Tile Cleaning in Alamo Heights (Contd.)

One of the biggest problems we encounter as a tile cleaning service in Alamo Heights is when people use a "helpful tip" that they got from a website. One of most risky, surprisingly is vinegar.

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Alamo Heights Tile Cleaning: Hold the Vinegar Please

Ahh, white vinegar. You can use it in cooking, or to clean your automatic drip coffee maker. But what about cleaning your floor with vinegar?

As we covered previously, going into a tile cleaning project, you have to have a lot of knowledge before you even begin.

Don't misunderstand us, however; a little vinegar and water on some floors such as ceramic or porcelain tile, or a hardwood floor can do a world of good. On other floors, however, you can end up severely damaging your tile. Examples of floor types that you can't use vinegar on are limestone, travertine, and marble. Vinegar is only one liquid that can damage these floors. Coffee, orange juice, red wine, vinegar, and of course bleach are all highly acidic. They can not only erode your grout, but they can eat away at your tile. Other than being calcium based stone what do marble, limestone, and travertine all have in common? Simple, they are expensive and difficult to replace. Let's say your limestone floor is imported from Italy, and is a rich latte color. What happens if they don't quarry it anymore?  If you damage your tile, you may have to rip up your whole floor up or at the very least, an entire section.

Tile Cleaning in Alamo Heights:  Important Things to Know

Floor care varies based on the type of floor you have. Tile cleaning for marble may include things such as stone honing, or sanding. Sanding also helps with hardwood floor restoration. You definitely don't want to do sanding on any floor such as ceramic or porcelain, as you'll more than likely end up stripping the glaze off.  Glaze is more than just a pretty shine, it also protects the clay tile underneath.  Even porcelain which is hardened when it is fired can be damaged by improper care.

Grout sealing is a service you may also wish to look into.  If you seal your grout, particularly if it is sealed with an impregnating sealer, it can make your floor stain resistant.  It usually lasts a while as well, so you'll only have to have it done every five years or more by a professional grout cleaning service.

Another thing to think about is floor care between visits.   That's another way a tile cleaning service in Alamo Heights can help you.

 

Lone Star Tile and Grout Cleaning
4019 Stahl Rd, Suite 202
San Antonio TX 78217
(210) 637-5050
http://www.lonestartileandgroutcleaning.com