Welcome to NATCO the North American Tile Cleaning Organization

Ceramic tiles are typically easy to clean but the grout between the tiles is usually much more difficult to clean.

We review the most popular consumer and professional grade sealers to help you choose the best grout sealer.

Grout is extremely porous and needs to be sealed and re-sealed on a periodic basis.

Mold will naturally grow in a tile shower and it is important to periodically kill and remove this mold.

Regrouting a shower is often the only way to prevent water and mold from getting into the walls of your home.

For extremely dirty and stained grout the best option for restoring the grout is to paint the grout lines. 

Sealing and preserving granite countertops is important for keeping them looking beautiful and stain free.

Saltillo tiles extremely porous nature make them extremely difficult to clean and maintain. 

Travertine tiles have many holes and voids that can be filled with a travertine filler or by simply using sanded grout.

Properly grouting a tile floor will ensure that the grout is strong and has an even and uniform color.

Limestone requires regular cleaning and maintenance to keep them looking clean and sanitary.

Caulking around the base of a toilet is important to keep your bathroom floor clean and sanitary.

Porcelain tiles are often porous non glazed tiles that require specialized cleaning products and procedures.

Mosaic tiles surrounded with discolored grout can ruin the look of the otherwise beautiful mosaic tile installation.

Soap scum and hard water deposits need to be removed to keep your travertine shower looking clean.

Stone sealers come in many formulas and they vary in how good they protect your natural stone tiles.

Due to Saltillo tiles being extremely porous it is best to seal them with a topical glossy sealer.

Soap dishes can break loose and fall so it is important to properly reinstall them when they become loose.

Only use a properly matching caulk color and a thin grout bead when recaulking a granite countertop.

Non-slip tile floor treatments can protect your home or business from people slipping on your tile floor.

Dirty and dingy shower grout can be made to look new again when you colorseal the grout.

Replacing broken and cracked shower tiles will keep your tile shower from leaking and damaging your home.

Concrete countertops can develop etch marks and blemishes over time and need to be polished and restored.

Over time cheap grout colorants chip and flake away and should be replaced with a quality grout colorant.

Bathtubs can accumulate lots of soap scum that can be extremely difficult to clean and remove.

Fiberglass shower pans require powerful soap scum removers to get them looking new again.

There are various sealers and sealing options available for sealing the porous slate tiles.

Travertine tile floors can become stained and dull looking if they have not been regularly sealed and maintained.

Many floors need to be leveled with a self leveling compound before tiling to keep the tile installation level and true.

Epoxy grouts are superior to cement based grouts but there are many types of epoxy grouts to choose from.

Topical sealers on Saltillo tiles will get dirty and dull over time and this sealer needs to be periodically stripped.

Caulk is the last line of defense to prevent water from getting from getting into your walls in a tile shower.