Slate floor difficult to keep clean- Help!

[Neil_S]

I don't know! Just as I was set on ripping it up I'm getting lots of tips on how to rescue the slate! Thanks for all your advice:regular_smile:

 

[MICK the Tiler]

We don't intend to confuse you neil, It's just that cleaning natural stone can be through trial and error, every problem has no one silver bullet solution, try the brand name products listed above. Do a small test peice first, don't just race in and do the whole thing without thinking about what you are doing and why. Stone will soil heavier in high traffic areas like kitchen floors and foot traffic areas hallways and such.

the tip I gave is for use after you try the brand name products after all they are tried and true. It's just that working down here in Oz we certainly don't get the range of cleaning products available overseas so we have to get a bit creative sometimes.

Cheers Mick

 

[Neil_S]

With more swimming pools per square mile in your neck of the woods, you've probably got easier access to chlorine than us poms up here:lol:

 

[MICK the Tiler]

GOOD CALL!! Neil :lol: I didn't see that coming :lol:

 

[James Spelrem]

You said the shean is lost in a couple of days how hard is your water black slate shows everything using soaps causes build ups I saw the pictures the white haze looks like mineral or dirt settling in the crevises of the slate.when you wash the floor the color of the water will be the film color on the slate if you are having troble things sticking to the floor or diffuclt to come off it is time to reseal using a good quality sealer petrolium base sealers are tougher but take longer to cure.