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Care-free Floors!

By: eliz Home | Home-and-Family | Home-Improvement


Today’s hectic lifestyle has home owners searching for low maintenance alternatives to take the hassle out of housework and yard maintenance. One quick and easy way to reduce housework and keep your home looking clean and fresh is the installation of tile floors. Tile floors are a great alternative especially for households with pets and children, frequent guests or warm weather locations like Austin where entertaining is an outdoor activity year round.

Why Tile�

Great looking and easy to clean, tile floors are also a solid investment! But there are even more reasons to consider tile including:

â€Health. Reduce allergies, Asthma and other health issues by eliminating dust, pollen, mites and other pollutants that hide in your carpets.
â€Cost. Once installed tile floors require minimal maintenance and will last a lifetime! Most carpets require daily vacuuming, routine cleaning and periodic replacement every three to seven years. Tile floors can last for as long as you own your home making the long term cost less than that of carpeting.
â€Daily Maintenance. A quick sweep with a dust-mop and you are done for the day. Better yet, buy one of the new robot vacuum cleaners (or mops) and schedule the floors to be swept and mopped by the time you arrive home from work!
â€Durable. Unlike wood floors, tile floors tend to resist scratching and damage from heels, moving furniture and other routine tasks.
Tile & Grout Cleaning

Despite the many advantages of tile flooring there are some considerations to keep in mind including tile and grout cleaning. When installing new tiles floors be sure to have the grout sealed after the tile has fully set. Sealing reduces the absorption of spills or dirt to keep grout looking clean and fresh.

Older tile floors may have never been sealed, or the sealant may have eventually worn away, leaving the grout looking dirty or stained. Locations like Austin or other parts of Texas with a lot of indoor/outdoor traffic or sand from pets and children are particularly prone to discolored grout. In this situation it may be advisable to call a professional Austin tile and grout cleaning company like Kiwi Services to have your tile restored back to its original luster and shine. Kiwi Services also provides carpet cleaning and other home maintenance services so it is easy to have the tile and grout taken care of at the same time you have your air ducts serviced or carpets cleaned. Within hours your tile will look clean and fresh without any mess or fuss. Then all you need to do is a quick sweep or set the robot back on track to sweep and mop for completely care-free floors that will last a lifetime!



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