Whether you are doing a regular cleaning a deep cleaning or attempting to remove yellowing and stains from your linoleum tiles there are a few supplies you want to keep handy.
What can you use to clean floors.
If your flooring is any type of natural stone play it safe.
If all else fails use soap but make sure the soap is designed for your flooring.
Repurpose an old toothbrush and use it to clean grout.
It will pull the dirt right into the grout tracks.
When vacuuming use a floor brush attachment and avoid the beater bar its rotating brush can dent wood floors.
Special brushes designed for cleaning grout can be bought cheap at all home improvement stores.
Never use a sponge mop to clean ceramic tile floors.
Vacuum or sweep at least once a week or whenever you can visibly see or feel debris.
Use a hand broom and dustpan to finish the job.
This makes the floor more difficult to clean.
Once you re finished give the floor a thorough rinse using a wet rag or sponge then leave it to air dry.
Move your cleaning tool from one side of the floor to the other giving extra.
To clean dirt that the broom or vacuum can t get use a mop dampened with warm not hot water.
For weekly cleaning use reichert s spritz and dry mop technique to keep tile floors looking fresh.
Ceramic tile floors can be cleaned easily with nothing but warm water but be sure to sweep or vacuum first to remove any loose soil or grit.
You can also combine the ingredients in a bucket but you ll have to dump out any leftovers once you ve finished cleaning the floor.
These types of flooring are sensitive to acidic substances like vinegar and if you use it on a regular basis it can damage the stone.
Fantastic advice for cleaning linoleum floors.
Always clean top to bottom in a room which means that you should clean the floor last do s and don ts.
Use the right.
Even if you don t need them for one floor cleaning treatment you may end up using them later.
Alternatively you might also use a long handled kitchen dish scrubber.
For how to clean vinyl floors or other types of floors add the ingredients to a plastic or glass spray bottle and shake well.
Spray the cleaner liberally on the floor and wipe with a mop.
Gently mix 1 4 cup vinegar in a 16 ounce spray bottle with 1 drop of dish soap and warm water.
Combine the ingredients in a large bowl.