How can I clean my bathroom tiles?

Who doesn’t love a clean bathroom? All sparkling and glistening, the smell of cleanliness filling the air. Then you look down and see some not so shiny bathroom tiles. Have you ever wondered how to get those cleaner and looking brand new again? Well, below are some instructions on how to clean your bathroom tiles. 

What You’ll Need

·       Rubber gloves

·       Cleaning solution

·       Old toothbrush

·       Old scrubber

Step by Step

First, make sure your bathroom is well ventilated. You’re going to appreciate the airflow for the next step, since you’re going to be running the shower on hot to build up some steam in your bathroom. By running the hot water for a few minutes, the steam opens the tiles’ pores and relaxes the dirt so it’s easier to scrub at. 

Next, comes the cleaning solution. Now a bathroom cleaning solution can be purchased from your local store. Or, if you’re more into cleaning the natural way, there is an easy homemade cleaning solution recipe. 

Just dilute a mixture of vinegar and baking soda into some water, and pour that into a spray bottle. The vinegar acts as a degreaser while the baking soda scrubs away at the surface, all while taking away any odor. This solution works best when left on for at least a minute so it can loosen the dirt. Make sure you always start with testing it on a small area of your tiles first, that way you know it won’t cause any damage.

Now comes time for a little elbow grease. Take that old toothbrush, and scrub along the grout of your tiles. The toothbrushes’ bristles are small enough to get down into the crevices and lift the dirt that was loosened up by the hot steam and the cleaning solution. 

You can then take an old scrubber to scrub the actual surface of the tiles, which will be easier to do with a scrubber than a toothbrush, since there’s such a difference in surface area. Once you’ve scrubbed the tile and the grout, then you can take a warm, wet cloth and wipe down the area you just scrubbed clean. 

Upkeep

You shouldn’t have to deep clean your bathroom tiles every single time you clean your bathroom, at least not unless it’s a highly trafficked bathroom. If that’s the case, you may have to deep clean them as you just did. So, when you clean your bathroom regularly, just make sure you give your tile floors just a little attention. 

That could mean taking a wet towel and wiping them down, or taking some water and Pinesol and giving your floors a good mop over. Either way, maintaining your floors will prevent you from having to do more work than you really need to do, by deep cleaning them as often. Cleaning your tile floors doesn’t have to be as daunting and annoying as you once thought it to be. It can be a bit of a process, but the reward is something you’ll be happily satisfied with.