Since most homes and buildings today have some sort of hard flooring like ceramic or stone floors that have grout lines, how to clean grout has become a question asked by almost every homeowner. Usually when this question is asked, the grout has become so soiled and embedded with dirt and grime, that it requires heavy-duty cleaning. This task is most likely going to be difficult and labor intensive for the homeowner. This article’s...

If you a regular visitor to our website, you know that we have established a complete section on this website dedicated to green cleaning of floors. We have assigned a separate section on Green Cleaning because it is perhaps the fastest growing trend in the cleaning industry. So the interest level on green cleaning is garnishing greater interest from commercial and residential customers than ever before. With that being stated, this...

Since almost every house has a ceramic floor located somewhere in the home, the question of effective ways of cleaning ceramic floor tile is quite common. Ceramic is a manufactured floor tile that employs baking process in a kiln. Ceramic floor tiles come in three basic types. Glazed Semi-Glazed Unglazed Glazed and Semi-Glazed ceramic tiles are generally easier to clean than unglazed because a silicate coating is applied to ceramic floor...

Hardwood floor cleaning is simple and easy when using the proper cleaning supplies and procedures. For the purposes of this article, hardwood floor cleaning products will be outlined and discussed as well as other types of hardwood floor cleaning product types such as supplies and tools. This discussion will cover the most popular categories of hardwood floor cleaning products with an emphasis on the best products to use in a residential...

Some rubber backed matting used at doorways and in other areas of a floor such as in checkout stands in a store may cause a browning or brown yellowish stain to the floor tile directly under the rubber mat. This article addresses this problem which occurs with some rubber matting and can occur in a commercial or a residential location.  It can be a real hassle when it happens. We will discuss why this happens and how to avoid or greatly...

This article’s purpose is to address and outline the proper way to maintain clean room flooring through the daily cleaning process. This is important knowledge for clean room cleaning and each step should be followed correctly or issues and problems can ensue. This is because clean room flooring requires special maintenance and cleaning. This includes the floor finishing (waxing) of the clean room floor which we will discuss in another...

This discussion is designed to provide our readers simple and inexpensive way to prevent premature wear on a laminate floor but it also will assist in keeping soil off the floor thus making it easier to clean laminate floors. With laminate floors becoming ever more popular as a choice in floor coverings, the consideration of how to prevent premature wear on these floors and thereby prevent early replacement is useful cost savings...

This topic is interesting because many times the subject of tools often includes cleaning products and machines but for this article, our goal will be to provide our readers with a list of the most common hand tools used to clean floors but also include a description of floor cleaning tools. What is even more fascinating is the same tools used in a residence can be used and found in commercial buildings. The tools discussed in this article...

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