Cleaning Marble Stone And Floors In The Home

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Cleaning marble and caring for marble floors isn't really complicated. You do have to take care with marble however and also with limestone. With a little knowledge and the correct products you can care for your marble floor and clean all your other marble quite easily.

Marble is usually harder than limestone but isn't as hard as granite for example. Therefore you need to consider wear prevention. A critical element when cleaning marble is truly understanding the nature of it as a stone. It is calcium-based and is therefore very sensitive to acids - when choosing the marble cleaning products stay well clear of acid-related products.

Here is a 6 point guide for cleaning marble:

1. Ensure your marble is protected with a good quality sealer.

2. Eliminate Grit. Grit is the main cause of wear to marble floors, especially polished marble. Use a dust mat placed both inside and outside rooms and this will help remove grit form shoes and thus prevent it from getting onto the floor.

3. Sweep or vacuum regularly. This also removes grit.

4. Wipe up any isolated spills as they occur and don't allow strong contaminants like tea, wine or coffee to dwell. Wipe up immediately.

5. Clean the marble regularly using a mild, neutral cleaner. This will clean the marble without harming the stone, grout or sealer.

6. Do a deep clean once in a while and I would recommend a high alkaline cleaner for this purpose.

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I hope you have found this article on cleaning marble helpful. Many thanks.
John Evans writes extensively about cleaning marble and all forms of tile and stone care at http://www.TileandStoneBlog.co.uk - He also markets products at http://www.tileandstonecare.co.uk
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