Pick a mop that won t be broken down by quarry tile.
Best way to clean red quarry tiles.
This project concentrates on the many floors from earlier periods which have simply been covered in bitumen and overlaid with vinyl tiles or lino.
While there are several retail cleaning products on the market using a homemade cleaning solution will be much more cost effective and work just as effectively as high priced commercial products.
Cleaning and restoring quarry tiles can be a very difficult job for which there are many proprietary products available.
A synthetic mop works best.
Test your terracotta tiles for porosity by placing water in the middle of a tile.
How to seal terracotta tiles.
By mixing just a few inexpensive household ingredients you can clean and disinfect the red clay tiles with ease.
Opt for a wet microfiber mop for heavy duty use a looped ends knit mop or a tube mop head.
This type of tile can be coarse meaning older string mops won t stand up against it.
Some cleansers are better for indoor applications so read your labels carefully.
If after 15 minutes the water has soaked into the floor the tiles will need to be impregnated with boiled linseed oil.