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San Ramon, CA

Blace’s Grout Restoration

4.8 (27 reviews)
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Caulk bead too large. (This is after grout cleaning, before having tub refinished.)
elizabeth M.

Blace was pleasant and easy to work with but I was disappointed by two aspects of our interaction. I called about dirty grout in a shower and, after viewing photos, he thought we should be able to clean the grout rather than replacing it. He did the work while I wasn't present and said he thought I'd be pleased but when I was able to see it I realized the grout was still stained, probably with mildew. Now I will be having it regrouted. None of that is Blace's fault but I wish he had honestly let me know the cleaning wasn't working which would've saved me time, money and effort. The second problem was he resealed the tub with fresh caulking with a bead that is way too large. I did tell him I was unhappy with the cleaning and he offered me a discount to come back and regrout but also added a travel charge which overbalanced the discount. I'm sorry Blace felt my review was unfair but the things that bothered me - not being told it would still look so stained after cleaning and the large bead - still bother me. I asked another outfit to try steam cleaning it and they tested and told me right away it wouldn't work. I've owned this home for decades and never had a huge caulk bead like that. It's perfectly even but I still don't like it, sorry. I try to be very fair.

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Blace is the man. I'm an absolute perfectionist, and it was a pleasure to meet someone with as high a quality bar as me. He has attention to detail down to fractions of millimeters, and is comfortable correcting issues left behind from botched jobs from earlier tradespeople. He knows his materials, which caulk to use when, how to color match, and what is needed to clean up. He spans all things tile, grout, and caulk, and works efficiently. In our shower, the original installation from years ago used grout at a 90 degree plane instead of caulk. It had cracked and failed. Blace cut it out, cleaned it up, and left it neat and tidy with no problem. He noticed all the relevant lines that needed caulking and just did them -- and they look great. We also had some messy caulking around our sinks and toilet, and he promptly and efficiently made them look perfect. When I noticed there was one issue with his caulk line, he agreed and made it 100% smooth and aesthetic to look at in a few minutes. He was extremely prompt to respond over Yelp, and very detailed in his answers. Also he has all the right tools and equipment, including industrial tools like a dremel and shop vac, which other providers on Yelp didn't have. I would definitely get him again for grout and caulk work.

This is my shower after Blace worked his magic!
Adriana H.

I called Blace after hearing about him from a neighbor. Within a few hours I had a detailed and reasonable quote, with multiple options I could choose from. He did not try to pressure me into paying for services I didn't need, which I appreciated. Blace was on time, quiet, and left my bathroom cleaner than when he showed up! I am usually picky about the workmanship of these kinds of services, but Blace gave me no opportunity for complaints. My shower pan looked flawless when he was done! Blace even instructed me on ways to keep my shower looking fresh and clean for much longer. He truly went above and beyond! I would highly recommend Blace for any grout, tile, or caulking work in your house. He really knows his stuff!

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I was looking for a grout restoration guy for my kitchen counters and I came across Blace on yelp. I decided to give him a try and I am glad I did. His quote was reasonable and the results were incredible. My kitchen counters look brand new. Do not hesitate to use Blaces grout restoration if your grout in the kitchen or bathroom needs renewal .You won't be disappointed. Blace was on time , he worked diligently and communicated clearly. I'm recommending him to family and friends

After - like brand new.

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Reviews are largely positive. Many highlight strong communication, quality workmanship, and fair pricing. Blace is also praised for being clean and respectful.

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Blace did a great job for us. He's careful, comprehensive, efficient, and communicative. I recommend working with him!

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Highly recommend! Quick to respond, quality work, and on time. Fairly priced as well and the job was done efficiently.

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Blace did a great job caulking around my showers and sinks, great quality at a decent rate.

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Blace did a fantastic job and completed the work less than a week after our initial conversation. Highly recommended!

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“Blace was great at communicating to schedule an appointment and giving updates when he was going to arrive.”

