Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Machines Best Suited for Tile and Grout Cleaning

Cleaning the tile floors is not at all a hard thing to do. You can always clean it using a simple broom or a mop. You can even use a vacuum cleaner for cleaning the floor. But cleaning them with these stuffs will not always keep the flooring clean. Sometimes, use of high-tech machines is also needed for cleaning them and making them look like new. 
I have a restaurant in Gold Coast and often find the following machines to be useful while cleaning the tile and grout floors. 



Buffing machines
Floor buffers are readily available at home improvement stores. They offer a vigorous scrubbing for getting out dirt and other grime, which has built up over the time. They are big, upright equipments. They work in a simple way. First the solution are mopped across the floor and allowed to soak. Then the machines are turned on allowing the pads to scrub. The excess is then mopped and the floor is given a clean rinse. A buffing machine is the most affordable equipment that can be used for cleaning tile floor. The machine is mainly used for cleaning outdoor tile floors or the areas where floor drain is there like laundry room floor or others. 


Jet cleaners
These cleaners are available in a variety of sizes and shapes. They operate through a series of high powered water jets hosted with head of the equipment. The jets spin at a high velocity and direct water pressure is applied to surfaces below. Most of the jet cleaners come with built-in vacuum sealed systems, which keep the excess water from spreading across floors at the time of use. They are utilized with both water only cleaning for tile and grout cleaning solutions based upon dirt level and grime, which should be removed. 


Steam cleaners
These machines operate same like the jet cleaners except that instead of using the high powered jets of water, they depend upon the pressurized steam for scouring surfaces clean of debris and dirt. A few of them come in combination with steam vacuum cleaner and HEPA steam vacuum. They are even available on rent and are basically a bit expensive than other options. I take them on rent when needed. Steam cleaners are best utilized for marble and granite tile installations where scrubbing may damage the surface of material. 


I sometimes also hire professional companies that offer tile cleaning in Gold Coast. These companies exactly know how to clean the floors and remove the dirt and grime and make them look like new.


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