cleaning kitchen / bathroom floor tiles

squeaky

bootman wrote: »

Sorry to hijack your question, can I ask the best way to clean the grout in between the tiles. I have large tiles with about a cm wide run of grey floor cement/grout in between.

The grout looks dirty in places where stuff has either got dropped or just from treading through. I clean the tiles with cif, but any tips of cleaning up the grouting?

Try here...

Grouting:
- Grout with bleach and bicarb?
- White grouting - what's best to clean?
- No need to regrout

Good luck

Petal_3

Hi all

I have dark grey slate lookie likie floor tiles in my kitchen. The floor needs a good wash and the grout is looking grubby. Any recommendations please? I'm hoping for something that get them looking good as new and maybe a little sheen?

Many thanks
~x~

sandy2_2

If you have white grout try bicarb mixed with lemon juice and scrub with nailbrush or old toothbrush

Petal_3

Thank you! I'll give it a go

chasbkn

Hi,
I have floors made from large slate slabs which have not been cleaned/sealed/treated for many years and presumably are original from the building date circa 1880. They are not smooth but more ridged from wear and tear.

I'd like to thoroughly clean them and then seal them to leave a shiny but not slippery finish. Any help? I am not averse to purchasing the correct solutions.

cheers

skintchick

We had our bathroom redone (it's all posh now!) with natural stone tiles but we don;t know how to clean them as they have a porous surface. I'm particularly worried about limescale building up as we have very hard water.

What do other people do? We have then on the walls and on the floor.

greenbee

Natural stone tiles are usually sealed to make them less porous. Clean them with something gentle (try a microfibre cloth and water, or some of the eco/natural cleaning products).

Butterfly_Brain

I have them in my kitchen and went to a local cleaning suppliers and bought some sealer and have had no problems ( Mind you my husband does specialist cleaning so I already had a heads up).
If you ask for a sealer that is suitable for stone and non-slip (very important in a bathroom) they will advise you on the best one.
Failing that get a professional in, it isn't as expensive as you might think - just get lots of quotes from reputable companies.

skintchick

THey have been sealed when they were put up (we didn;t do it, we paid a man) so maybe I just use water then.

sleepybookworm7

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have any tips for cleaning some old (once biege) ceramic floor tiles. Whatever I do to them, they never look 'clean'. DH has promised to put some new grouting down (don't hold your breath :rotfl:), but I think it's time for a new approach.

Thanks