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I do not like giving bad reviews but this guy was so unconcerned about our satisfaction with the…read morejob, and left the floor in such terrible shape, that I want to comment. The reason I am still bothered, although this was months ago now, is that he tried to gaslight both my husband and me and was very forceful with his tone of voice and language trying to convince us of things we could see were not true (neither my husband nor I are overly emotional). When we showed him the mismatched grout colors (described below) he would say they matched. But clearly they didn't. Then he would say they would dry to match. They didn't. And he repeatedly would argue like this about the very thing we could see in front of us telling us what we saw was not true, mismatched grout. He did this when he could not remove all of the white finish from the grout leaving some white spots in the grey grout, in the places where it was hardest to reach. He tried twice to remove the white from the hard to reach spots, and he said he could not. I want to say at this point he was very angry and did offer me a refund, and I suggested it felt unfair to not pay him at all (we have a strong sense of what is fair, and money is not our main concern, and they had spent hours, but with his attitude I should have taken the refund!). Instead I asked him to just come back and fix the grout and we'd call it even. When he came back, without asking me applied black grout colorant over the white spots, this time telling us the black was the same color as the grey grout. Clearly it was not, yet he argued the point that it was. He kept saying "this is the right color". Then he said in a year it might change to grey!!! (By the way, this was new tile that had the wrong finish on it, which is why we called him in... no way was the grout grey because it faded over time, it was always grey). When I saw this was going to be left mismatched, I asked him to just use the colorant over all the grout, leaving it all one color (I prefer grey but all one color was my priority). He said "We don't do that". Clearly they do! He had just done that to spots of the grout. Then, gaslighting us again, he again said that it matched (clearly it did not, it was high contrast to the grey grout) and then he said again that it would dry to match. Of course it did not. When he left this time, and he said when it dried it would turn grey, I don't know why I believed him, I think I was just exhausted by all of this. The same line had never been true before, but in the the exchanges with him he became so heated I just wanted him gone. So I thanked him and let him leave. And he left a job done horribly. No one would have been happy with that floor. I ended up hiring another company to recolor the grout and am very happy with the results. So it cost me twice as much in the end, but the guy I found was so very nice. He actually cared whether or not I was happy with the floor!!!! I clearly wasted my money, energy and time on this very rude man. NOTE: There is more to this story, when he first did the floor he did not do inside the closet, even though it is the same floor. Then when it looked different inside the closet he tried to tell me they used a different sealer in the closet area. I knew they had not, but he insisted it was their fault not his. He did, however, finally do the floor after spending much time trying to tell me it could not be done. For the hard to reach areas that were still white, I even offered that if he would tell me what to use I would clean the hard to reach spots myself but he said it's a "trade secret" and wouldn't advice me how to do it myself. He originally gave us a quote to clean the finish off our tiles, and to replace the grout. When he got there he decided just to clean the grout and not replace. Fine with me. But when he did the job, leaving several white spots where the finish was more stubborn he vehemently tried to tell me it wasn't white. I could see it was. My husband could see it was. Guests who came later could see it was. It made us feel crazy. He came back, begrudgingly and tried again, but still did not get the white off. Finally he used colorant over the white, but it was black, leaving the floor just as messed up as if it were white areas. I have attached photos of the white and black grout that he left me with, each time considering the job done. He did a terrible job but worse... he was so rude about it.

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Super responsive! Excellent communications! Came on time the following day, stayed until work was…read morecompleted! I did this bathroom over 20 years ago, and the grout was missing in areas, cracked in others and overall dirty in parts. Very satisfied with the work that was performed, he is super friendly and explained the work that was done. I felt the price was fair, considering the amount of work that was done. Our shower is 4' x 6' in dimensions, and all 3" x 5" subway tiles.

I rarely write negative reviews, but the quality of the work and the way my concerns were handled…read morecompelled me to share my experience. Before payment, the owner, Zach, was responsive, clear, and reassuring. He told me everything was guaranteed. He knew I would be away for a few days, and when the work was finished, he sent two photos and requested electronic payment. I trusted that the photos accurately represented the finished job, so I paid. When I got home, the work looked very different from what those photos had led me to expect. One was taken from a distance; the other showed a close-up of the only section that looked good. Neither showed the problems with the rest of the job. The frustrating part is that the section in the close-up really did look nice. Seeing it next to the rest made the inconsistency in quality even more disappointing. I also learned from my son, who was home at the time, that someone other than Zach had performed the work. That had not been made clear to me. When I raised my concerns, Zach's tone changed. He became rude and was unwilling to address the problems, despite his earlier guarantee. He told me I had "seen the pictures," but those photos did not show the issues I found in person. I simply wanted them to come back and fix the work. Zach said he would call me right back. That call never came, and I have been unable to reach him since. It has been months; I gave up and had others come and fix it. I paid in good faith based on his assurances, and I feel misled. I have since had the work redone. Based on the quality of the work and the lack of follow-through when I asked for it to be corrected, I strongly recommend choosing someone else.

Blace’s Grout Restoration - groutservices - Updated October 2026

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