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How Ensuring a Safe Cleaning?

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Avoid harsh cleaners and anything abrasive. Some cleaners may strip your marble tiles of its finish. Check the label of all cleaners to ensure they are suitable for marble tiles. Abrasives in cleaners and abrasive cleaning tools, like scouring pads, steel wool, or scrubbers, can also cause damage to the marble tiles. The surfaces cleaners are intended for should be clearly marked on the label. Abrasives, too, are generally marked on the label.


Test cleaning products on an out of view part of the marble tiles. Even if the label says a cleaning product is suited for marble tiles, it’s always a good idea to test the cleaner first. Choose an out of sight location on the marble tiles, like under a stationary appliance, and use a small amount of cleaner on the marble tiles. If the finish or color is affected by the cleaner after it dries, refrain from using the cleaner.


Soak stubborn stains in bleach. Although bleach is a generally accepted cleaning agent for marble tiles, it’s relatively harsh. Only use bleach sparingly to clean your marble tiles. Same as when using vinegar or hydrogen peroxide, dampen a clean, soft rag with bleach, wring out excess, and drape the rag over stains. Only use this technique for marble tiles that is light in color. Bleach may cause discoloration in dark colored pieces.


Identify engrained stains in your marble tiles. If you’ve cleaned a spot time and again with various cleaners, it’s likely the stain you are attempting to clean is engrained in the marble tiles. To remove spots like this, the marble tiles will have to be buffed and refinished. For the best results, this should only be attempted by a professional.


Apply the cleaning solution with a clean, soft rag. Douse your rag in the heavy-duty cleaning solution. Wring out excess solution over the sink, then lay the saturated rag on the stains. Wait roughly 10 minutes for the stain fighting action of the solution to go to work, then wipe away remaining liquid with a clean, dry, soft rag.

How Selecting the Right Wood?

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Select a type of wood. Different species are of different levels of durability. In general, the harder the wood, the more durable the flooring is. That’s why you should look for harder species if you want your floors to last for years to come. It’s not uncommon for wood to change color over time. Although the changes are normally subtle, it’s worth keeping this in mind when deciding on a color for your flooring.


Choose plank size. There are plenty of available sizes, but it’s important to keep in mind both cost and design. Generally, the wider the planks are, the more expensive the flooring is. However, wider planks tend to make a room appear more luxurious. Take into account that seams get more pronounced with time.


If you think this could hurt the appearance of your home, consider investing in wider planks. Since they’re bigger, they automatically have fewer seams. Select a grain pattern. Plain-sawn wood is ideal for traditional interiors, with lines joining to form peaks known as cathedrals.


Rift-swan wood has straight lines that are fairly subtle, which makes it capable of fitting into any decor. Quarter-swan wood also has straight lines, but they’re much more eye-catching, which makes for excellent flooring choice for modern and rustic styles. Distressing is a finishing technique you can use to make the pattern on your flooring more prominent.


Work from one side of the other, pinning the panels with 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) galvanized siding nails placed in their pre-cut nailing slots. When you get to the end of the wall, start with the next row, allowing the new panels to overlap the first ones by 1 in (2.5 cm). Since distressing gives the wood a worn look, it’s normally used in vintage and rustic interiors.

How to Refinish Marble Tile Floors?

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Refinish your marble tile floors for less than $100. This method also removes the thin layer of grout which has been left if grout was installed and not immediately cleaned afterwards.

Section your floor into smaller work areas. If you use small 5 x 5 ft sections it will make your work easier to keep clean. Use rolled up towels or drop cloths around the 5′ x 5′ perimeter to limit the amount of kickback spray from the spinning motion that the angle grinder generates. If you don’t do this, the milky colored spray will get everywhere.

Wet the section of the floor with water and cover the calacata tiles with a nice layer of water (more is better as it provides lubrication for the pad). Add a small amount of buffing compound and mix thoroughly (just spread it around with your hand). Be sure the water/compound mixture completely covers your work area. Make sure the water/compound mixture is milky and pretty dissolved before buffing. Be sure to wear gloves when doing this as the buffing compound is acidic and will dry up and irritate your skin.

Use the angle grinder with the nylon pad to go over your wood marble tiles one by one. Let the angle grinder do the work and just hold the sucker steady. It will take a bit of getting used to at first, but you’ll get the hang of it. Spend least 30 seconds on each tile to make sure the scrapes, scuffs, scratches are buffed down and smoothed as much as possible. Keep the grinder moving in small circles to polish the santana stone tiles evenly.

After you have finished the sectioned area, pour clean water over the area and mix it around making it wet again. Use a shop vac and suck it all up. Then if necessary, rinse with clean water and suck that up too. Move onto the next section until every tile is done.