{"id":293,"date":"2016-01-27T11:50:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T03:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrazzo.net.au\/blog\/?p=293"},"modified":"2016-01-27T11:50:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T03:50:48","slug":"the-ease-of-terrazzo-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrazzo.net.au\/blog\/the-ease-of-terrazzo-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ease of Terrazzo Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Ease of Terrazzo Maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terrazzo floors have been around for many centuries now.\u00a0 Since it was first discovered, terrazzo maintenance has always been a breeze.\u00a0 This characteristic actually increases terrazzo floors life span by making it easy for homeowners and even professional cleaners to effectively maintain and clean them, thereby reducing the appearances of cracks and chips.<\/p>\n<p>One essential part of terrazzo maintenance is knowing its composition and the method of installation used in your premises.\u00a0 First off, terrazzo is a composite material made of marble remnants or chips, combined with a cementitious material or resin and then sealed.\u00a0 It is highly recommended to speak with the people who did the terrazzo installation and to get correct terrazzo maintenance tips to further protect and properly maintain your terrazzo floors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Basics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terrazzo maintenance is as easy as regularly sweeping and correctly mopping your terrazzo floors.\u00a0 Regularly sweeping your terrazzo floors ensure that debris and dirt do not build up on the surface which may cause scratches and chipping.\u00a0 If possible, regular vacuuming is also highly recommended.\u00a0 The best kind of vacuum to use is a backpack vacuum cleaner to minimize the need to drag one across the floor.<\/p>\n<p>When mopping, ensure that the water is consistently changed.\u00a0 If possible, use separate buckets for the cleaning solution and the rinsing water.\u00a0 Terrazzo maintenance experts recommend using cleaning solutions that are neutral.\u00a0 Avoid alkaline-based solutions as well as cleaning products that are acidic.\u00a0 To be absolutely sure, some terrazzo maintenance professionals recommend using clean water in lieu of cleaning products.\u00a0 Proper mopping starts by applying a wet mop over the entire floor surface.\u00a0 Make sure that during the application process of the cleaning solution, the entire floor area remains wet.\u00a0 Once the entire floor is wet, rinse thoroughly using clean water.\u00a0 If available, a wet vacuum would work better.\u00a0 Doing more than one rinse will yield better results.<\/p>\n<p>Terrazzo maintenance is not just easy, there is absolutely no need to do it every day except for a proper sweeping.\u00a0 Mopping and buffing to restore the shine, can be done once every two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ease of Terrazzo Maintenance Terrazzo floors have been around for many centuries now.\u00a0 Since it was first discovered, terrazzo maintenance has always been a breeze.\u00a0 This characteristic actually increases terrazzo floors life span by making it easy for homeowners and even professional cleaners to effectively maintain and clean them, thereby reducing the appearances of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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