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How to Clean Bathroom Tiles?

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Cleaning bathroom tile is a crucial part of home maintenance. For a basic cleaning, you can use materials you probably have lying around the house like lemon juice, baking soda, and all-purpose cleaning agents. For cleaning more deeply soiled bathroom tile, use a steam cleaner or a chemical cleaning agent like bleach or ammonia. Don’t forget to clean the grout between the tiles, as well.

Use vinegar to clean the ceramic tile. Mixing water and distilled white (or cleaning) vinegar in equal amounts produces an effective cleaning agent. For instance, you might mix five tablespoons of vinegar with five tablespoons of water. Dab a rag in the mixture and scrub the tile design until clean. Wipe dry, or allow to air dry.

Apply lemon juice to the wood tile. Lemon juice is slightly acidic, and therefore effective as a tile-cleaning agent. Fill a spray bottle with lemon juice and spray the juice onto the cement tile directly, then wipe it away with a damp sponge. Alternately, dampen a sponge with some lemon juice directly, then use it to wipe the tile down. Rinse the tile off with a sponge or cloth dipped in warm water. If you wish, you could sprinkle your bathroom tile with a thin coat of baking soda before spraying it with lemon juice or wiping it down with a lemon juice-soaked sponge.

Spray your marble tile with a cleaning product. There are a variety of all-purpose cleaning products available that can effectively clean your bathroom tile. While specific directions for use vary with the product you’ve decided to use, you can generally start by spraying the polished tile with a light coating of the spray you’ve decided to use, then wiping it down with a clean cloth. Powdered cleaning products might need to be mixed with water before they can be used.Before you begin, you might want to close the door and windows to your bathroom and run the hot water in your tub (with the drain stopper engaged) for several minutes. This will build up the steam in your bathroom and make cleaning easier.

Use baking soda cleaner. Mix ½ cup (90 grams) of baking soda, one teaspoon of liquid dish soap, and ¼ cup (63 milliliters) of hydrogen peroxide. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Spray the mixture on the bathroom tiles you wish to clean. Wait 10 minutes, then wipe the tiles off with a damp sponge or rag.

How to cutting installed tiles?

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Cover your counter and put on a mask and safety goggles. Cover your counter with plastic sheeting to protect it and make cleaning up easier. Put on a pair of safety goggles to protect your eyes against dust. Finally, put on a mask suitable for working with fine particles. Most dust masks and respirator masks come with a description of what they are used for, such as sanding dust, aerosol, etc. Choose the one for dust.

Make the marble tiles where you wish to cut it. A pencil may work just fine on a slate or ceramic tiles, but if the wood tiles is glazed, you should switch to a marker. Try to be as precise as possible for this step.

Cut along the top, bottom, and side edges. If you need to get inside the wall tiles, then you should cut through the dry wall as well. A dremel rotary cutter with a diamond tiles design blade will work for most polished tiles.

Use an oscillating cutter to cut through tight corners. While a dremel rotary tool will work for most lines, it won’t work on tight corners. For that, you should switch to an oscillating cutter instead. You may have to experiment before you find the right one for your type of tiles. A multi-surface blade seems to work better than cement tiles blade, however.

Pull the small tiles away. Wedge a thin knife or spatula behind the tiles and pop it out. If you had to cut through the wall, try not to lose anything inside the wall. Your hole is now complete and ready to finish.

What should we do when we cut tiles backsplash?

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Installing a marble tile backsplash yourself is a great way to save money while getting the exact look you want. There is more to installing backsplashes than just arranging floor tiles, however; you have to measure and cut the tiles design so that they fit properly. If the backsplash tile is already installed, you may still be able to cut holes into it for new fixtures, as long as you use the proper tools.

Turn off the power to your kitchen. Find the electrical panel in your home. It is typically a small, metal panel painted to match your wall. Open the panel, then find the switch for the bathroom tiles or kitchen electrical outlets (wherever you are doing the backsplash kitchen tiles). Flick the switch to the off position. Remember to flick the switches back on after you have finished installing the cement tiles. If your wood tiles are already on the wall and you wish to cut a hole in them, complete this step, then click here to learn how.

Remove any light switch and outlet covers. Use a screwdriver to remove the screws from each cover. Place the covers into separate zippered bags along with their matching screws. Work 1 cover at a time so that you don’t mix or lose the pieces. You will need to reinstall the light switch and outlet covers after you have finished installing the wall tiles.

Clear and cover the counters. Move anything on the counter that might get in the way, such as coffee makers and toasters. Cover the counter with a plastic sheet to protect it. If you are installing the tiles later, it would be a good idea to mask off counters and cabinets. This will save you a step. To mask off the counters and cabinets: lay strips of painter’s tape along any counter or cabinet edges that touch the backsplash wall.

Mark the center of the wall, then draw a plumb line through it. Find the center of the backsplash wall, and make a like mark with a pencil. Place a 2-ft (61-cm) level against the mark and orient it vertically. Use the edge of the level as a ruler to draw a vertical line spanning the height of your backsplash tiles. The plumb line will help you lay out your tiles evenly once you go to mount them on the wall. Make sure that the level is straight. The bubble inside the glass tube should be centered between the lines.