| Ceramic tile has become a popular flooring choice for | | | | have some stubborn spots you can use a soft brush |
| kitchens, bathrooms and even living areas in homes. | | | | to help you loosen them. Avoid using scouring pads |
| It is a great durable material that will stand up to | | | | or steel wool which could remove the finish from or |
| much abuse. It does however require some regular | | | | scratch your tile. Once you have finished, rinse the |
| cleaning and maintenance to keep it in great shape. | | | | floor with clean water. This will remove any |
| Read this article and learn a few tips to help you | | | | detergent residue from the floor making it brighter |
| take care of your tile floors. | | | | and keeping it from re-soiling too quickly. If the grout |
| The most basic thing that you should do is mop your | | | | lines are dirty you can clean them with a |
| ceramic floor regularly with a good household | | | | concentrated mixture of detergent followed by a |
| detergent or floor cleaner. You want to do this often | | | | good fresh water rinse. For tougher grout line stains |
| to prevent stains from sinking into your grout lines | | | | consider using a home vapor steam cleaner to clean |
| which is much harder to clean. Use the hottest water | | | | them. Get one with a nozzle that directs the steam |
| possible to allow the cleaning chemical to work at | | | | into a thin stream. |
| maximum efficiency. To mop, mix your water and | | | | As you can see it is very easy to care for tile floors. |
| then mop a thin layer over the entire floor. Let the | | | | If you get to the point where you just can not clean |
| solution dwell for a few minutes to loosen stuck on | | | | them any longer you should consult a local carpet |
| soil and food. Then mop the solution up, rinsing and | | | | cleaner for an estimate on tile and grout cleaning. |
| wringing out your mop often. If you find that you | | | | Sometimes it just takes a professional to do the job. |