How to Clean Porous Tile
Most ceramic and stone tile is porous, meaning it has indentations and an uneven surface that can often be difficult to clean thoroughly with just a mop and a bucket. Combine that with deep-set grout lines between the tiles, and you are left with an uneven surface that requires an occasional deep cleaning.
This can be done with a cleaning routine that uses strong cleaning items that thoroughly clean the porous tile.
Things You Will Need
- Cleaning buckets
- Hot water
- Dish soap
- Vinegar
- Scrub brush
- Cleaning rags
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Make a cleaning solution by filling one cleaning bucket with one gallon of hot water, and either two drops of vinegar or two drops of dish soap. Fill a separate cleaning bucket with hot water.
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Dip a scrub brush into the bucket of cleaning solution, and begin scrubbing the porous tile. Start at one side of the room, and work your way to the opposite side.
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After cleaning about three square feet of tile, dip a cleaning rag into the bucket of clean hot water. Wring it out and wipe the tile you just scrubbed.
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Allow the tile to air dry, or speed up the drying process by wiping with a clean, dry cloth.
The Drip Cap
- Most ceramic and stone tile is porous, meaning it has indentations and an uneven surface that can often be difficult to clean thoroughly with just a mop and a bucket.
- Combine that with deep-set grout lines between the tiles, and you are left with an uneven surface that requires an occasional deep cleaning.
- Fill a separate cleaning bucket with hot water.
Writer Bio
Mel Frank is a professional freelance writer with over 15 years of writing experience. She has completed a wide variety of writing assignments for a number of publications that include CNN and various websites. Frank received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from a prestigious university in Pennsylvania.
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- Kitchen image by armanxo from Fotolia.com
- Kitchen image by armanxo from Fotolia.com
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