How Do You Clean Tile Floors & Brick Floors?
Tile and brick floors are found mostly in the kitchen, the bathroom, the foyer, on screened in porches and around the fireplace. Keeping these areas clean should be part of your housekeeping ritual. Cleaning tile and brick floors involves physical work, but when done properly your floors will be left looking shiny and new. Using your broom and dust pan, sweep the tile floor thoroughly, making sure you sweep up all of the dust, hair and dirt. Combine 1 cup of citric acid with 1 1/2 gallons of hot water in a bucket. Soak the floor with the water/citric acid mixture. To do this, dip your mop into the mixture then run it over your floor until the surface appears wet. Scrub stains with your sponge. According to How to Clean Things, as the tile floor soaks up the citric acid mixture, the stains and tough spots will be easier to scrub clean. Wear latex gloves for this step to protect your skin. Rinse the floor with clean hot water. To do this, empty your bucket and rinse it out. Rinse out the
