Stone Care of Arizona

Travertine Sealing, Cleaning and Polishing

Travertine Sealing, Cleaning and Polishing
If you live in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Carefree, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, and the surrounding areas of Phoenix, Arizona. You may have noticed your Travertine floors does not have that luster it may have had a time ago. As you do a closer inspection, you might see stains, water spots, surface abrasions, and dirty grout. The person(s) tasked to clean the floors besides yourself may be the housekeeper, and or a family member.

Let's face it, mopping Travertine, Marble, Slate, Flagstone, Saltillo, limestone, and Tile floors, is right up there with one of the "most undesirable" activity one can find oneself doing. Why? It seems, the more you clean the Travertine floors, the dirty the Travertine, Marble, Tile, and Limestone floors become. Stone Care of Arizona, the Arizona stone care expert receives calls and is frequently asked, "Why do my floors get so dirty? "What should I use (cleaner) to mop my floors to help them stay cleaner longer?

There must be a better way to keep your floors clean, would you not agree?

Stone Care of Arizona, the Arizona stone care experts would like to share some valuable information on how to keep your floors cleaner longer. It's our goal at Stone Care of Arizona to unpack critical points to punctuate a dedicate plan of action:

SOIL PREVENTION IS KEY TO A HEALTHY FLOOR

Travertine, Marble, Porcelain & Ceramic Tile, Slate, Flagstone, and Limestone floors become soiled when "unwanted and foreign" substances have become trapped, spilled and/or floats onto the floors. The goal of keeping your Travertine, Marble, Tile, and Limestone floors cleaned is to get everyone's cooperation in soil prevention. How do you do this?

Here are 7 tips on how to keep your floors and groutlines clean:

1. Place absorbent doormats at the front and all exit doors. The doormats should be shaken off and washed at least once a week to dislodge trapped soil. This included frequently washing off the courtyards, slider doors areas, exits, and front entrance. Doing this important act alone will prevent up to 80% of the insoluble and soluble soil from being trapped in your home.

2. Implement a threshold rule, "shoes off when you step into the house." Shoes that are washable should be washed once a week. The soles on leather, rubber and plastic shoes such should be wiped down with a disposal disinfectant wipe. Be sure to wear gloves to protect yourself. Consider purchasing dedicated inside shoes to stop soil and germs from violating your home's threshold. If you believe what is shared is over the top? Consider the next paragraph.

WHAT'S LURKING ON YOUR SHOES?

The University of Arizona studied the kinds of soil on the bottom of shoes. University of Arizona (ASU) microbiologist Charles Gerba, enlisted 10 ASU students to take part in the study. What they discovered was stunning. Click to review valid points for your consideration, "high bacteria concentration under your footwear." The contamination discovered was not limited to 2,887 units of bacteria samples tucked away inside and 421,000 units of bacteria samples trapped on the outside of the student's shoes. Inside the shoes, there were unique strains of Escherichia coli, known to cause urinary and intestinal tract infections, Klebsiella pneumonia and diarrheal disease; meningitis, a source for bloodstream infections, pneumonia; and Serratia ficaria, that can lead to infections in the respiratory tract. (NEVER touch the soles of your shoes, when taking them off). The Bottomline, insisting that "EVERYONE" takes their shoes off would go a long way on keeping your family healthy and will help keep the Travertine, Marble, Tile, and Limestone floors clean.

3. Vacuum all carpeting and hard surfaces with a HEPA vacuum cleaner at least once a week. If you have difficulty moving furniture on hard surfaces consider using a microfiber dusting system by Starfiber.

4. Mopping: Here is where many homeowners can really stop soil and germ cross-contamination. If you hire a housekeeping service. Make sure you own your mopping equipment and limit the use of powerful smelly alkaline mopping solutions. Although, many housekeeping services do an awesome job mopping. The best mopping routine will eventually leave "liquified soil" that settles into the tile groutlines and surface crevices (micro-pores) turning your Travertine, Marble, Slate, Flagstone, limestone, and Tile floors into a soil magnet. How do you know? The sign you have a soil attracting residue is when the Travertine, Marble, Slate, Flagstone, Saltillo, limestone, and Tile floor and groutlines have darkened. Here is another sign, the loss of slipperiness and more "surface drag" on your floors, there is a presence of a powerful "mopping residue."

WHAT SHOULD YOU USE TO MOP YOUR FLOORS:

Stone Care of Arizona, the Arizona stone care expert recommends all homeowners use Zep neutral floor cleaner on all their wood, tile, and natural stone floors. We provide mopping tips in the pinned article, how do I take care of my floors. Lastly after cleaning, we strongly recommend an additional step of sanitizing your floors every two weeks with a disinfectant. The act of using a disinfectant alone will kill surface germs that mopping with an alkaline will never accomplish. Here is another "green" plant-based disinfectant you can use. Click here: The ultimate safe disinfectant floor cleaner.

5. Change HVAC system air filters once a month or sooner, if you live in areas that experience Haboobs in the Phoenix areas.

6. Professional Cleaning Program: The key to preventing a mop solution" buildup" and removing "sticky soil" is by hiring Stone Care of Arizona to clean your floors, countertops, and showers.

7. It is very important that all bodily fluids are prevented from spattering on the floors near the toilets. Most spattering can be stopped by the simple act of shutting the lid whenever flushing the toilet. Why? Bodily fluids are latent with germs and are subsequently tracked on the natural stone, tile, and carpeting. Lastly, animal lovers may not be aware of a hidden hazard of the possible issues of dogs, cats and potbelly pigs voiding and defecating on carpeting and hard surfaces. 

HOW DO WE CLEAN TRAVERTINE, MARBLE, TILE, AND LIMESTONE FLOORS:

We use innovative surface cleaning technologies for floors.
We use green cleaning agents that are safe for children and animals.
We use a van powered equipment and high-flow extraction equipment to remove the contamination.
We use a two-step nano sealer protector that creates a moisture and stain barrier on your floors.
We offer a comprehensive workmanship guarantee that is second to none in the North Valley.
We carry workers' compensation for all of our employees.
Our floor technicians are certified and have a goal to provide excellent customer services.
We carry liability and comprehensive insurance.
Homeowners in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Carefree, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, and the surrounding areas of the Phoenix area. If you disdain, looking at the soiled Travertine, Marble, Slate, Flagstone, Saltillo, limestone, and Tile floor and groutlines, Stone Care of Arizona, the natural stone expert is here to help you! Call us at 480-625-0557, between the hours of 8 am to 6 pm, Monday - Saturday. You can also contact one of our support team after hours via our online request form. We will reach out to you as soon as possible. We look forward to speaking to you!
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