[duffysmom]

My tile shower floor has an abrasive finish that is impossible to clean. Has anyone found a solution. It appears that the abrasive stuff (feels like sandpaper) holds the dirt. Thanks

[GrayGoose]

First, get stanley steamer to come out and steam it.

Then when you mop use rubbing alcohol and water and a mop to get down in the gout groves. The rubbing alcohol evaporates very quickly , leaves no streaks and does not allow water to sit in the grooves.

[duffysmom]

GrayGoose, thanks you are brilliant..... This works out beautifully since I'm planning on having my carpets cleaned by Stanley Steamer.

[TrudyM]

Make sure they get the edges. When we purchased a house in Marietta GA. I had Stanley Steamer come out and steam clean the grout on the great room floor. As well as do the carpets. I thought the grout was brown. turns out it was cream. They didn't get the edges against the wall as they had no edge tool so I went and bought a steamer with a nozzel attachment that directed the steam at the edges. Not all Stanley Stamer companies are the same coast to coast maybe yours there has an edge tool but you might want to check before you book.

[babbs455]

Originally Posted by CTgolfer

The house we are purchasing has ceramic tile floors throughout, except for the bedrooms. What is the best way to clean the ceramic tile? Which products are you using? In the past when I've had large areas with ceramic, most of the products left streaking after drying. It must be me.

If you think about it..what is ceramic and porcelain?? dishes come to mind....how do you clean them...with dish detergent...however I have found if you use too much it will leave a film on the floor and everytime you walk on the tile you will leave feetprints...everywhere...
having a tile man in the family (RICKS FLOORING) believe me I have used alot of products on the floor to clean our tile..but the best thing I have found and am sticking to it is FABREZE MR Clean it not only cleans well but makes your house smell so fresh and clean..especially if you have pets. and it does not take a lot of cleaner diluted in the mop bucket to clean the floors..
As for the grout...that is a different story I have cleaned with diluted bleach before that seems to do the trick for most of the small cleanups but for heavy duty cleaning like just moving into a new home with yucky grout
solfamic did the trick..you have to get down and clean it though a thorough scrubbing sometimes with a toothbrush..but it comes right back nice and clean..be sure to read the instructions with the solfamic acid wash..and wear protective gloves..or call your TILE MAN...let someone else do it for you!!!!

solfamic acid wash

[SUNNYMARYANN]

I love Mr. Clean with the Fabreeze scent because it does a good job and leaves a fresh smelling house. I put some in a spray bottle with a cup of bleach and some water and use that to clean the grout and it works fine. For the initial big first time cleaning I used a grout brush I bought for $1.99 at Winn-Dixie and it sure scrubbed out the old dirt. After that its just me and Mr. Clean and where necessary the spritz bottle.

[tucson]

Originally Posted by babbs455

If you think about it..what is ceramic and porcelain?? dishes come to mind....how do you clean them...with dish detergent...however I have found if you use too much it will leave a film on the floor and everytime you walk on the tile you will leave feetprints...everywhere...
having a tile man in the family (RICKS FLOORING) believe me I have used alot of products on the floor to clean our tile..but the best thing I have found and am sticking to it is FABREZE MR Clean it not only cleans well but makes your house smell so fresh and clean..especially if you have pets. and it does not take a lot of cleaner diluted in the mop bucket to clean the floors..
As for the grout...that is a different story I have cleaned with diluted bleach before that seems to do the trick for most of the small cleanups but for heavy duty cleaning like just moving into a new home with yucky grout
solfamic did the trick..you have to get down and clean it though a thorough scrubbing sometimes with a toothbrush..but it comes right back nice and clean..be sure to read the instructions with the solfamic acid wash..and wear protective gloves..or call your TILE MAN...let someone else do it for you!!!!

solfamic acid wash

Where do you buy the solfamic acid wash? Thanks!

[babbs455]

I believe the last time I purchased it was at lowe's

[starflyte1]

We have a home in Bonita Springs, FL with 2200 sq ft of tile and light colored grout. Two years ago we paid $800 to have the tile and grout professionally cleaned, but all they really did was clean it normally, nothing special.

Our home is now for sale and the grout and tile would not come clean, even with a floor mate or a floor scrubber. Decided something had to be done to get it really clean, so I ordered an VX5000 on line. IT WORKS!! It takes time, but is not hard work, all done from a standing position and the grout looks like new! I feel that the $695 I paid for it will more than be returned when we sell our house.

I have only tried it on our floors, but am looking forward to using it in the showers and even on the grill grate. And, you only use water, no cleaners.


I was afraid to buy a home in TV with grouted tile because of how hard it is to keep clean, but, when we sell our home in TV, I will look again for tile.

Yes, we have two homes for sale, and hopefully, they will both sell soon so we can buy a villa in TV.

[pili]

Has anyone had the floors cleaned by All Surface Rejuvenations Plus? They use a heavy, powerful, steam cleaner. I use the Shark but even though it cleans the floors if I use it the next day, the pad comes out black again. It drives me crazy that I clean and clean and no matter what the floors have dust/dirt. They look clean but, if I clean them a day later or a few hours later, the pad comes out dirty again.

I'm considering having the floors commercially cleaned by this company and was wondering if anyone had it done by them or others. Thank you.

[Bogie Shooter]

[QUOTE=starflyte1;207337]
Our home is now for sale and the grout and tile would not come clean, even with a floor mate or a floor scrubber. Decided something had to be done to get it really clean, so I ordered an XV5000 on line.
Do you have the web site for the XV5000? Google was undable to locate.

[starflyte1]

I,m sorry, it is the VX5000.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by starflyte1

I,m sorry, it is the VX5000.

Web site, please.

[starflyte1]

steam-cleaners-direct.com

[jessic2q]

Originally Posted by CTgolfer

The house we are purchasing has ceramic tile floors throughout, except for the bedrooms. What is the best way to clean the ceramic tile? Which products are you using? In the past when I've had large areas with ceramic, most of the products left streaking after drying. It must be me.

I've had ceramic tile floors in the whole house for over 25 years and agree, soap doesn't work. I've always used warm water with white vinegar in it. It cuts grease and puts a great shine on the floor -- also, does NOT make the tile slippery like soap can.
Hope it works for you.