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Easily clean porous tile floors?
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MilesAhead:
Hi. I am wondering if anyone has a solution to cleaning porous tile floors. Every room in my apartment has the same porous tile floors. Right now I am using the Swiffer method because I can throw the used wet pads into the trash. However it is way too much work. The tiles hold onto the dirt. The least effort for me would probably be a wet mop and bucket such as that used by the cleaning staff for the common areas. But I would not be allowed to dump black water down the drain as they are doing.
There must be some environmentally friendly way that takes less than 1/2 hour.
Any, hopefully inexpensive, suggestions? ;D
4wd:
The least effort for me would probably be ...-MilesAhead (February 12, 2023, 11:59 AM)
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... going to the $2 shop and buying cheap poly tarps and putting them on the floor.
:P
Cheap vinegar solution, mop, pour it down the sink/bath/shower, probably do more good than harm.
MilesAhead:
The least effort for me would probably be ...-MilesAhead (February 12, 2023, 11:59 AM)
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... going to the $2 shop and buying cheap poly tarps and putting them on the floor.
:P
Cheap vinegar solution, mop, pour it down the sink/bath/shower, probably do more good than harm.
-4wd (February 12, 2023, 10:00 PM)
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Thanks for the suggestion. The thing is there is only a walk-in closet for storage. Also the pest control guys seem to come in every week. Management lets them in when I am not there. So if they see anything that looks like a mop and bucket they will likely look for excuses to push me out. I miss those shiny marble tiles. So easy to clean. I like white vinegar myself. When I had a drip coffee maker I used that(diluted) to clean it. Spring water makes good tasting coffee but the calcium builds up on the heating element. I used to clean it maybe once a week
Maybe I will try more water with one of those thick Swiffer cloths. Supposedly they absorb a lot of water.
cranioscopical:
It seems as if the "favourite" method is mopping with a mixture of 1 part Dawn and two parts vinegar. Might be worth trying on a small (corner?) area.
MilesAhead:
It seems as if the "favourite" method is mopping with a mixture of 1 part Dawn and two parts vinegar. Might be worth trying on a small (corner?) area.
-cranioscopical (February 13, 2023, 02:36 PM)
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Thanks for the idea. I have plenty of Dawn. I was spraying diluted Dawn from a spray bottle but I did not think of the vinegar. I guess I could try it with a dry Swiffer cloth. The generic ones are only about $.25 each. If it worked I could still chuck them into the kitchen trash bag when used. :Thmbsup:
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