To keep your natural stone floors it their top condition, clean your stone daily.
Through daily use, sediment is deposited on your floor. It is important to remove spills, loose dirt and debris before it damages your surfaces. These will act much like sandpaper and scratch your floor with normal traffic. Each step on bits of dirt and sand grinds scratches into your smooth, polished surface.
Upkeep on your floor is done by three easy steps.
- Remove dry debris. The best way to remove dried dirt is with a micro-fiber dust mop.
- Wet mop your floors (or wet clean you counter tops) using a natural stone approved daily cleaner or stone soap.
- Briefly inspect your stone for damage during a brief walk over it.
Daily maintenance is the best way to protect your floor from damage. It reduces the cost of deep repair and ensures you maximize your stone’s natural beauty.
Hints:
- Use a synthetic fiber (looped mop or a micro-fiber mop) for the best result. Using a natural cotton mop will leave behind cotton oil on your stone. This oil could causes streaking or staining. Sponge mops are not very effective at picking up liquid or debris and can leave streaks.
- Only use cleaning products that are specified as safe to use on natural stone, marble, travetine, slate, granite, limestone, or terrazzo to avoid damage.
- Invest in matting to place at entrances and dirt trafficking areas (such as kitchens). The traps debris before they can scratch your floor.
NEVER USE:
- Vinegar, as it is highly acidic and will damage natural stone floors.
- Ammonia, as it will etch your floor in a similar way as vinegar.
- Dish soap or detergent, as these products will leave a layer of film.
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