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Class begins at 9:00 each morning and ends at 5:00 with a 30 minute lunch break. Students will be picked up each morning from the designated hotel between 8:00 - 8:20 am and dropped back off after class. On the last day, students should be checked out of the hotel before pickup unless they plan on staying over an additional day.

"I was already doing tile & grout for some time. What I got out of this class was that I learned new ways to do it cleaner and faster."

TG101 Grout Cleaning From A to Z

Learn all aspects of grout maintenance and restoration

Includes BONUS - Intro to slip and fall / floor safety issues

TG101 is offered in Cleveland OH

The Tile and Grout industry is a fantastic field to be a part of. It is financially rewarding and with the right training can be quick, easy and inexpensive to get started in. We have constructed the most extensive course available on the market to cover all areas of the business. Many courses only teach one or two aspects of the industry as a whole. Yet prospective customers will call for each and every one of these sub-specialties. Using a healthy mix of both discussion and hands-on training you will learn it all and become a qualified "Tile and Grout Cleaning & Restoration Expert." The bonus section, Intro to Slip and Fall / Floor Safety will introduce the student to the importance of this issue.

Course Agenda:

Tile and Grout Cleaning

Basics of the Industry
Cleaning - Chemical Choices - Using the pH Scale
Equipment Basics - What to choose and where to start
High Pressure Cleaning Techniques - for speed and profit
Sealing - How to choose the best Sealer for the Job
- Application methods

Regrouting and Repair

Regrouting Business Basics - Welcome to a New World
Tools of the Trade - Grout: sanded vs. unsanded
Shower Cleaning and Restoration - How to make $$$ in showers
Tile and Grout Repair: Replacement and Color Matching - how to match existing grout colors

Marketing - Pricing - Business Plan

What is your Business Potential
How to position your services
Advertising Best Practices
The "$1000+ day"

Grout Color Sealing

The Color Sealing Business Model - To Clean or Color, that is the question
How to Choose the Right Color Sealer
Application Methods and Tools - Do's and Don'ts
Application Methods - Speed Training: how to color seal 200+ sq ft an hour
Real World Pratical - Try your hand at what you've learned

Intro to Floor Safety and its implications for you.

This section will address floor safety and slip and fall prevention measures. The student will be introduced to terminology such as Coefficient of Friction (COF) and learn about products available to them for use in providing additional services that meet the needs of companies, and institutions.