High gloss porcelain floor tile- is it a nightmare to clean?
Biljana Jovanova
2 years ago
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GLOSSY porcelain floor tile- any feedback on cleaning gloss?
Comments (3)I just bought a home which has truly glossy floor tile in the kitche/breakfast area. I was really worried about the slip factor - I'm not the most agile or graceful and the ice dispenser always seems to shoot out one or two pieces that don't land in my glass. To my amazement, after two months, I've never had a slip, fall or even a close call. I attribute this to the fact that it cleans very easily and very "cleanly." (No residue) I previously lived where the kitchen had a tile with a slightly roughened finish - more like a "dulled" finish. I fell in that kitchen three times in two years. I just couldn't seem to get the tile really "squeaky clean." It held onto a residue of whatever cleanser I used to mop with. I rinsed and rinsed, but if there was a drop of moisture on that floor, my foot would find it and down I went. This glossy tile is so easy to keep - I vacuum with a little "Quick Up" appliance and then spray with regular blue Windex. I use a little "Swiffer" type mop on it and it dries without streaks or residue. It gets the "wet foot" test daily, as the breakfast room door goes to a courtyard where a wet piece of carpet serves as the doormat. I walk over it ten times a day and step right onto the tile and have never had that scary "hydroplaning" experience. In the bathrooms, I have a more textured floor tile - like you said - kind of like a little sandy. It is harder to clean than the really shiny tile in the kitchen and if cleanser residue is left on it, it is slippery. I guess my take on it is to be sure you rinse REALLY well or just mop with water. Hope this helps, Mary...See MoreSmall gloss porcelain on tile floor?
Comments (6)I have used Oceanside Glass Tile in a few bathrooms and I remember from reading their literature that their glass mosaic tiles are fine to be used on shower floors BUT they recommend that you use their matte and irridescent versions and not their glossy versions. Two of my shower curbs will end up with their glossy tile in a brick size. The tile guy gave me the raised eyebrow look! But I never step on the curb, always step over it. I also compared it to the shower that has solid surface (no grout) on the curb and the glossy glass tile won't be any slicker than that. All the shower floors are porcelain with some texture and plenty of grout....See MoreCleaning footprints off dark wood-looking porcelain tile
Comments (5)Here's probably what is happening (I'm guessing at some of this because there isn't much info to go on so please bare with me): Cleaning solution is probably too diluted. Try adding a snick more of the "cleaner" to your mop bucket and see if that helps 2. The cleaning solution is NOT a "degreaser" - Dawn soap is a degreaser that is pretty gentle. Try a drop of Dawn in your solution to "up" the power of the solution 3. You have dark floors - this is going to happen A LOT. It is the Beast that comes with the Beauty 4. You probably have a LOW GLOSS finish - this will happen with a matte or low gloss finish ESPECIALLY if it is over a dark finish (see where I'm going with this?) 5. Foot prints (as in bare feet or sock prints) are SHINIER than MATTE finished floor tiles. So they SHOW UP as shiny prints!!!! And they show up MARVELOUSLY on DARK FLOORS (again....see where I'm going with this?) If you are using an Eco cleaning product it is not strong enough to deal with "oil". In fact many of these have 5% surfactants (soap) and 95% water....with a price tag that is pretty high for the product. OK....so...what to do? Well, the first thing would have been to pick a lighter floor but it is far too late for that. So we move on to the other options: CLEANING products. What are you using? How are you using it? How often are you using them? Let's start with the basics....See MoreKeeping clean unglazed porcelain floor tile that is not white
Comments (2)Thanks for your comment and bottom line suggestion, Linda. My sister and close neighbor have been advising me of the same thing. Accordingly, I have been doing more investigating into how to easily clean the unglazed porcelain and also checking into other flooring options. My neighbor suggests Marmoleum, which would be appropriate to our 1926 home. My sister-in-law has Marmoleum in her kitchen and strongly recommends it, as she finds it hard to clean. It also does not have the longevity of tile. I have been searching for a matte glazed porcelain floor tile and finally met with some success yesterday. There is a good bit of such tile in black and white, but not much in other colors. Yesterday at Daltile, I found a matte glazed porcelain hex in some colors including a couple greys and a greyish green, which is what I'm after. It comes in various sizes including the 2" hex I am after and can be paired with a 1" square black for the perimeter border I'd like to have. Daltile carries this tile, which is made by Cepac and it can be found on the Cepac website. Good luck!...See Moreloobab
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