How to Care for Your Porcelain Floor Tiles Explained
How to Care for Your Porcelain Floor Tiles Explained
Picture it now, you’ve got newly installed, glisteningly beautiful porcelain floor tiles in your home. They are so gleaming and clean that you could cry! But, you’re too scared to let anyone walk on them for fear of dirtying them. This, of course, is not realistic and life has to go on.
Cleaning and taking care of your porcelain floor tiles can be a daunting task, but with our easy-to-use guide on how to care for porcelain floor tiles, you won’t be worried about keeping them gleaming and glistening anymore.
What is the best routine to maintain Porcelain Floor Tiles?
For the best maintenance routine to care for porcelain tile floors, you only need to make sure you using the right products and the right method to get best results every time.
We recommend following the cleaning tips below to get your porcelain floors looking brand new, year after year. You should be cleaning your floors in this manner at least once a week, however in high-traffic areas like lounges, kitchens and patios you may want to consider running through this routine twice a week.
The 4 things you should know about cleaning Porcelain Floor Tiles
If you follow these five things on how to maintain porcelain floor tiles, you’ll never go wrong. It just takes routine, some elbow grease, the right products and time, and you’re a-for-away!
Sweep or vacuum regularly
Porcelain tiles, thanks to their shiny, smooth nature, do tend to collect dirt and dust quite easily. In order to keep them looking, and feeling their best, you should sweep your floors daily. Invest in an excellent broom or microfibre mop (that is only going to be used for sweeping) to gently collect dust and dirt off of the floors. You should always sweep your floors before washing too.
Avoid harsh chemical cleaners
Stay away from harsh chemicals when washing as one of the best ways to maintain porcelain floor tiles. Chemicals can damage or irritate the glaze of porcelain tiles, leaving them more vulnerable to scratching or damage. Use a gentle, mild detergent or soap to clean your floors or mix your own solution of ½ cup of white vinegar in 5L of water for a natural, at-home cleaning solution.
Completely wash away detergents
Be sure to completely wash away any detergent after cleaning your floors. You can choose to rinse your flooring with clean, warm water, or give the floor and once over shine with a clean, floor mop or microfibre mop once it is completely dry to remove any residue.
Stain removal
The reality of life is that accidents happen and so do stains especially in common family areas of the home like kitchens, dining areas and lounges. Try and wipe up the stain as soon as it hits your porcelain tiles to avoid allowing it to soak in. Wipe off the excess fluid or food and then spray a little of your favourite tile cleaning product onto the area. You can also mix your own DIY cleaning solution of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide into a paste. Work it into the area gently to remove the stain and wipe off.
Why maintaining Porcelain Floor Tiles is easier than normal floor tiles?
Porcelain tiles are a great choice for flooring in the home thanks to their durability and low maintenance needs. There is nothing worse than having a home where the flooring needs so much attention and care, that the people who live in it are, well, scared to live in it. Other benefits of having porcelain tiles in the home include;
- Easy to clean
- Hard-wearing
- Water-resistant
- Aesthetically pleasing
Why you should install Porcelain Floor Tiles in your home?
When you read all the reasons above, it’s hard not to imagine why porcelain is not a great tile choice for home flooring. Browse the CTM Porcelain Tile range now to look at the wide selection of styles, sizes, colours and designs in porcelain tiles you can choose from today.
FAQs
What is the best way to clean & maintain Porcelain Tile floors?
Read our blog above to find out the easiest way to maintain and clean your porcelain floor tiles now.
What chemicals should I avoid on Porcelain Floor Tiles?
You want to avoid any harsh chemicals when washing your porcelain flooring. Rather choose a mild detergent or soap to wash your floors with, or you can even make your own solution with vinegar and water.
Do Porcelain Tile Floors crack easily?
Porcelain tiles are extremely durable and hard-wearing and do not usually crack easily at all.