How To Clean Tile and Grout – Easy and Practical Steps

Written by Posted On Tuesday, 05 March 2019 01:07

With its increased lifespan and durability, tiling has become a very popular type of flooring not only for high risk areas like kitchens and bathrooms, but all throughout the house. The myriad of color choices for grout and tile, the flexibility of the side and creative outlet of designing just how it will look has innumerable amounts of appeal to homeowners, not to mention that tiles are much easier to clean and maintain than carpet, and have a much cleaner feel to them. Mopping with dirty implements and water, use, accidents and improper care all shorten the lifespan of your floor, but can thankfully be fixed with some tender love and care.

 

Usually, homeowners will become distressed when they notice that their tile begins to lose its color and luster, or their grout becomes discolored and dirty with wear. Their initial reaction is to usually tear it all up and retile, but that is not the only option. Though it may seem as if the color of your floor is ruined, it is still there and only needs to have it brought back to light through the accumulated smut. With the following tried and best cleaning methods of tile, you stand a fair chance of breathing new life and glory into your floor.

 

Firstly, when looking at your floor, you do not want to try to work with super abrasive chemicals or tools since they could cause untold damage to your grout and scratch your tile, leaving it looking cloudy or permanently dirty, at which point you may as well tear it all up and lay new flooring. Stiff bristled brushes, sponges and rags may all be used; never try to chip away stubborn material with a knife or use a wire brush on a tile floor because it could wear away the grout and scratch the tile.

 

The first step into cleaning, you need to loosen the accumulated grime with a pre-treating soak of water and a very mild cleanser of some sort, but be careful to follow the directions on the container if you use a chemical compound. The deep scrub of the grout and tile is next, paying special attention to the grout with a brush to agitate the surface and loosen the staining and dirt that’s discoloring your floor.

 

 

Rinsing is incredibly important and often sometimes better left to professional tile cleaning Melbourne, since it usually involves pressure-heated water which captures and eliminates the soap and dirt to be soaked or sucked up afterward. These three steps can be repeated as many times as needed with a low-Ph cleanser, and afterwards must be dried very thoroughly with high-powered air movers.

 

After these steps, the floor will be generally clean and only the most stubborn stains will remain behind. This is when spot-cleaning will become necessary to remove stain from your flooring. If you can remove them with a little bit of elbow grease and water, then do so, do not risk damaging your tile or grout by using abrasive chemicals if you can avoid it. Hire professional tile and grout cleaning for shining bright flooring.

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