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How Using Soap and Water?

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Clean off any debris first. You don’t want to scrub leaves or dirt into the stone if you can help it. Sweep the area with a broom or wipe it down with a clean cloth to get it ready for scrubbing. Mix dish soap and water in a bucket. Pour in 1⁄2 cup (120 mL) or so of dish soap, then fill up the rest of the bucket with water.


Slosh it around a little to mix the soap into the water. You just need enough dish soap to make the water sudsy. Scrub the area with a scrubbing broom or brush. Dip the brush or broom into the mixture, getting it thoroughly wet. Scrub the stone in a circular motion, making sure you scrub all of the tiles thoroughly.


Dip the brush back into the mixture as it gets grimy. If you need to, wash the brush or broom out with a hose or in the sink. On stubborn areas, you can try a solution of half water, half vinegar or lemon juice. Rinse off inside areas with clean water. Once you’ve scrubbed down the whole area, dump out your bucket and fill it with clean water.


Rinse out your brush or broom, then go over the tile or counter to rinse the soap off. On a counter, you can also use a clean cloth to rinse it off. Spray outside areas with a small nozzle to get off dirt and caked-on grime. Attach a small sidewalk sweeper nozzle to the end of your hose.


Turn the hose on full blast and run the thin stream of water over your window or door features or patio tile. Rinse all the soap and dirt off until the area is completely clean. You can find these nozzles at your home improvement store. You can also use a power washer, but it can scour the stone if you’re not careful.

How Preparing Your Work Area Before Grout Wall Tile?

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Put on safety protection. Use rubber gloves, eye protection, older clothes that cover your arms, and a smock. If you don’t put on safety protection, you could potentially hurt yourself. This is especially true for eye protection, as you may get grout in your eyes without it. Make sure the room you’re working in is properly ventilated. To do this, open nearby windows and doors. If you have a bathroom vent, turn it on.

Tape plastic covers to surrounding walls and floors. Use painters tape to secure plastic to the area directly underneath where you’ll be working with grout. In addition, place plastic next to the portion of the wall you’ll be working on. This will protect these areas from grout spills or stains.

Remove polished tile spacers from in-between the casstle tiles. If you just laid new cement tile, you’ll want to remove the spacers you used to keep them in a grid pattern. Use needle-nose pliers to remove them. In the end, if you forget to remove them, you’ll wind up putting grout right over them. This could cause your grout to decay rapidly in the future.

Mix your grout until it is smooth and consistent. Read the directions on your grout product. Then, pour the appropriate amount of water into a bucket. Add the amount of grout powder the package specifies. Use a trowel or a paddle mixer attached to a drill to mix the grout until it has a consistency like toothpaste. After mixing your grout, let it sit for about 10 minutes before using it.

If your grout seems liquidy, add a little more powder. If your grout seems very thick, add a little bit of water. Alternatively, purchase pre-mixed grout to ensure it has the right consistency. Mix your grout every 15 minutes. Take your float/trowel and lightly mix the grout every 15 minutes. Do this by moving your float in a circular fashion through the grout. If you don’t mix the grout regularly, it will wind up setting and you won’t be able to work with it.