triple S, we know how important it is to keep your floors spotless. That is why we offer several professional cleaning services including carpet and grout tile cleaning. We are a family owned business with over 50 years of experience and have three main plant locations:

Stamford Plant | 400 West Main Street
Norwalk Plant | 337 Westport Avenue
Stratford Plant | 1800 Stratford Avenue