Matt porcelain tile steam cleaner, is it possible?

amerste

In the process of having these full bodied matt porcelain floor tiles laid but now thinking about the cleaning of this area. Reading about the steam cleaners I can only find them suitable for sealed polished tiles, is there a steam cleaner for these tiles or will they all leave too much water on the floor. Would appreciate any suggestions.

cyclonebri1

The water left by a steam cleaner will evaporate in about 1 minute.

If the tiles absorb that then stains will be a far bigger issue to you.

What do you mean by "full bodied"?

amerste

The tile is a full porcelain not just a coating on top. Because they are not sealed and don't need to be they repel water that's why I was thinking about puddles of water left. Thanks for your reply though.

southcoastrgi

amerste wrote: »

The tile is a full porcelain not just a coating on top. Because they are not sealed and don't need to be they repel water that's why I was thinking about puddles of water left. Thanks for your reply though.

any natural stone tiles will absorb water & need to be sealed or as cy has said you will be left with stains that you won't be able to remove

anotherbaldrick

Water will not soak into porcelain tiles , the small volume of water will evaporate in less than 5 minutes, if you want to speed it run a clean mop over the floor.
We have porcelain tiles through the ground floor and every 3 months I give them a good blast with my Vaporetto Polti to get them back to new. You need to choose a dry fine day as the amount of steam vapour everywhere I open windows and doors to let it escape.
The Vaporetto also brings the grout up nice and clean , which makes a hell of a difference as is it is a light grey colour.