Tile floors last long. They are durable and easy to maintain. Your investment on taking care of tile floor will eventually pay off as maintenance will perverse their look and quality for hundreds of years.
If you take care of your tile properly, they can last up to 100 years. In this article, we will discuss about how you can properly take care of your tile floor with minimum or no cost.
Basic Regular cleaning
Tile floors are extreme easy to maintain, and the cost is virtually free. You just need to smart. There are two different ways to main your tile floor. You need to be both active and responsive to your maintenance. Actively clean dirt like sand and foot prints from the floor whenever your can. You should regularly vacuum you’re your floor followed by sweeping with damp mopping.
Make sure you don’t use too much water during wet mopping. Otherwise, there will be water marks on the floor. You can also use a little bit of cleaning agent with the water. But, don’t just overuse them. Most of us think, using too many cleaning products is good for tile. This idea is wrong. The less you can use cleaning chemicals, the better. Chemicals can harm the protective coating of your tile surface resulting loss of shine.
Simply plain water is enough in most of deep cleaning. However, a little bit of cleaning solution can be used when needed. For your best interest, contact your tile manufacturer for cleaning and maintenance instructions. Companies like LuxuryTiles.co.uk provide aftercare services for maintenance and restoration and they can also help you to choose specific cleaning solution for your tile floor.
Clean Spilling Immediately
The second way of taking care of your tile floor is to be responsive and act immediately if you spill something on the floor. Quickly wipe the liquid from your floor then wipe it with a piece of cloth. If there’s still spot remains, you can use a wet sponge and spay some cleaning solution directly to the spot. Then you can wipe it. Do not let the spilled materials sit for a long time. It will become harder to remover the mark if they dry out on your tile floor. In this way you can prevent any kind of stains to your floor.
Place a Doormat
Another great yet hugely effective way to prevent your tile floor is to place a doormat or rugs at the entrance. In this method, the rugs and doormats will gather most of the dirt and sands and there will be little amount dirt that will go to your actual tile floor. You should vacuum your rugs and doormat regularly, otherwise if the are dirty then they will disseminate the dirt.
Use Feet Protectors on Furniture
Another simple hack to protect your tile floor from scratches and stains is to install feet protectors on to your furniture. When you move your furniture, possible that you drag them from here to there. If there’s no feet protector in furniture’s, this dragging can cause serious damage to your tiles and leave permanent scratch. So, avoid dragging your furniture if you can or install furniture feet protector. If you don’t have feet protectors in your furniture legs, just place a mat under the feet while dragging. This will allow smooth dragging as well as protect the tile floor.
Grout Sealing
Another important part of tile care and maintenance is grout sealing. Different types of tiles need different kinds of sealing. You must seal grouts that are located between two tile blocs regularly. You need to clean the floor and make sure they are dry. You can hire a professional grout sealer, if you don’t know how to do that.
Tile Floor Repairing
As I said earlier, tile floors made with bespoke tiles are durable and do not need to get repaired often. But, in some cases you may need to repair tile floors. The grout seal can be damaged over the time and you may need to repair the tile. In that case I will highly recommend you contact with a professional in case you need to do that. Tile repairing needs different types of tools and skills.
Conclusion
These are few tips that will help you to last and shine your tile flor for very long time. I personally suggest you to proactively clean the floor surface on a regular basis. This is the best way to maintain your tile floor without spending a dime.
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