DIY – Clean Kitchen Tiles.
Maintaining a clean kitchen should be a priority for a housewife and maids. Walking into a kitchen and observing its neatness is mainly due to the neatness of the tiles [ that on average covers 60 percent of the kitchen ].
Why Should One Keep Their Kitchen Tiles Clean?
A. It is important for your kitchen to be hygienic
B. To avoid kitchen accident like slipping
C. To avoid pieces of debris that can accumulate on the tiles floor
D. Diseases that are transferred through the air would be avoided
Ways to clean kitchen tiles
1. Give them a scrub with soapy cloth
Those sticky marks or debris would be able to wash off when scrubbed with a soapy cloth that’s rough. The soap helps to remove those grease stains, it’s an easy way to get your tiles sparkling again.
2. Use an expert tile cleaner
There are cases that are stubborn to just soap and water that you need to use special cleaners like BAR KEEPERS FRIEND. It is highly recommended.
If the stain is sticky and strong, you apply it on the tile and leave for a few minutes, use a damp sponge to rub lightly and wipe dry. Polish with a clean cloth to make it look shiny and sparkly.
Here are some Special tile cleaners that you can use for your kitchen
a. Tile and Grout Cleaner by Viper Venom: This tile cleaner is very beneficial especially when there is a heavy or thick soil residue on your tile grout or surface. This item works best as a pre-treatment spray to loosen or emulsify stains on the tile.
b. Pro Tile Cleaner by Prochem: This Professional Cleaner is good for stress-free wiping and cleaning for the surface of any ceramic surface or it’s grout. It is a special water-based solution that can help make your kitchen tile cleaning process much easier but still resulting in an amazing result.
c. Pre‑Spray by Saiger’s: This pre-spray is one of the best tile cleaners on the market and that’s why a lot of professionals use it. To get maximum results, use this cleaner regularly to get an effective result.
3. Mop Regularly
Mix detergent in a bucket of water and mop your tiles regularly. A consistent moping of your floor will reduce easy stains of grease or soil particles.
After the first moping, rinse very well, so no soap residue will stick to the floor or tile.
A second mop should be used to complete the process to make it dry and look shiny
4. Clean up spills immediately
If you mistakenly spill a jug of juice or even water on the tiles, you should clean promptly. Leaving those spills for a long period of time will make them sticky and become difficult to remove later on.
To maintain that clean tiles always, you must say no to procrastination and do things at the right time.
How to maintain a ceramic tile floor
The ceramic tile floor is one of the most commonly used tiles in the world, they are durable and therefore, need constant care and cleaning
Sweep the tile floor for a good number of times a week, and can make the surface dull and rough through scratch. After sweeping, you mop effectively.
During moping, you use hot water, detergent, and a rag. The bucket of water should be changed regularly to avoid making the tile look cloudy dull.
I will give you a local mixture that you can use instead of purchasing high ranked chemicals. Mixing of lemon juice, vinegar, and hot water has been found to be very efficient for ceramic tiles. Apply it on the floor, scrub and dry with a clean cloth.
Essential cleaning tools needed in the kitchen
1. Mop
2. Plastic scraper
3. Rubber gloves
4. Dishcloth
5. Scrub brush
6. Spray bottles
7. Disinfectants
8. Fan brush
9. Floor brush
10. Hard scrubbing sponge