{"id":3623,"date":"2014-06-04T10:49:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T09:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filasolutionsblog.com\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2021-07-29T14:31:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:31:48","slug":"dont-forget-the-initial-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/dont-forget-the-initial-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"New Natural Stone Floor? Don\u2019t Forget The Initial (And Most Important) Clean!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>initial clean<\/strong> is one of the most important stages of a stone floor installation, yet it\u2019s often not carried out properly, which can store up lots of problems!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3635 alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek\" width=\"553\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/initial-clean-cleaner-deterdek.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An initial clean should take places after stone have been laid \u2013 when the grout is set and before the surface is sealed. It\u2019s important to use a good quality cleaner because it will remove any residues, like grout and general dust and dirt. If you use water only, you\u2019ll be left with a grout haze, which is like a white film. <strong>If you seal the tile without cleaning it properly, you\u2019ll sandwich the dirt between the tile and the sealant<\/strong> \u2013 so the sealant won\u2019t be absorbed properly and won\u2019t be able to do its job.<\/p>\n<p>On acid sensitive stone floors, we recommend <a title=\"FILACLEANER neutral detergent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/en\/products\/full-range\/cleaning-products\/detergents\/fila-cleaner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FILACLEANER<\/a>. It\u2019s <strong>pH neutral<\/strong>, so you can use it on all polished natural surfaces and agglomerates.<\/p>\n<p>Add&nbsp;<a title=\"FILACLEANER neutral detergent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/en\/products\/full-range\/cleaning-products\/detergents\/fila-cleaner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FILACLEANER<\/a> to clean, luke warm water \u2013 diluted 1:30. Wipe the floor after the initial mop to remove any residue and then rinse with clean water.<\/p>\n<p>On acid-resistant stone floors, we recommend <a title=\"DETERDEK concentrated acid detergent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/en\/products\/full-range\/cleaning-products\/detergents\/deterdek.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DETERDEK <\/a>diluted 1:5. It&#8217;s an acid detergent, so always check the reaction of the product on a small section of material before proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>If you need more advice, just contact our UK Help Line on tel. tel. 01584 877286 or visit www.filasolutions.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initial clean is one of the most important stages of a stone floor installation, yet it\u2019s often not carried out properly, which can store up lots of problems! An initial clean should take places after stone have been laid \u2013 when the grout is set and before the surface is sealed. It\u2019s important to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":654,"featured_media":3636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1064],"tags":[382,401,1445,694,645],"surface":[2000,2001],"room":[1967,2005,2002],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3623"},{"taxonomy":"surface","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/surface?post=3623"},{"taxonomy":"room","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/room?post=3623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}