Mosaics and Tile

Stone-look ceramic tiles are designed to imitate the beauty, pattern, substance, and shine of a variety of natural stones such as marble, travertine, granite, and quartzite. These tiles never really lose their look in almost any indoor or outdoor condition. But it is a matter of fact that they can lose their shine over time due to inadequate cleaning and maintenance. When left unclean for weeks, a thick, rigid layer of dust, dirt and debris accumulates over the surface of your stone look ceramic flooring . Polishing Ceramic Tile As a solution to avoid staining and layering on your ceramic tile flooring, you can consider applying a polish on it. This polish creates a shiny layer on the flooring, and makes cleaning and maintenance a lot easier. The polish does not allow debris to collect and form a layer. On a polished stone-look ceramic tile flooring, you can wipe off dirt and debris with a mop or a wiper. How to Apply Polish on Stone Look Ceramic Tile Flooring Here are the ...

Technically, grout is a kind of cement mortar, which – when dries, becomes hard as rock. If not cleaned and removed immediately, the grout dries out and gives an unsightly look, specially on natural stone tiles and stone look tiles. And when it dries, it becomes quite a challenge to remove it off the tile surface. In an attempt to remove it, many homeowners tend to damage their stone-look tile flooring. Did you know, you could take out the dried grout using sugar and water – the most common ingredients in our kitchen? In this blog, we will learn the method to remove grout from stone-look porcelain tiles with sugar and water. Check out the following pointers – Take 1 gallon of water and 1 cupful of sugar. Prefer hot, boiling water. Mix both the ingredients in a large bucket. Make sure that sugar completely dissolves in the water. Spray the mixture on the dried grout. Let it sit for a couple of hours. Spray it on the grout multiple times. Apply pressure on the grout on your st...