House Cleaning Tips - How to Clean Ceramic Tile Floors
Ceramic floor tiles look great when they are sparkling clean so it pays to know just how to get them seeing like new in just a short time. Ingrained dirt will need some shifting, but when they are all clean again you will be so happy you made the attempt to learn how to do it professionally.
Dirty floor tiles also harbor bugs and bacteria so if there is a itsybitsy one crawling around the floor just imagine what is being picked up on those tiny hands and put right into the mouth. Even toddlers playing on the floor alot will be ingesting bacteria nearly all day long.
So let's attack those tiles, but first let's look at what are you using to mop the floors?
The best type of set up for floor mopping is the self-wringing bucket and mop. These buckets save a lot of time and when used the floor is not getting drenched with dirty water, but being washed with a damp wrung out mop. This blend of bucket and the mop positively do a great job.
First job first!
Before anyone else, the tiles should be swept, especially if you live in areas where sand or gritty soil will get tramped into the house. If this is not swept up it will etch the cease of the tiles and over time the dirt will get ground into the tiles. In saying that, if you do live in beach areas the tiles should be swept at least once a day for that reason.
Regardless of the fact that there are so many industrial cleaners around
I still find the 'green cleaner' of water and white distilled vinegar does a amazing job. Use these two in a 50/50 water/vinegar ratio and you will find that your tiles are left with a brilliant shine and no streaks.
Now if you do find that there are streaks it is time to look at your cleaning equipment. But first, do make sure that if you have a uncostly large area of tiles that you are using a clean solution regularly, otherwise dirt is just being spread back onto the floor. If that is not the qoute then does the mop head need replacing? If not, does it need a good wash with some water and vinegar to get rid of old residue from industrial cleaners?
This is often the case when cleaning. People blame the cleaning solution but don't give enough concentration to the actual cleaning tools and rags but they too need cleaning after housecleaning task so that the best results are obtained.
A favorite mix People like to use is to add Eucalyptus Oil to the water mix as well, and although this is a cleaner and disinfectant too, it is often added just to perfume the water. It is just the right thing to use if you have babies crawling around the floor.
If you have old ingrained dirt in textured tiles then you will most likely have to use a nail brush to remove the dirt, but after that with regular cleans the tiles should stay in good condition.
Cleaning the grout.
If you have qoute areas of grout then leave full force white distilled vinegar on it for a few minutes then scrub with a toothbrush. If you cannot remove the stain try using some baking soda mixed with a itsybitsy detergent (enough to form a paste) and rub it into the grout. Leave for a few minutes, scrub with a tooth brush and clean off.
I am sure you will find these methods work for you and that your ceramic tiles will look amazing and enhance all your house cleaning that you have been doing.
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