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Does your house have a funky smell? Tile and Grout may be the cause!
There is nothing more frustrating and distracting then a home that has a funky smell. There are so many possibilities as to why a home can smell and what we have learned time and time again is that it typically comes from the floor. Think about it, the floors endure the most traffic, the most spills and even though we clean them often they also have the most germs.
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Arizona found nine different species of bacteria on people’s shoes. These types of bacteria can cause infections in our stomachs, eyes and lungs. The study also found bacteria live longer on our shoes than in other places. As we walk, we constantly pick up new debris that feeds the growth of more bacteria. The researchers tested to see if bacteria on shoes would transfer to the tile floors in a house. More than 90 percent of the time it did. Carpeting harbors bacteria even more so even though you are cleaning the floors regularly it should be no surprise that the occasional odor can take over the house.
This i
s where a professional tile and grout cleaning can really help! Tile and grout cleaning will not only restore the beauty of your floors and grout but it will also provide a deep and thorough cleaning of the surface and allow for you to seal the floor making it easier to clean. A deep tile cleaning can also cure strange smells and odors. Most smells arise are from pets, improper chemical usage, and lack of maintenance all together. Tile cleaning
is not only a weekly task, but an impossible task to upkeep for periods longer than a year. Especially if one has large family’s, multiple pets, or smaller homes verses bigger homes. The more traffic you have, the faster your floors get dirty and smelly too!
Gator Cleaning Solutions Tile and Grout Cleaning can help you pinpoint where the odor may be coming from and suggest a proper solution. Sometimes we find it isn’t the tile at all and there is another issue happening in the home.
Use some of the tips below to help avoid some typical factors in a smelly home:
- Avoid smoking in the house
- Use an active enzyme in the restroom around the toilet for urine smells
- Wipe spills quickly and thoroughly to avoid absorption
- Keep the trash area off the tile and grout and in an easily cleaned can
- Have a NO SHOES in the house rule
- Have your tile and grout and carpets cleaned annually to avoid permanent staining and extend the life your floors!
Just because you have a funky smell doesn’t mean you are a poor housekeeper or that you and your family aren’t clean! The busier we get with life and running around the harder it becomes to keep up with proper floor maintenance. That coupled with the fact that most floor surfaces are porous and they need deep cleaning more often then they usually get it!
Book your no obligation floor quote today and you will be pleasantly surprised in the value you receive as it will make your cleaning so much more effective throughout the year!
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