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Tile Cleaning 101: Make Your Home Shine For The Holidays

Desert Tile Blogger • Dec 28, 2020

Tile cleaning is a really important part to keeping your home in order! Give yourself the present of a clean home with our cleaning guide.

One of the best gifts you can give to yourself (or anyone in your household) this holiday season is the gift of a clean home. If you're preparing to have guests over for the holidays, you may have already done some obvious chores, but it's the details that will really make your home shine.

Tile cleaning might not be the first thing you think about when you clean your home, but a little bit of time and energy will make a huge difference. Here, we'll break down some things you might not have known about tile cleaning so you can make your tiles sparkle.

Kitchen Tile Vs. Bathroom Tile

It may not seem like it, but the tile in your kitchen and the tile in your bathroom may require different cleaning strategies.

If you have shower tiles, it's likely that soap scum has built up over time. Layers of soap scum can be difficult to get rid of but a bit of heat from hot water and scrubbing will work wonders.

The kitchen tile is also easy to overlook since we often spend so much time in this room. You may only need to check out your kitchen tile once a month, but this is equally important to maintain a clean space.

Home Remedies

Fortunately, there are tons of easy home remedies that apply to all kinds of tile cleaning. Especially if you're dealing with floor tiles, it's a good idea to do a dry cleaning first, sweeping off any debris you can find.

Hot water will help to initially remove grime, but you'll likely want to go in with some heavier hitters. A mixture of vinegar and water simply sprayed on your tiles and left to sit for 15 to 30 minutes will loosen up dirt that you can then scrub away.

If there is still tough scum remaining, baking soda can help to remove it, as well as any odors left behind. Simply mix baking soda and water into a paste and scrub any odors and stains away.

Deep Cleaning

If you're looking to do some deep cleaning, home remedies might not quite cover it for you. A tile floor steam cleaner might help to really achieve the shine you're looking for.

You might also consider hiring professional tile and grout cleaners to come in for a truly professional, eat-off-the-floor kind of clean.

Keeping Tile Looking Clean

Once you've done the dirty work of scrubbing your tiles clean, it's important to keep up with maintaining your tiles so they stay looking nice.

Simply spraying your bathroom tiles once a day and maybe mopping your floors once a week will help to keep your tiles sparkly for longer.

Tile Cleaning: The Icing on the Cake

Tile cleaning may not seem like the biggest priority when you clean your home, but clean tiles and polished floors can really be the icing on the cake if you're looking to impress.

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