Cream floor tiles-big mistake! How to clean?

I’m just about to replace mine with LVT wood effect flooring, for precisely this reason!

It reminds me if the time that a mistake was made and I had vast areas of almost cream carpet to keep clean .
I was assured that the carpet was stain proof and it certainly wasn't.
It was a disaster !
Can you superclean the tiles and put some sort of sealant over them ?
I don't know if it's possible .
Otherwise I'd cover them with vinyl or kitchen carpet .

mabon1

Buy a steam floor cleaner and use it daily. My tiles are cream and always look clean, even when I had dogs.

Yes so do mine.

The point is, some can be done morning, noon and night and still look grubby.
Who wants those??

Daily? 😯

Buy a steam floor cleaner and use it daily. My tiles are cream and always look clean, even when I had dogs.

It's very odd about light tiles looking grubby, get darker ones, as with cars it works the other way round, a black or navy blue car seems to show every speck of dirt, white or off-white are more forgiving?!

Why do you think I’ve got brown grout❓
I have tried a steam cleaner on grey grout we inherited in a bathroom with a fair degree of success
If it works I believe you can get grout sealing job but could the grout be scraped out and regrouped in darker colour say brown

Luckygirl3

I've got cream floor tiles ... I doubt they are perfectly clean. That get a bit of a clean once a week ... in between I live my life and just let it be.

Me too. They were in when I bought the house. I don’t stress, Mop weekly and just spot wipe occasionally if I spill something.
My friends haven’t deserted me (yet) because of sloppy house cleaning.

Try a rubber broom and ordinary floor cleaner or Cif. If you use Cif you will need to rinse. I used to get down on my hands and knees to scrub but only once a year. Also a friend uses one of those motorised scrubbing brush.

Buy a cream coloured grouting pen.
Like a big felt tip, with coloured grout (or maybe paint?)
Then just colour in your grouting.

It's not the tiles I have a problem with because they are mottled but it's the cream grout that is impossible to clean. Any ideas anyone?

Could you use some of those plexi floorcoverings they sell at Ikea's? They're ment to go under a deskchair (with wheels) to protect a wooden floor. But they're really sturdy, see-through ánd clean easily.
www.ikea.com/be/nl/p/kolon-vloerbeschermer-44881100/

Not wishing to brag but I went into tile shop and requested tiles that would not show the muck or paw prints The guy said not been asked that before
Made a suggestion. Bingo they are fantastic In porch hall kitchen and boot room
Living in country with two spaniels and numerous pair of wellies they never seem to show the muck a quick brush in the porch does the job
The colour ranges from dark cream to light brown after about eight years still look good

I have a large area of virtually white Travertine marble flooring which is prone to chipping and damages.

When I had a spine operation I bought a (pretty expensive) Karcher floor mop which cleans the tiles and also sucks the water off so it is almost immediately dry.

When clean I sporadically apply HG High Shine polish, a couple of coats of which make the surface dirt resistant. Every few years or so I Brillo the white grouting in the cooking area and reapply the HG High Shine.

It seems to work very well but then I don’t have pets.

crazyH

I don’t want to rub it in, but I think my kitchen floor tiles are the best ever. It’s matt, it’s got dominant grey with hints of all sorts They’re certainly not gloss - the most dangerous finish for a kitchen floor 😫

Those are great my son has those and they look.good.too.
I once lived in a newish house which has Marley times on the kitchen.floor. they looked dreadful even when washed, they were sorting it grey and were slightly patterned. I hated those, I really wouldn't want cream or white tiles either. Used to have a light coloured work top and I was forever having to clean it, not because it was dirty per se or unhygienic, just every spot of tea coffee or suchlike made it look like it hadn't been cleaned since the war. When I got a new kitchen I got a darker mottled countertop.

I must be so slovenly. Kitchen diner in porceain tiles light beige. Twice a week I use a spray mop and that's it. I do have a steam mop and use that very rarely as don't like all the moisture it leaves in the room.one bathroom and ensuite also have lught beige tiles but they are high shine and they too just get a wipe twice a week. Other bathroom and cloak room have high shine sparkly black tiles, never see any marks on them, but they too get the twice weekly mop. They are floors, so of course they get dirty.

Try blue magic. You can buy it from QVC or Amazon. I have had many successes with it as it is very versatile so if it doesn’t work then you can use it on many other things. I don’t have ceramic floors but on my wood/vynil floors it’s the best thing I have tried. You can use it on clothes dishes just about anything.

What kind of cleaning agent do the makers of the tiles recommend?

I would start by discussing the problem with the maker or the supplier, or both.

Next, what do you use to wash the floor - a mop, or a floor-cloth? And do you sweep it prior to washing it?

I feel you get a floor cleaner if you use a floor-cloth to wash the floor. This does not mean getting down on your hands and knees - you can push the cloth back and forwards using a stiff broom.

However, you should make sure that the cloth is clean - changing it at need if one cloth cannot stay reasonably clean for the entire floor. And preferably dry the floor off using another floor-cloth.

I have cream, very slightly mottled tiles on the kitchen and entrance floors. Yes, I do think they get grubby but I think you'll find it's only you who notices this. My sister always says how clean the house always looks and I think it's the light coloured tiles that give this illusion. I have an acquaintance with similar flooring and whenever I go to her house I always think how clean the floor looks. The fact that it's light coloured makes it look clean whether it really is or not.

Flash speedmop could be the answer. Quick and easy to use.
Good luck.

I have cream porcelain tiles in my kitchen, I think the make was called something like Porcellenosa, and the were the best investment ever ! They have been down for 15 years and still look shiny and new. All I do is whizz over them with a steamer once a week

I have high gloss cream porcelain tiles in my kitchen put down by the last owner. I hate them!!! Every speck of dirt, every footprint/paw print. I've fallen twice when there was unseen water on the floor. My partner slipped coming in from outside with damp trainers and twisted his knee which has caused ongoing issues. I'm hoping to sell up and move soon otherwise I would replace them. I put karndean vinyl planking all through the rest of the downstairs including hall and porch and would redo kitchen with that if I stayed. The tiles look good for about 2 mins after cleaning but the cream grout remains grubby and two tiles have cracked on the corner in high use areas.

I have them too. all you can honestly do is use neat bleach and a scourer. Not least but works a treat and doesn't damage the tiles. Need to have all windows and doors open, and wear a mask and protective clothing.

Our bathroom floor is cream vinyl, slightly rough to make it non-slip. But it holds the dirt and looks grimy. I got a steam cleaner which did the job but it was too cheap and soon packed up. There are others, but do I want to spend £££ when I can still scrub?