30+ years on Florida's Gulf Coast
Brooksville to Naples and everywhere in between on Florida's Gulf Coast
Hillsborough County · Tampa Bay
Tile, grout, carpet and pressure washing across Hillsborough — homes, offices and restaurants.
Tampa is our busiest commercial market. Between restaurant kitchens on Howard Avenue, medical suites off Dale Mabry and office lobbies downtown, most of our Hillsborough week is quarry tile, VCT and high-traffic entry tile that gets walked on a few hundred times a day.
Where we work in Tampa
Hillsborough and south Pasco are covered on the same weekly run, so there is no travel surcharge anywhere in the Tampa metro.
Tampa ZIP codes we service: 33602, 33603, 33604, 33605, 33606, 33607, 33609, 33610, 33611, 33612, 33613, 33614, 33615, 33616, 33617, 33618, 33619, 33624, 33625, 33626, 33629, 33634, 33635, 33637, 33647
On the residential side the split is clear: pre-war bungalows in Seminole Heights and Hyde Park with original hex tile, terrazzo and hardwood, and 2000s-and-newer builds in New Tampa, Westchase and Citrus Park with large-format porcelain and light grout that shows every footprint.
Step 1 — coverage
Local conditions
Different market, different problem. Here's what we run into in Hillsborough County specifically.
A big share of South Tampa and Seminole Heights homes still have their 1920s–1950s floors: hex bathroom tile, terrazzo under the carpet, and quarry tile porches. Those respond to honing and sealing, not to a hardware-store scrub. We test a small area first and tell you honestly whether restoration beats replacement.
Unlike Pasco and Polk, most of Tampa is on city water, so we see far less rust and mineral staining and far more plain traffic soil and grease — especially in kitchens and restaurant back-of-house. That changes the chemistry we bring and usually means a faster, cheaper job than our well-water markets.
Tampa jobs are frequently after-hours. We run evening and Sunday work for restaurants, gyms, churches and offices so nothing shuts down during business hours, and we can stage a large floor in sections over multiple nights.
Services
Every service links to a page with the local detail, process and pricing for this area.
Restaurant quarry tile, entry porcelain and original bungalow tile — deep extraction plus color sealing where grout is permanently stained.
Grout & Tile details →
Office carpet tile, apartment turnovers and family homes near USF — traffic lanes and pet treatment.
Carpet & Upholstery details →
Storefronts, sidewalks, driveways and screened lanais that grow mildew through the summer rains.
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Proof
Entry tile in a South Tampa home — drag to see the grout line difference
BEFOREAFTERReviews
I recently had my floors professionally cleaned by The Cleaning Solution Floor and Carpet Restoration, and I couldn't be happier with the results. With a baby who will be mobile very soon, it was really important to me to have peace of mind knowing m…
No need to search any further - this company deserves all its 5 star reviews! They're pros at cleaning and sealing grout in tile floors and showers to look new again. Juan is extremely nice and responsive and his sons are just as wonderful and do exc…
I couldn't be happier with the service I received from Juan and the guys at the Cleaning Solution. From start to finish, the team was professional, punctual, and incredibly detail-oriented. They took the time to explain the entire process, answered a…
Juan and his sons and crew were top notch. Timely, professional, fair prices and did an amazing job cleaning the tile floor in our entire home. I will use them every time going forward. Truly can't recommend them enough.
This service is beyond amazing. If possible I would give more than 5 stars. In a rental property and they made my 20 yr old tile look brand new. Can't say enough good things!
I can't stop looking at my floors! They look brand new. Satisfied is an understatement. I am thrilled with the outcome. Juan was so professional and transparent which is extremely rare to find in business these days. He and his crew did exactly what…
Juan and his sons were amazing! I got a quote from Juan last year and finally was ready to pull the trigger. Before calling Juan to book I got a couple other quotes just to do my due diligence and all were almost dbl the price without including seali…
Highly recommend this amazing service. They left my carpet looking brand new, and certainly saved me thousands of dollars in the process. I will be using them again for other areas of my home!
My experience working with Juan was absolutely exceptional! He and his team did an amazing job on our new garage floor! Juan was super responsive and completed our job on time. We highly recommend him and will be using him for his other services in t…
They refurbished my 40 year-old tile floors and grout. The floors look like brand new! The work was done by 2 professional and congenial people. I'm very pleased on their work! I've already recommended their work to local friends.
Pricing
Real job sizes from this market with the range we quote from. Every price is confirmed flat on site before we start.
| Typical job | Size | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen + entry tile, 3/2 home | 350–500 sq ft | $440 – $1,000 | Clean and penetrating seal, one visit. |
| Whole-floor porcelain, New Tampa build | 1,200 sq ft | $1,500 – $2,400 | Add color sealing if grout is patchy. |
| Restaurant back-of-house quarry tile | 600 sq ft | $750 – $1,200 | After-hours, degreaser pre-treatment. |
| Storefront sidewalk & entry wash | 800 sq ft | $280 – $400 | $150 minimum on exterior work. |
Tile and grout runs $1.25–$2.00 per square foot in Tampa; pressure washing is $0.35–$0.50 per square foot with a $150 minimum. Furniture moving is a flat $175 if you want us to handle it. Everything is quoted flat before we start.
FAQ
Yes. Evening, overnight and Sunday scheduling is standard for our Tampa commercial accounts — restaurants, offices, gyms, churches and medical suites. Large floors can be staged in sections across multiple nights so you never lose a service day.
Usually yes. Terrazzo under old carpet or vinyl is often in excellent shape once the adhesive is removed. It is ground, honed and polished rather than 'cleaned', and it is quoted separately from tile work at $3.50–$6.50 per square foot.
All of it. Tampa proper, Brandon, Riverview, Valrico, Lutz, Plant City, Apollo Beach, Ruskin and Sun City Center are all on the same route, and we cross into Pasco for Wesley Chapel and Land O' Lakes.
Cleaning first. If the grout comes back to an even color, you only need a penetrating sealer. Color sealing is for grout that is permanently stained, patched from repairs, or a color you never liked — it's a coating that makes every line identical.
Most residential jobs go on the schedule within a few days. Commercial after-hours work usually books a week out because it has to fit around your closing time.
Service area
The Cleaning Solution LLC has worked the Gulf Coast for 30+ years — Brooksville to Naples and everywhere in between on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Call 941-592-2667 or send a few photos of the floor and we'll get you a flat price.