Natural Stone Cleaning 101: All You Need to Know

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Natural stone is an absolutely gorgeous addition to any home. Whether it covers your floors, counters, or even your walls- natural stone brings a certain aesthetic to a home. With any flooring, obviously, comes maintenance- and with natural stone, the cleaning is a little different than you might think for other flooring. Here at The Steam Team, our expert technicians are armed with the best equipment and ready to help you clean your home. On today’s blog, we’re going over how best to clean that natural stone (no matter where it is).

Simple Cleaning

First, let’s start by performing a few simple cleaning tasks! This includes sweeping and some light mopping. If you’re using a vacuum instead of a broom, just make sure you’re not using one with cracked or broken wheels that could damage your flooring. You can mop with your trust cleaning solution and a bucket of warm water (as long as the solution has been approved for natural stone flooring). That’s easy enough, right?

Intermediate Cleaning

When we talk about intermediate cleaning, we mean stain removal, or grout cleaning! All too often our grout is neglected, or those stains are just left to stick. When it comes to stain removal, the number one thing you must remember is that your cleaning solution must be meant for natural stone. 

Deep Cleaning

When it comes time to deep clean your natural stone flooring, it’s best to call in the professionals. A professional cleaning and restoration company like The Steam Team will have all of the right tools and equipment for the job! You won’t have to worry about potentially damaging your natural stone flooring because it’ll be in expert hands! 

Don’t hesitate; give The Steam Team a phone call today and you won’t regret making the leap! We can do wonders to your natural stone flooring or surfaces. We’ll come out, inspect your home, and restore them to their original condition. You can trust us to do the job correctly the first time! 

Tile and Grout Cleaning: Advice From The Pros

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It’s finally time to throw out that old toothbrush you’ve been using to clean between the grout lines and scrub every tile of your floor! Now, The Steam Team is here to give you expert advice on cleaning your tile floors and keeping them clean.

Properly Mopping Tile

First of all, mopping is essential to keeping your tile floors cleaned (especially if you don’t own a steam cleaner). But when mopping, you have to make sure you’re doing it the right way for your tile. Start by sweeping and vacuuming to get rid of larger pieces of dirt and debris that may interfere with mopping. To start mopping, be sure to use a mixture of hot water and mild detergent. For the best outcome, use a rag or chamois mop, not a sponge mop, as sponge mop may push dirty water into the grout, making your job harder on you later.

Steam Cleaning

For cleaning tile, and especially for cleaning out those frustrating grout lines, there’s no better option than steam cleaning. Steam cleaning uses no chemicals but effectively rids any surface of dirt and bacteria. If you’re buying or renting a steam cleaner to use yourself, be sure that it comes with a small brush attachment for cleaning grout. But if you have too busy a schedule or it’s too frustrating to do the work yourself, or you simply want the best clean possible, call in The Steam Team and let our professional technicians handle the steam cleaning process for you!

Maintaining The Clean

Once you have your newly cleaned tile floor, here are some important tips that you should follow to keep your floor in great condition:

• Vacuum regularly.

• Always rinse with water after a spill.

• Add mats or rugs on areas of the tile that get stepped on frequently.

• Keep the floors dry at all times, even if the spill is just water or ice.

For more tips and tricks to keep your house clean year-round, check out our other blogs on our website.