HERE.
>> Tati: THAT'S RIGHT.
RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE KNOWS I'M
ALL ABOUT GETTING THINGS
SPARKLING CLEAN.
BUT THERE'S ONE JOB THAT'S
PROBABLY AMONGST THE WORST TO DO
YOURSELF, AND THAT'S CLEANING
THE TILE AND GROUT AROUND THE
HOUSE, MESSY AND STRENUOUS.
BUT OUR FRIEND ADAM HELFMAN FROM
HIRE IT DONE.COM SHOWS YOU HOW
TO HIRE THE EXPERT.
>>> HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO GET
ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES AND
TRIED TO CLEAN THE GROUT?
IT'S NOT A DO-IT-YOURSELF
PROJECT.
HIRING A PROFESSIONAL TILE AND
GROUT CLEANING AND SEALING
COMPANY IS DRAMATIC.
THE FIRST THING THE PROFESSIONAL
IS GONNA DO IS PRE-QUALIFY ANY
CLEANED.
IT'S A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE
AREA BEING CLEANED.
THE NEXT STEP IS PRETTY TREAT IS
A COMMERCIAL CLEANING SOLUTION,
AND SITS FOR 15 MINUTES.
IT BREAKS DOWN THE DIRT, GRIME,
AND DEBRIS THAT'S BEEN THERE
OVER TIME.
AFTER PRETREATING, THE
PROFESSIONALS USE THIS GROUT
CLEANER AND SCRUB IT TO AGITATE
AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT STEP.
SO AFTER THEY AGITATE THE GROUT,
THEY USE THIS TOOL THAT SPINS
AND SHOOTS OUT 212-DEGREE STEAM.
THEN THE EXTRACTION TOOL
BUILD-UP.
THEN HE HAS TO DRY THE TILE TO
ALLOW IT TO BE READY FOR THE
SEALER.
SO THE LAST STEP IS THAT THE
TECHNICIAN PUTS ON A CLEAR
SEALER AND PILLS IN THE POURS
AND REPELS ANY NEW DIRT AND WILL
MAKE IT LAST A LOT LONGER
>> Tat ADAM IS HERE WITH US
THAT.
>> THIS IS PROFESSIONAL GROUT
AND TILE CLEANING AND SEALING.
BLEACH.
>> NO, WHA WE DO IS SPRAY A
SOLUTION AND THEN SHOW HER REAL
QUICK.
THIS IS A SAMPLE OF TILE.
AND HE CAN -- ALL THIS DOES IS
AGITATE T GROUT AND GETS ALL
THE DIRT OFF OF IT.
WHEN IT'S ALL BROUGHT UP THEY
USE A PROFESSIONAL MACHINE AND
GRAB THAT, AND IT'S 212 DEGREES
OF STEAM THAT GOES OVER THE
FLOOR AND EXTRACTS IT OUT.
CLEANING.
THEN AFTER THAT?
>> LET IT DRY AND A CHAMOIS AND
THEN PUT ON A SEALER.
>> Tati: SO ONCE THE SEALER IS
ON THERE, HOW LONG BEFORE WE CAN
WALK ON THE TILE AGAIN?
>> 20 MINUTES TO A HALF-HOUR.
>> Tati: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST
TO HIRE A PRO TO DO THIS?
>> THE AVERAGE HOUSE HAS 300 TO
500 SQUARE FEET OF TILE, IT'S
UNDER A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS.
AND IT'S SEALING THE GROUT AND
PREVENTING MORE DIRT FROM
GETTING INTO THE GROUT AND IT
WILL LAST LONGER.
>> Tati: HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED
TO DO THIS?
>> DEPENDING ON KIDS AND
TRAFFIC, MAYBE ONCE A YEAR.
WE'RE GIVING AWAY A CLEANING A
VIEWER.
AND WE'LL NOTIFY THE WINNER.
>> Tati: IF YOU STILL HAVE
QUESTIONS FOR ADAM, JOIN HIM
FACEBOOK PAGE LIVE.