When mopping the floor, the most difficult thing must be the gap of the floor tile. Many people only require the surface to be clean. For the deep cleaning of the gap, many people are too lazy to do it. That's why the dust will accumulate more and more if it can't be cleaned for a long time, so it's difficult to clean up later. So what can be done to help clean up these stubborn dirt? Let's learn the tips to clean up the dust with Sihai Xiaobian!
1、 How to deal with the dirty floor tile gap
1. Toothpaste is a common tool for brushing teeth in our life, and it will help us a lot when we clean ceramic tiles. When cleaning the tiles, first clean the tiles, and then apply the toothpaste in the gap between the tiles. After applying the toothpaste, you can brush slowly with a brush. When brushing, try to brush along the direction of the gap. After brushing, rinse with clean water.
2. In fact, as long as the tiles are well prevented, we don't have to clean them very hard. When the gap is clean or has been cleaned, when the gap is dry, use the candle to coat the candle all the way along the gap, which is flush with the ceramic tile. In this way, the stain can only be stained on the surface of the candle in the future, and can be cleaned with detergent.
2、 How to deal with the problem of ceramic tile gap
Part 1: the seam of ceramic tiles should be changed according to the climate
Seam retention is the cornerstone of the success or failure of ceramic tile paving. Seam retention after ceramic tile paving is an essential process. So how to do a good job of seam retention? What are the differences according to different climates?
1. Importance of ceramic tile joint
We must not understand from the literal meaning to carry out the so-called seamless paving. Because no matter what grade and variety of ceramic tiles, each piece can not be exactly the same. The errors in its length, width, height and thickness, seamless paving or improper seam retention will inevitably make the ceramic tiles crooked. Proper joint retention can also ensure the safety of the ceramic tile itself. Otherwise, once the ambient temperature changes, even if the ceramic tile expands and shrinks, there are ceramic tiles with different paving methods, and the rules of joint retention are different.
2. The gap is 1-1.5mm
Generally, the reserved joint of seamless brick shall be 1-1.5mm, but not less than 1mm. The common ceramic tile is about 3-5mm. When purchasing, consumers should ask the seller for the special cross locator of this variety (the width is 1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 5mm, etc.) to ensure that the ceramic tile joints are straight and uniform in size.
3. Perform widening
For ceramic tile laying in pursuit of special effects, the gap of ceramic tile can also be widened. For example, wide joints should be reserved for antique bricks, exterior wall bricks and cultural bricks with special effects. In addition, if the ceramic tile is paved in winter, pay attention to slightly increase the joint to prevent thermal expansion and cold contraction, and the joint filling will squeeze each other.
Part 2: the details of joint filling must be known and the environmental materials must be well controlled
1. Pay attention to the time of joint filling
The details of joint filling determine the perfection of ceramic tiles. The seasons and time of ceramic tile joint filling are also exquisite throughout the year. The materials and operation methods of joint filling can not be ignored.
2. Select the joint filling material
Common joint filling materials are: white cement, putty powder, joint filler, joint beautifying agent, etc. In these materials. White cement and putty powder are traditional joint filling materials. However, these two materials are deficient in performance. The common situation is that the effect is acceptable in a short time, but it will fall off and leak out of the gap over time. Moreover, the waterproof performance of white cement and putty powder is poor. Cause in a wet place. Brick joints are particularly prone to blackening and mildew. In view of this, ceramic tile special caulking agent is used more and more in home decoration. Caulking agent is a specially designed formula material, so it has better adhesion than traditional materials such as white cement. After drying, it has higher wear resistance, good strength, low water absorption, and is not easy to be affected by moisture and dirt.
3. The joint filling process is in place
Different ceramic tiles have slightly different caulking processes. Generally speaking, ceramic tiles with small brick joints can not be caulked. For ceramic tile products whose edges and corners such as cultural brick or antique brick are not right angles, attention should be paid not to fill the inclination of the edge of the brick together when filling the joint, so as not to affect the effect. In view of the high material cost of joint sealant, cement mortar with reasonable configuration can be used to replace the outdoor balcony and other areas with large area and large brick joints.
Part 3: pay more attention to the construction process and leave no regrets
The caulking process and construction precautions are related to the use of ceramic tiles in the future. Therefore, we must pay more attention to see whether the decorator has done the following steps when caulking ceramic tiles.
1. Ceramic tile surface cleaning
Before joint filling, excess cement, dust and other sundries in the ceramic tile joint must be removed to avoid mixing excess cement and dust into the joint filler during joint filling, which will affect the beauty of joint filling. In case of hot weather during joint filling, wet the brick joint surface to avoid too dry.
2. Joint sealant
Mix the joint sealant in a certain proportion of 1:1 with clean water before use. Never directly scrape the dry powder into the joint, so as to avoid scratching the ceramic tile with pure hard particles in the joint sealant.
3. Fine caulking
When scraping and plastering the joint sealant, a rubber spatula shall be used to scrape it tightly into the joint, so as to avoid the possible hard particles in the joint sealant from scratching the ceramic tile and filling the joint. The excess joint filler on the ceramic tile must be cleaned while filling the joint, so as not to be difficult to clean after the joint filler is dry.
4. Cleaning after caulking
After the caulking agent is set, clean the ceramic tile surface with sponge, and the normal glazed ceramic tile can be cleaned with clean water. If the water absorption on the surface of the ceramic tile is too high and the caulking agent penetrates into the ceramic tile, it shall be cleaned with a special ceramic tile cleaning agent.