Ceramic tiles are perhaps the best type of flooring or wall cladding you could select for your home. Their low maintenance requirements and long lifespan are quite the advantage, however, grit and improper maintenance may be a problem in the long run.
Grit and sand may cause surface scratches if not removed and your tile flooring might crack irreparably if you don’t keep it clean. More importantly, since grout darkens from dirt absorption over time, even a clean room with unmaintained ceramic tiles for walls and floors might seem unclean.
Cleaning Ceramic Tiles
Take out the shoes, roll up the rugs, move the furniture, and put away any other obstacles before you start cleaning. Once you have cleared out the area you wish to clean, follow the steps below to clean your ceramic tiles.
- Use a vacuum cleaner or brush to get rid of the loose dirt, sand, and other debris.
- Remove any sticky residue from the tiles with a plastic knife.
- Mix half a cup of vinegar with a spoonful of dish soap into a pot of boiling water. Don’t overdo it with the soap, or otherwise you’ll end up with a deposit that dulls the floor’s appearance. Thick cleansers, like dishwashing detergent, are hard to completely rinse away. Leftover soap residue may serve as a magnet for filth and cling to the grout, making cleaning more difficult. So, avoid using them as cleaning agents.
- It’s a good idea to run the mop under hot water to get rid of any leftover dust and grime from the last cleaning before you start mopping.
- Use soapy water to wash the floor tiles.
- Then, mop the floor with simple hot water to get rid of the soap residue.
Leaving the floor to air dry is an option, but wiping it with a fresh cloth or towel can remove even more debris and help avoid water marks.
Tips For Maintaining the Grout Between Ceramic Tiles
The grout connecting ceramic tiles for walls and floors is one of the most visible parts of the floor. In order to thoroughly clean your tiles thoroughly, you should use a neutral or light alkaline cleaner that has been made specifically for tile and grout.
You can hire services to clean bathroom tiles, Bangalore, that use grout-cleaning devices that utilise hot steam to thoroughly scrub the grout in a home. However, if you’d rather do it yourself, continue reading ahead!
Combine one spoonful of powdered oxygen bleach with one bucket’s worth of water. Make sure you read the package’s instructions well. This powerful bleach is suitable for use with coloured fabrics and contains a different chemical composition than chlorine bleach, making it non-toxic. It’s often kept in the cleaning section of supermarkets and hardware stores.
Using a sprayer or a scrub brush, apply the mixture to the grout lines. Utilize either strategy on particularly grimy grout. At least thirty minutes should pass while the solution is sitting on the grout. It’s for the best if you wait a while. The bleach solution’s oxygen ions keep eliminating germs for up to 6 hours.
After the bleach mixture has had time to sink in, scrape the grout lines with a stiff nylon brush or perhaps an old toothbrush. Start with a small section of grout and scrub it well before mopping away the filthy water with a cloth.
Wash the area with clean water and a clean towel after you’ve finished cleaning the grout lines. Apply a grout sealer after the ground is dry to prevent dirt from settling into the grout.
White vinegar along with lemon juice or baking soda, both of which you probably already have on hand, may stand in for the oxygen bleach. Cleaning with bleach solution is the easiest since it needs less scrubbing to get the job done.
To Sum Up
The solutions above can help you maintain your ceramic tiles well. If your grout isn’t epoxy or self-sealing, a sealer will help keep stains at bay.
At Katta Ceramics, you can find a bespoke collection of the finest ceramic tiles for walls and floors including some of the best bathroom tiles Bangalore can offer. Visit the online catalogue to explore the range.
