Maintaining a clean bathroom floor can be one of the most challenging tasks for moms. After mopping and hopping around on one foot to clean, it seems there is always more dirt or something spilled. The task can seem impossible if you have young children. I’m going to show you how to clean the bathroom floor quickly and easily so it doesn’t take up a lot of time!
This tutorial will teach you how to thoroughly clean bathroom tiles to remove tough stains and buildup, as well as how to thoroughly clean dirty grout to get rid of stains and buildup. A more cost-effective and easier way to clean your home is to use items you already have.
It can be difficult to clean bathroom floor tiles, but following this guide and using these cleaning tips will make the job much easier!
How to Clean Bathroom Floor Tiles
The things that get tracked into your bathroom and onto the floor can occur in a variety of ways. Getting ready in the bathroom can cause dust and bacteria to accumulate quickly, and hairspray just cements it all to the floor.
A filthy bathroom floor will motivate you to clean it more if you consider how dirty it is. Are you wondering how you can disinfect, de-hairspray, and make your floors look their best? Let’s discuss the cleaning process behind cleaning bathroom floor tiles properly.
Sweep The Floor
Removing dirt is the first step in cleaning bathroom floor tiles. The bathroom floor is a high-traffic area where pets and children track a lot of dirt and filth. However, you might not think to sweep when cleaning the bathroom floors.
Before cleaning a bathroom floor, you should lift up any loose objects and the bath mats and prepare them for laundering since you want to remove them from a soon-to-be moist environment. You can vacuum and wash the bath mat separately.
Be sure to get into all corners of the bathroom flooring as you sweep from the far end to the entrance. Using a foxtail brush (a small brush or small broom usually found with dustpans), sweep behind the toilet and other difficult-to-reach areas, then use the vacuum cleaner with a small hose. Now you can start to clean a bathroom floor properly.
Wash The Floor
The floor cleaner should be mixed in half a bucket of hot water (about 10 liters) as directed by the manufacturer. You should clean a bathroom floor easily with this solution. A separate bucket of warm water should be used to rinse the floor mop regularly. Using a scrubber that can reach grout lines, recesses, and corners will help you deep clean your tile grout.
A regular damp mop head and mop bucket can also be replaced by an automatic scrubber. This lightweight scrubber can be used after the cleaning solution has been mixed with warm water in the appropriate dosage/dilution. Scrubbing to clean bathroom floor tiles and grout lines in one step is easy since this cleaning solution is low-foaming. You can also add lemon juice for a pleasant scent that will add fragrance to the whole floor.
How to Deep Clean Bathroom Grout
Grout that is soiled can instantly degrade the appearance of your bathroom. Grout in the bathroom can be extremely hard to clean, especially if the grout is light.
The grout, however, can be cleaned and sanitized again without too much difficulty. To prevent the problem from returning, this cleaning procedure can also be carried out once a month. The following instructions will guide you through the process.
Make A Paste
Water and baking soda can be combined to form a thick baking soda paste. Using an old toothbrush, rub the mixture into the dirty grout. You can accomplish this task much faster if you replace the head on your electric toothbrush with an old one. Grind the grout thoroughly after adding the homemade baking soda mixture.
Make Spray Solution
Half-mix vinegar and warm water in a spray bottle. Vinegar is a safe and effective cleaning solution, and you can use the spray bottle to apply this mixture over the grout paste. Compared to other materials, grout reacts quickly.
It won’t take long, and you’ll start to see bubbles appear on the baking soda mixture pretty quickly. Leave the tile surface to sit for a while, because it may take between five and ten minutes for the entire process to complete.
Scrub
Remove stubborn stains by gently scrubbing them with a stiff brush, toothbrush or damp cloth. After cleaning the area, rinse it well with water, follow with paper towels, and let it completely dry. It is important to repeat this process until the grout has returned to its original color.
If the stain is stubborn, use a drill brush with strong bristles or a deep cleaning brush. Even tough grout stains can be removed with this multi-purpose brush. You’ll save yourself a lot of time by using this 4-piece drill brush. And it’s faster than scrubbing with a toothbrush to clean the grout.
Vinegar won’t damage ceramic tiles, but it’ll stain marble and granite in no time. So don’t use vinegar on natural stones. Get a natural stone cleaner that’s labeled for that purpose instead, and a clean sponge dampened with the product.
Use Glass Cleaner as a Mild Bathroom Floor Cleaner
Knowing how to clean porcelain tile floors can be hard because they scratch easily. If you don’t want to break your tiles or just need a light cleaning solution, a glass cleaner is your best friend. Cleaning agents like all-purpose cleaners work too.
With a clean cloth, clean towel or paper towel, wipe the entire bathroom floor clean. A floor squeegee is another option.
How to Clean the Bathroom Floor with Vinegar and Dish Soap
White vinegar works great for everything and can remove hard water stains. Natural acidic cleaners are great for removing soap scum off shower curtains and scrubbing floor tiles. White vinegar and dish soap make the best DIY floor cleaner and general cleaning product.
For daily cleaning, or when a new stain appears, use this homemade bathroom floor cleaner recipe. My tile grout cleaner hack can be used together with this bathroom cleanser for a thorough cleaning agent.
The perfect tile cleaner for the bathroom, kitchen or any other room in the house can be made by filling a bucket or the bathroom sink halfway with water, adding vinegar, then adding dish soap. Alternatively, lemon juice can be substituted for vinegar.
Sweep the floors of the entire room with a small broom. Working from the room’s far end to the door, and apply the vinegar solution to the bathroom floor with a mop or rag. Clean cloths or mop heads after becoming soiled by rinsing them out and re-wetting them with cleaning products. To remove stains from ceramic tile floors, scrubbing and mopping them should be followed by rinsing them with clean water.
Wipe any excess water and soap from the area to avoid water spots. Keep your mop or cloth clean by rinsing it regularly. You will notice the entire floor is gleaming after cleaning. Dry mopping isn’t required afterward, although it leaves a very smooth surface.
Using A Steam Mop On The Bathroom Floor
A steam cleaner like a steam mop is great for cleaning marble tile bathroom floors. Due to the steam mop’s high temperature, it can disinfect the flooring. Before you begin, make sure that the bathroom is vacuumed. Give it a few hours, and your bathroom floor will be sparkling clean.
Cleaning Bathroom Floors Final Thoughts.
You don’t need toxic fumes to clean bathroom floors and keep them disinfected, so keep this in mind. In addition to vinegar, hydrogen peroxide is also an excellent disinfectant and alternate bleach solution for regular cleaning.
With regular sweeping, and occasional vacuuming, and a quick mop, you can quickly and easily clean your bathroom floor as part of your weekly cleaning routine! Hopefully, my methods will keep the entire room smelling (and feeling) great.
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Grainne Foley
Grainne Foley is a wife and mother of 2 great kids. During her 5 years of full time RV travel, Grainne learned to become very efficient at household chores, in order to make time for family adventures. Now, back in a house, she has continued to create tools and techniques to help others lighten the load of household organization and cleaning.
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