How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor

  • December 6, 2007
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It’s the porous surface of ceramic tiles that make them so warm and welcoming to bare feet—it’s also what makes them so vulnerable to stains and grime.

You Will Need

  • A vacuum with a floor or brush attachment
  • A bucket with 2 gal. of warm water
  • A quarter c. of white vinegar or a quarter cup of mild soap
  • A rag mop
  • A brush with plastic bristles
How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Vacuum floor

Step 1: Vacuum floor

Vacuum your floor thoroughly to remove any loose dirt or grime.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Mix solution

Step 2: Mix solution

For an unsealed floor, mix the vinegar into the bucket of warm water. For a sealed floor, mix the mild soap into the water instead.

Sealed tile floors should be waxed once a year — and stripped, re-sealed, and re-waxed every few years.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Scrub stains

Step 3: Scrub stains

If there are any stains, use the cleaning solution and the plastic-bristled brush to scrub them away.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Soak mop

Step 4: Soak mop

Soak the mop in the bucket containing the cleaning solution, then ring it out.

Check warnings or recommendations from the tile’s manufacturers before using a commercial cleaner.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Mop floor

Step 5: Mop floor

Mop the floor.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Fill bucket with water

Step 6: Fill bucket with water

Empty the cleaning solution and fill the bucket with clean water.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Rinse floor

Step 7: Rinse floor

Mop the floor again to rinse, making sure not to mop yourself into a corner.

How To Clean a Ceramic Tile Floor: Let floor dry

Step 8: Let floor dry

Allow the floor to dry, then take off your shoes and go for a stroll.

In the West African country of Mauritania, it’s traditional to eat sitting on the floor.

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Comments (1)

kalafrana

As a tile retailer in Sydney, I always recomment the ole white vinegar and water.....still the best for cleaning grout haze after installation and ongoing cleaning. With the sealing side tho.....glazed tiles will not require sealing. Charlie wwww.kalafranaceramics.com.au

over 2 years ago by kalafrana

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