How To Clean Tile Floors By Hand

Spot clean stains with a mixture of half scouring powder and half warm water.

How to clean tile floors by hand. Sweep or vacuum your tile floors a couple of times a week. Do not clean porcelain tile flooring with ammonia or with cleaners that contain bleach and or acid. You can add mild dish soap ph neutral to the hot water in the bucket mix them thoroughly and begin mopping the floor one area at a time. Mix fresh water and dish detergent and mop it on the floor to remove hard grease. Add the ingredients together stirring until all the clumps dissolve.

Mix a mild detergent with hot water and apply with a rag or chamois mop instead of a sponge mop. Sand and grit can dull and scratch the surface. Once you ve removed the dirt you re ready to mop. Allow the floor to dry at least 1 hour before moving on but make sure the floor is fully dry. A sponge mop pushes dirty water into the grout and soils it.

Mop the floor with a mix of cup white vinegar and a gallon of warm water. If there are any stains left on the floor scrub them using equal parts scouring powder and warm water. Be sure to rinse the floor thoroughly with clean water to avoid leaving streaks. Rinse clean and let the floor dry. Best viewed in hd.

Fill your bucket with a wax stripper and scrub your tile floor clean of any old wax with a scrub brush then mop the floor with clean water to remove any chemical residue. Working in small sections spray the solution onto the floor and mop it off. After sweeping or vacuuming wash the linoleum tile with linoleum flooring cleaning solution or borax detergent and water. But thanks to some handy tools and a troubleshooting approach you can keep yours spotless throughout the week without having to deploy the heavy artillery. To clean tile flooring start by mopping the tiles with diluted white vinegar.

Start by scrubbing the floor following the direction of the textured tile. Then scrub in the opposite direction of the texture on the tile. To protect your linoleum floors apply a coat of wax or liquid wax and buff to a shine every 3 to 6 months. This is a short tutorial of how i cleaned my tile grout easily quickly and cheaply using an old detailer s hack. You can find wax stripper at any home improvement or hardware store.