These days, a lot of people do come across a fantastic and original Victorian tiled floor when they move into a new house. They may discover it when taking up an old carpet or any other floor covering. Now Victorian tiled floors can be characterised by the small and unglazed clay tiles in earth-like colours such as black, red, buff and often with white, blue and green shades incorporated. The floors themselves are typically laid in geometric repeating patterns with elaborate borders in many cases.The main challenge with these kinds of floors is to remove many years worth of polishes, waxes, dirt and grime. One product that will work wonders on such a floor is Aquamix’s Heavy Duty Tile and Grout Cleaner. This will be sufficient in most cases. However, should you find that the floor has deeply ingrained dirt, residues of adhesive, grout haze or paints then a product like Sealer and Coating Remover will remove these stubborn elements completely.
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The answer to this is relatively straightforward and there are two ways to go. First, if you have a small coating of mould, algae or mildew on your tile grout then you could use a simple tile cleaning product like Shower Tile Cleaner. This should more than do the job for you.
However, if you have a thicker coating of mildew, algae or mould on your tile grout then we’d suggest spraying some diluted household bleach onto the stained areas and leave the bleach on there for at least an hour – always test on a small area first to be safe. Then, rinse it off well using plenty of clean water. This will certainly clean off all the mould for you. If you still have stains left remaining then perhaps you should consider recoloring the grout with Grout Colorant.
Copyright Ian Taylor and The Tile and Stone Blog.co.uk, 2013. See copyright notice above.If you want to clean limestone and care for your limestone floors it can be a relatively simple task. However, you do need to take care with stone like limestone as it is prone to damage by acid and acidic-based products since it is a calcium-based product.Limestone, in general terms, is relatively soft when compared to say granite or indeed marble. This means that it is always sensible to consider wear prevention. Here is a simple 6 – Part guide to cleaning limestone and maintaining limestone floors:
1. Ensure that your limestone is sealed with a high quality product to help protect wear and tear. We suggest a product like Sealer’s Choice Gold.
2. Make sure you try and eliminate grit from the limestone floor as this is the main cause of wear and tear to a limestone floor. Place dust mats inside and outside the room to remove grit from shoes and to help prevent the transfer onto the floor.
3. Vacuum and sweep the limestone floor on a regular basis. This also helps to remove grit and other contaminants.
4. Clean up any spillages as quickly as possible and don’t allow them to dwell and hence stain the stone.
5. Clean the limestone floor regularly using a mild and neutral cleaner. This will help clean the stone without harming the grout or the sealer.
6. Once a quarter conduct a deep clean using a high quality alkaline cleaner.
For more routine cleaning use a product like Concentrated Tile Cleaner. For deeper less periodic cleans, we’d suggest using Heavy Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner. This is a very powerful degreaser and deep cleaning solution.
Copyright Ian Taylor and The Tile and Stone Blog.co.uk, 2013. See copyright notice above.The simple answer to this is Yes you can. You need to use a grout colouring product such as Grout Renue ‘N’ Seal. This product can be applied to any grout and it will bond to the grout but not to the tiles themselves. It is very simple to apply and you wash off the excess with just plain water. It can be used on floors, walls and worktops either internally or externally. Grout Renue ‘N’ Seal also effectively seals your grout for up to 15 years for domestic use.
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