Tile and grout cleaning in Henley Beach

Beach houses, old and new

Henley Beach grew up as a seaside town around the jetty and Henley Square, and the streets behind the Esplanade still hold 1920s and 30s bungalows and the odd villa, alongside 1960s flats and holiday units. Over the last twenty years a large share of those blocks have been rebuilt as big two-storey homes, and Grange, Tennyson and West Beach have gone the same way. So a Henley Beach tile job is one of two things: a renovated or rebuilt home with large porcelain through the living areas, a fully tiled ensuite and an alfresco facing the sea breeze; or an older house with the original small-tile bathroom, maybe a terrazzo laundry, and a kitchen floor from a 1980s update. Both get sand. It comes in off the beach on feet, dogs and boards, settles into floor grout as a fine grey, and is the main reason light grout near the coast goes dull so fast. Floors are $8/m² indoors or out; heavily soiled grout is $11/m², confirmed before starting.

Showers by the sea

Beach-side bathrooms work hard: sandy feet in the shower, wetsuits rinsed in the recess, and the same hard Adelaide mains water leaving its chalky film on the lower tiles and the screen. Grout near the drain goes grey, the corners go black over a closed-up winter, and the pink film arrives wherever soap sits. A shower recess is $149, a bathroom $229, and the second bathroom $179 on the same visit; a clear seal afterwards ($69 for a shower) keeps the scale and the sand on the surface where they rinse away. Outdoor showers and the tiled surrounds of a rinse-off area count as outdoor tiles and are cleaned at the floor rate.

Alfrescos, balconies and salt

West-facing alfrescos and upstairs balconies at Henley, Grange and West Beach take the afternoon sun, the sea breeze and the salt that comes with it. Salt crystallises in grout as a white crust, holds moisture and makes the tiles slippery when it mixes with the algae that grows on the shaded south side over winter. Outdoor tiles are cleaned with a treatment matched to the soiling and a controlled rinse rather than a pressure lance, which strips sealer and loosens grout. Sealing afterwards is worth it outdoors here; expect to reseal every year or two. Pavers, concrete and driveways are pressure-washing jobs for our sister brand.

Summer timing

Parking along the Esplanade and around Henley Square is scarce from November to March, so tell us where a van can stop and unload, especially for flats and units. Holiday-let owners can book between guests; tenants moving out can book for the day before the bond clean with the handover date in the notes.

What we do in Henley Beach

• Showers and bathrooms: mould, soap scum, hard-water film, $149 a shower recess, $229 a bathroom, $179 each extra bathroom
• Floors, splashbacks and alfresco tiles: $8/m² for living areas, kitchens, hallways and outdoor areas; splashback $69
• Grout cleaning on its own: every line pre-treated, scrubbed, rinsed and extracted
• Grout sealing: clear sealing from $5/m², colour sealing for stained grout
• Shower regrouting and grout repair: quoted after an inspection, done by a licensed tiler

Covers Henley Beach, Henley Beach South, Grange, Tennyson, West Beach, Fulham, Fulham Gardens, Kidman Park, Seaton, Semaphore Park and West Lakes. Every price is published.