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Cleaning Slate Floors
Cleaning
slate floors can sometimes be a laborious task because of the unevenness
of the slate tiles. Cleaning slate on regular basis will keep them
looking great and last you a lifetime.
Read on and learn how to clean slate with cleaning products you already
have in your home. To take care of slate all you need are; a bucket,
deck and grout brushes, dry mops and some time.
There
are many different types of slate floors available and most of them
aren't sensitive to acidic solutions, but always do a test in an
inconspicuous area before drenching the entire floor.
Most household cleaners can be used for cleaning slate floors, like Pine-Sol, Simplegreen, and Mr. Clean to name a few.
The first thing you want to do before you begin with the heavy duty
cleaning is, sweep or vacuum the entire area you're going to cleaning.
You also want to have a plan of where to begin and end, working small
areas at a time. Work an area about 5 ft. X 5 ft. or you can even
double this area if you want.
Spread your cleaning solution with either a mop or your deck brush,
saturating the slate tiles. To make it easier on you, let the solution
dwell for about 15 minutes, to really emulsify the dirt.
After dwelling, use your grout brushes for the grout lines, and your
deck brushes for cleaning the slate tile. Scrub rigorously, cleaning
the slate the best you can.
Either mop up the dirty solution or use a wet/dry vac to suck up the
dirty solution. If you use the wet/dry vac, make sure to remove the
filter before sucking up the solution.
Now rinse with warm water with a mop or pour water on the area and use
your wet/dry vac to suck it up. Dry with cotton or microfiber
cloths.
Continue with this method until the
entire floor has been cleaned and you are satisfied. Some areas may
need to be scrubbed more than once, so if you have to, repeat the
process.
Allow the slate floor to dry completely before sealing. It's important
to seal the slate floor, because slate tile is porous and will stain.
When it comes to cleaning slate floors or cleaning
ceramic tile and grout, we strive to help educate our customers on the
best protection
they can have, helping them save time and money in costly restoration
costs down the road.
We are located in San Jose, but often find ourselves cleaning natural
stone and ceramic tile and grout throughout the Bay Area.
Want to know more about our services and how we can help you with grout
cleaning and natural stone give us a call
408-998-8781
we'd love to come by and see how we can help you.
Bay
Area Cities we
Proudly Serve!
We are located at:
341 S.20th Street
San Jose, CA, 95116
Here is a partial list of some of the cities we serve:
Aptos, Atherton, Belmont, Blackhawk, Campbell,
Capitola,
Cupertino, Danville, Dublin, East Palo Alto, Felton, Gilroy, Half Moon
Bay, Hayward, Hillsborough, La Honda, Livermore, Los Altos, Los Altos
Hills, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Milpitas, Monet Sereno, Monte Vista,
Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Newark, Palo Alto, Pleasanton, Portola
Valley, San Carlos, San Jose, San Martin, San Mateo, San Ramon, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz,
Saratoga, Scotts Valley, Stanford, Sunnyvale, Sunol, Union City, West
Menlo Park and Woodside.
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