Best ways to deal with Stains, Grime, and Damage in your Bathroom | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips 

Introduction | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips

Today’s post on house maintenance looks at the issues that plague interior surfaces in bathrooms and how you can rectify them.

From humble vinyl to majestic marble, here are some DOs and DON’Ts on keeping that shine.

Viny l Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips

Vinyl is a popular material thanks to its low cost. It comes in different qualities with corresponding price tags that offer varying levels of damage resistance and durability.

Besides being easy to clean, vinyl is entirely waterproof, making it a good choice for bathroom floors. However, do not that vinyl also doesn’t age well and may warp or crack as it degrades, trapping water beneath it.

Physical 

While vinyl can come in large sheets, we recommend installing smaller vinyl tiles or planks in bathrooms.

Vinyl is highly impact-resistant, but particularly prone to scratches, especially from sand or grit underfoot when you take a shower after outdoor activities. When scratches get more obvious and start trapping dirt, simply replace the offending tiles.

Otherwise, frequent cleaning with soft floor scrubs keeps grime and scum from building up. Avoid abrasive scrubs like steel wool or even stiff brushes.

Chemical 

Vinyl is relatively chemical-resistant, but prone to staining when exposed to natural rubber in products. They include bathroom slippers, squeegees, and slip-resistant surfaces.

Such stains are often permanent, but merely cosmetic. Frequent cleaning with household cleansers is no issue.

Ceramic Tiles | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips

Ceramic tiles are a classy and common material for bathrooms. They come in many attractive designs and have more than adequate physical durability for bathroom flooring and walls.

While the rough surface of ceramic tiles provides good traction underfoot. The porous tile surface and the grout between tiles allows scum to build up remarkably fast.

Physical 

Since heavy and hard objects are rare in bathrooms, chips from dropping such objects are uncommon.

Small scratches from sand and grit are unavoidable, but often unnoticeable on the rough tile surface. Any heavy physical damage demands tile replacement since the tiles cannot be resurfaced or refinished.

Scrubbing with bathroom scrubs is perfectly fine. Avoid abrasive scrubs.

Chemical 

Ceramic tiles can be cleaned with household cleasers such as CIF or GIF without any issue.

However, some are susceptible to staining when exposed to concentrated cleansers such as bleach. These stains are usually permanent, so check with your contractor before deciding on what tiles to install.

Marble | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips

Marble is a premium material with a correspondingly high level of required maintenance. It scratches and stains easily, and is difficult to clean without damaging its surface.

While it’s an impractical material, especially in the bathroom, many find it a luxury worth the trouble.

Physical 

Shallow scratches can be buffed out of a marble surface, but cracks and chips cannot be repaired to the marble’s original condition.

The best way to handle marble is to simply avoid these issues. Wash sand and grit off your body and flush everything down the drain before proceeding with your shower.

Clean the bathroom regularly to remove grit, and only with soft brushes or wet rags.

Chemical 

Be prepared for frequent stains, especially from stray droplets of urine around the toilet bowl.

Homeowners report a fair amount of success with the use of a paste of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Simply mix the two into a paste with the consistency of peanut butter, spread over the stained area, and cover the paste with cling wrap.

For cleaning, use only marble-specific cleansers and water.

Metallic Epoxy | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips 

Metallic Epoxy is a premium material on par with marble, but with industrial-grade durability and a gratifyingly low amount of maintenance required.

Besides its High Resistance to Impacts, Scratches, and Corrosion, Metallic Epoxy is also waterproof and easily repaired.

It is non-porous and seamless, two very important properties for Bathroom Floors.

Physical 

Depending on your choice of finishing, small scratches can be practically non-existent.

Deep gouges can be easily refinished to original condition and without great urgency. Also the underlying epoxy is similarly waterproof and damage-resistant. Vigorous cleaning with mops and brushes are fine, simply avoid using abrasive cleaners.

Chemical 

Metallic Epoxy is highly chemical-resistant and does not stain. Simply clean with any normal household cleanser of your choice for hygiene purposes

Summary | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips 

As everyone knows, bathroom surfaces are among the dirtiest places in a house.

The combination of human bodily waste and a warm, humid environment is perfect for bacteria and mould to flourish.

To keep such terrors at bay, frequent and unforgiving cleansing must be carried out.

Conclusion | Bathroom Floor Maintenance Tips

But what if we made it difficult for bacteria and mould to even take root?

The best choice here would then be Metallic Epoxy. Besides being waterproof and non-porous, this material can be cleaned regularly with almost any chemical.

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In comparison, marble’s fragile nature makes cleaning, and even regular usage, a bit of a nightmare. Besides making sure that no stray drop of urine goes unnoticed, all grit and non-pH-neutral substances are your worst enemies.

For hygiene, your only defence against the unholy duo of bacteria and mould is a soft rag and marble cleanser.

More than any other location, the case for a sturdy and easily maintained interior surfacing material is best made in the bathroom.

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