In a few short weeks, we will be sitting around a bountiful table giving thanks and enjoying traditional fare. Before you welcome your family and friends into your home, give your kitchen and dining areas a once-over and see if your tile flooring could use a good cleaning. Chances are, it could.
Tile floors, especially in these high-traffic areas of the home, get dirty fast – not just on the tiles themselves but in the grout between them. Many homeowners choose tile because it withstands a lot of abuse from pets, kids, shoes, and spills. However, this doesn’t mean tile floors don’t need regular TLC to help them retain their luster.
Before Thanksgiving gathers us all at the table, make an appointment for tile and grout cleaning in by a trusted professional. Here are some tips to keeping your tile flooring looking great throughout the holidays.
Schedule Professional Tile and Grout Cleaning
Here at 1st Class, we don’t just treat the surface of your tile and grout. We use the latest in steam cleaning technology that combines steam, high-pressure water and vacuums that can loosen and remove embedded dirt, bacteria and grime. Rest assured, this method is 100 percent safe for all types of tile and grout – even on stained floors, showers, tubs, and countertops.
To maintain that luster, we can also seal your tile and grout to prevent future staining while protecting your investment. This will increase the beauty of your floors while making future cleaning easier and preventing the buildup of mold, dirt, and bacteria.
Use Rugs in High-Traffic Areas
Now that your floors are cleaned, take steps to keep it that way before the big day. Areas such as hallways, entry ways, bathrooms and kitchens encourage a lot of foot traffic throughout the day, which means they can get dirty and worn out before all other areas.
To protect these high-traffic areas from Thanksgiving guests, place decorative doormats and rugs in the spaces that tend to collect the most dirt, such as inside the front entrance, in front of kitchen stoves and dishwashers, in front of bathroom vanities, and along hallways. The dirt and particles caught by these rugs and mats would otherwise dull the tile surfaces that you just got cleaned.
Trim Your Pets’ Nails
While you can’t prevent all scratches and marks over time, you can help the process along by trimming your pets’ nails. Vacuum dander and hair from tile flooring every few days, and on the morning before your Thanksgiving gathering. Clean up urine messes as soon as they happen, as the acid in urine can eat away at tile and grout surfaces.
Prepare Furniture
After getting your tile floors cleaned and before placing heavy furniture back down, add a throw rug to prevent the tile surface from cracking or being crushed by the impact. To prevent smaller scratches, place felt pads on the legs of your chairs, couches, and tables. Now when guests move their dining chairs in and out, there will be no worries about scrapes.
Call 1st Class Carpet Cleaning and Restoration Services at (248) 491-3088
Book your appointment before the Thanksgiving holiday when you call us at (248) 491-3088 today. You’re sure to make a good impression on guests this holiday season when you rely on the professionalism of our tile and grout cleaning in Novi MI and beyond.
