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Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / October 2005tile cleaning
I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and shows every spot. Even if I mop the floor, the water streaks show up and the floor looks dirty all the time. I don't want to spend thousands of dollars getting the glazed tile that is not shiny. I'm sure there is an easier way to keep it clean. Thanks, Susan My glazed tile that is NOT shiny looks just as bad. I keep thinking that if I shine it it'll look better. Guess we're both wrong. :I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am : beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : : Thanks, Susan use plain hot water with vinegar added. It gets rid of the sticky soap residue that attracts the dirt. chris > I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am > beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks, Susan > I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am > beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I'm sure there is an easier way to keep it clean. I would recommend that you get a steam mop. It should do a great job cleaning the tile and since there is no water left on the tile, you won't have streaks or spots. > > I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am > > beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > cleaning the tile and since there is no water left on the tile, you won't > have streaks or spots. In the Marines, 60 of us slept in one room. With that kind of crowding, a sanitary floor was important. We'd sweep and mop with soap each morning, sweep and mop with water at noon, and sweep each evening. The floor was plain red with a glossy finish. That made any dirt obvious. Mopping with plain water and a heavy string mop would pick up soap residue and dust too fine for a broom. We had a good wringer, which meant the mop left very little dirt or water to cause spotting. Still, to make the floor shine we had to buff. A mopping system that leaves a floor almost dry will reduce spotting. To get rid of spotting entirely, you will probably need to buff. I wonder if a clean pushbroom would shine up almost-spotless tile. > > > I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am > > > beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > To get rid of spotting entirely, you will probably need to buff. I > wonder if a clean pushbroom would shine up almost-spotless tile. That's too much work for me. Really, the steam mop works and is easy. Another option would be to use a Hoover Floormate. > > > > I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am > > > > beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > That's too much work for me. Really, the steam mop works and is easy. > Another option would be to use a Hoover Floormate. To wipe a large floor clean, an old-fashioned string mop can be pretty efficient, and there's no cord. When you said a steam mop *should* do a great job, I assumed you hadn't tried it on tile. Any system that picks up almost all the water should reduce spotting. > > > > > I have shiny marbled tile in my kitchen, dining room and hallway. I am > > > > > beginning to really hate it. The shiny tile seems to grab the dirt and [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > tried it on tile. Any system that picks up almost all the water should > reduce spotting. I use my steam mop on both laminate and tile. Of course there are no guarantees that everyone will agree, thus the word "should." I think it works well. |
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