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How can I clean these tiles?

5 replies

MrsKateColumbo · 12/08/2026 11:48

Hello all

Have moved house and dont plan on changing the kitchen for a good few years. Currently there's these lino/laminate tiles that I can never get clean. I don't really want to redo the floor as the rest of the house needs loads of more urgent work but I cant get these to come clean. Atm im using the HG laminate vinyl cleaner with (not too much) hot water and a microfiber mop but it never looks clean.

I keep thinking of the bissell crosswave but dont know if that will achieve the results I want

We had awful textured tiles in my last house so have never had a lovely easy to clean floor!

Thank you!

How can I clean these tiles?
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MiddleAgedDread · 12/08/2026 11:48

steam cleaner to loosen the dirt

HappiestSleeping · 12/08/2026 11:50

Plus 1 for steam. Also, I mix white vinegar / isopropyl alcohol / water / washing up liquid to male a cleaning solution that works really well.

MrsKateColumbo · 12/08/2026 12:19

Thanks

Will the steam cleaner not melt the glue though? I considered one but there were warnings it would lift the tiles?

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Honeysuckle16 · 12/08/2026 22:28

To do a deep clean of our flooring tiles I use a green scrubbing pad with diluted fairy liquid plus a lot of elbow grease. This loosens the dirt which I then mop up with a clean e-cloth and dry with an old towel. I do about a square metre at a time. If the dirt is more difficult to clean I use Cif cream cleaner. Hard work but very effective.

MrsKateColumbo · 13/08/2026 20:20

Thanks!

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