Want to clean your dirty and tarnished tiles?
Do you want it to regain all its shine and shine, as if it were brand new?
It's possible ! To strip your tiles, there is no need to resort to expensive chemical products.
My grandmother was a housewife.
She had her secrets to detach and shine any terracotta tile or not, white or black.
You will see, you will be surprised at the result. Watch:
With what to degrease a tile on a daily basis?
The trick to cleaning the tiles on a daily basis without leaving traces is to use the duo of white vinegar + baking soda.
Fill a bucket halfway with hot water. Put 2 glasses of white vinegar.
Pour ½ glass of baking soda. You will see...
This is the best trick for mopping without leaving streaks.
Your mop will work wonders without leaving any traces! No need to rinse.
Thanks to its acidity, vinegar is effective in degreasing and shining dull tiles.
This trick allows you to remove the veil of cement on new tiling or to clean tiling after a construction site.
The combination of baking soda and white vinegar removes cement laitance from tiles.
And it is also a very good cleaning product to wash the floor when you have a cat or a dog, because it is 100% natural.
No toxic products for your animals!
On the other hand, do not use vinegar for washing cement tiles. Nor any other acidic product.
Cleaning cement tiles can be done with baking soda alone mixed with water.
Your tiles are very dirty with lots of traces of limestone?
Traces of limestone, soap stains, halos... It often happens in the bathroom.
How do I get rid of all those stubborn stains?
Luckily, my grandmother has a secret for loosening the floor and getting dirty tiles back.
To clean it up and revive it, it's time to eat potatoes! Save the cooking water from the potatoes. Let cool.
Then scrub your tiles with this water and a push broom to scrub your tiles.
Leave to dry for 15 mins. Then fill a bucket with 2 liters of water. Add 1 tablespoon of baking soda.
And use this cleaner to rinse the tiles.
Even traces of limescale and white spots are not resistant to it.
This trick is formidable for washing a tile with a stain that does not leave or for cleaning a blackened and dirty tile.
It is also an effective natural product for cleaning stained terracotta floors.
In the kitchen, it is not uncommon to have grease stains on the tiles or floor tiles. Especially if it is a bit porous.
In this case, nothing beats the land of Sommières. It is a very effective product for cleaning greasy stains on the floor of the house or in the garage.
Spread the earth of Sommières on the ugly stains. Leave on for 30 min.
Wipe with a damp sponge. Start again if some stains resist.
This is the best option for removing an oil stain from tiles.
On the tiling of the terrace, near the swimming pool or in the bathroom, damp spots may appear.
Do not panic, to remove these traces, boil some water.
Take 6 parts water and add 1 part white vinegar. Let cool so you don't burn yourself.
With a sponge soaked in this mixture, rub the damp spots. Do not rinse. Say goodbye to humidity marks!
Super effective in removing damp stains!
On the joints of the tiles in the shower or the bathtub in the bathroom, dirt can lodge there.
To get rid of it easily, generously sprinkle coarse salt all over the tiles.
Pour 1 volume of white vinegar into 10 volumes of water. Take a push broom and scrub with the vinegar water. Rinse with warm water.
There you have it, the magic formula for cleaning and brightening tile joints on the floor.
A good cleaning with salt and white vinegar... and the joints regain their whiteness!
Do you want to waterproof your exterior tiles or the tiles of your shower in the bathroom?
To treat a tiled floor or renovate it, consider linseed oil.
Half fill a bucket with hot water. Add 5 tablespoons of ammonia. Wash the floor with this mixture. Let it dry.
Once dry, take a clean cloth. Soak it in linseed oil. Thoroughly wipe the tiles with your soaked cloth. Let it dry.
Then start the operation again. And presto, your tiles are now waterproof.
The linseed oil will deposit a protection on the tiles.
It is an effective treatment for porous tiles.
Linseed oil is also often used for the renovation of old tiles.
Know that these tips for washing floors naturally work for porous tiles, terracotta tiles, cement and sandstone tiles, porcelain stoneware or old and mat tiles, speckled tiles...
Have you tried these grandma's tricks to get a clean floor? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
