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Tile Sealer and How to Remove It
Asked by N.O. from Detroit
on June 1, 2008
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Would anyone know if there is any type of solution on how to remove the sealant from my tile floor in my bathroom? I did tile floors last summer and they look great. ...
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- N. After reading the responses you received so far, my only advice is to check the sealer you used. when I sealed my grout, I used a product my cousin (who worked a...
- my husband installs tile for a living...he suggested contacting a professional grout cleaner (check the yellow pages) they might be able to steam it out...otherwise.....
- There's a product called "Oil Eater" that is sold in COSTCO. My husband used it to remove the tile sealant in order to re-do it. Good Luck.
Cleaning Tile Floor and Grout
Asked by K.C. from Boca Raton
on March 11, 2007
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Hi Moms
I am looking for a cleaner that deep cleans my tile floors, and the grout without having to pay high dollar to have someone come in to do it or having to be o...
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- Clorox Bleach gel works wonders on grout.
- K., I have been A customer of these new products that a friend of mine referred me to and so far it is by far the best products I have ever used. The best part is t...
- Hey K., I haved used Zep on my floors but it does require scrubing. It can be found at Home Depot. I recomend a open house and no kids for few hours while its being ...
Cleaning Tile Floors
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on July 31, 2008
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I am needing some tips to get my floor tile and grout clean in the kitchen. I mop and sweep, but that grout is so yucky looking. The builder told us he had sealed th...
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- Don't seal the dirt and grime into the grout. It will look worse. You can take 20 Mule Team Borax and make a paste with water. Rub it into the grout and tile, let it s...
- STEAM MOP! This will help remove the grout stains. Once you find a solution to get the grout clean & sealed use a steam mop going forward. There is no soap residue ...
- I will tell you what we did, and yes it worked although manual labor is involved. We got down on our hands and knees with clean mop water and a stiff bristled scrubbe...
Anyone Know How to Get Tile Grout Clean?
Asked by E.E. from San Francisco
on August 1, 2008
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I have a big beautiful kitchen with light tile floors. The only problem is the grout. The tile is light and pretty but the grout is getting dark and grungy. Does any...
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- Well, unless you're able to hire a professional to clean your grout (which they do an awesome job, for a price of course!) then you will have to get on your hands & kn...
- Wait until you are feeling up to the task.Let everything wait until you feel up to the task. The bleach solution below should work. I've found if I scrub with a too...
- In all honesty, my first reaction to this is that your 10 year old should be responsible for cleaning the grout realy well once a month. Maybe I'm just a slave drive...
SAHM Seeking to Find Nice Reliable mop...lol
Asked by T.C. from Washington DC
on November 15, 2008
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moms i need your help....i need any and all suggestions on where to get a good mop. i know it's an odd question but my floors need your help. it doesnt matter how many...
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- Add some vinegar to a plant based soap or go over the tile once again with just a sprinkle of water after moping. I prefer the Libman sponge mop that utilizes rollers...
- Hi Terri I was having the same problem and the only solution I could come up with is to get on my hands and knees with a rag. As for a solution--I alternate pine sol...
- I have found that it doesn't matter which mop I use (I use the libman washable mop), but it is the cleaner. I have used the swiffer wet jet and have stopped. I started...
Glitter Removal - HELP!
Asked by T.B. from Pittsburgh
on October 9, 2008
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My Sister-in-law just moved into a new house and in her words, there was a little tyrant that reigned with glitter! Here is what she needs help with:
Dan's office ...
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- Now you knwo why the parents sold the house! LOL Seriously though, I would call a cleaning company and ask them what they recommend. Most people will try to help y...
- I'm not sure how to help with a lot of it but I do have a suggestion for the grout and tiles. Use strips of duct tape. Make a big tape donut with the sticky part on ...
- Have you tried the magic eraser, it usually does wonders! I have been lucky for most messes...nailpolish took diluted remover....maybe that would work? I just had to...
Help! Horrible Dirty Walls!!! :-)
Asked by C.A. from Chicago
on May 20, 2008
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My 2 year old is a little picasso. He is obsessed with coloring. so much so that he colors all over the walls, furniture, books, etc.. I have such a dilemma with clean...
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- I have the same problem and dread having to paint everything again. I painted the whole house when my son was an infant. He is now 2.5 and also a stinking Picasso. H...
- C., I really think your best solution is painting. Magic Eraser is great... so great in fact, that it removes the paint too! We had the builder's white in our ho...
- HI C., Use WD-40 on your FLAT walls. It is GREAT WITH CRAYONS & MOST OIL BASE MARKERS!! WELL FOR THE HANDS JUST PLAIN OLD.... DAWN DISH DETERGENT & A LITTLE BLEAC...
Help! I Have a 4-Yr. Old Boy and My Bathroom Always Smells like Pee!
Asked by 3.M. from Chicago
on July 2, 2011
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My 4-yr. old son doesn't always have perfect aim when going potty, so my bathroom constantly smells like pee. I have scrubbed the grout with a toothbrush and it still ...
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- My 5 year old is not perfect at aiming either but he's getting better. We taught him to aim for the drain in the center of the bowl.
- Ask him to sit to go to the bathroom till he gets a little older and has better aim... doesn't get any more fool proof than that :)
- We deal with this too with our 4 year-old boy...except it's not really bad aim, it's that he tries to swirl as he's going, or stand further back and see if he can stil...
Ideas for Homemade Christmas Gifts Needed
Asked by A.G. from Minneapolis
on August 13, 2010
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Anyone have any creative ideas for homemade gifts? This winter is gonna be hard financially because Im due with my 2nd baby a week or 2 before xmas so I won't be worki...
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- If you already have scrapbooking/stamping supplies you could make cards - birthday, thinking of you, congratulations, etc. My mom loves to get these kinds of gifts so ...
- Almost every year I make MASON jar treats. One year it was brownies in a jar, another was hot cocoa mix in a jar, also cookie mix in a jar. The least expensive thing &...
- What do you like to do that is crafty? I second the mason jar treats -- they are pretty, useful, and yummy. I love homemade food goodies. I made homemade peppermin...
Ok Ladies.... in Need Some Help with My Hardwood Floors.
Asked by B.M. from Atlanta
on July 18, 2008
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We have been in our house for a little over a year now and I am hating my hardwood floors. I have always had laminate flooring in the past and when we built our house ...
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- Hi B., I have had hard wood floors for about 3 years now. I used to buy Murphys Oil Soap but I now use Shaklee's Basic H2. It is a "Green" cleaner, and has over 1000 ...
- I have this same problem and don't know the answer either. At first I used Orange Glo which I believe ruined them. The floors have circles where I would squeeze the s...
- B., Good Morning - My name is J. and I work for a company called Doyle Chemical & Supply. The owner here had a house in Ardsley Park that had 100+ y/o heart pine fl...
