Author: Lucy Forbes – PR & Communications

When it comes to the kitchen, tiles offer both functionality and beauty. They protect our paint from grease, dirt and everyday messes and make cleaning up a lot easier. Tiles still require regular maintenance to ensure they are hygienic and looking pristine. This guide teaches you all the tricks on how to clean your tiles and keep your kitchen looking brand new.

Best Practices for Cleaning Kitchen Floor Tiles

Regularly sweeping or hoovering your kitchen tiles keeps your floors looking clean, tidy and fresh, stopping dirt from accumulating. This doesn’t only make your room look tidier but makes your flooring more comfortable underfoot and reduces the risk of scratching. By regularly sweeping or hoovering, having to do a deep clean of your floors will happen less frequently, saving you time and effort in the long run.

1. Begin by hoovering or sweeping your floors, to remove loose dirt and dust.

2. For ceramic tiles and porcelain tiles, you can use a mild cleaner, or lemon oil with water, or a water and washing up liquid mix on your tiles. For natural stone, make sure you are using a pH-neutral cleaner. We recommend Nicobond Floor and Wall Tile Cleaner, as it tackles all dirt, grime and grease, and is safe to use on ceramic, porcelain and natural stone.

3. Mix your solution of choice into a mop bucket, and wet through your mop. Make sure you ring out the mop thoroughly before putting onto tiles as excess water can cause damage and be slippery. Repeatedly rinse the mop throughout cleaning to prevent spreading dirt around the kitchen.

4. Ensure the room is fully dry before letting people and pets back in to prevent streaks and hazards.

1. Loosely wipe of any loose dirt from the tiles with a dry cloth.

2. Dampen a cloth, and use warm, soapy water to wipe down the kitchen wall tiles. For more stubborn marks, use a cleaning solution that is safe to use on your tiles. We recommend using Nicobond Floor and Wall Tile Cleaner as it is premade, safe and easy to use.

3. Pay attention to your grout lines, where dirt tends to build up.

4. Rinse your cloth thoroughly, and clean over your tiles with clean water to remove any soap or cleaning solution.

5. Dry with a dry cloth to prevent any streaks or water marks.

For those stubborn greasy spots on your floors or walls, make a paste using baking soda and water.

Place the paste on any spots or marks and leave for 10-15 minutes.

Use a clean cloth to wipe away and ensure all residue is removed, before buffing dry.

Alternatively, Nicobond Floor and Wall Tile Cleaner Extra will remove all grease from your tiles.