How to Remove Stains From Kitchen Flooring

Your kitchen flooring may need the most frequent cleaning.

The main places in your home where stains can be problems are high traffic areas where you and your family spend a great deal of time. The kitchen is one example. There are several common types of stains that can end up on your kitchen floor. Food items are usually the culprits in the kitchen, but you have an outside door leading to the kitchen, things like mud or grass can also get tracked onto your kitchen flooring. With the right cleaning strategies, you can remove these stains.

Things You'll Need

• Cloths
• Spray bottle
• Baking soda
• Ammonia
• White vinegar
• Mop bucket
• Mop

Instructions

1. Place an absorbent cloth over any liquid that still remains on the kitchen floor. Let the cloth soak up the liquid before removing it.

2. Pour 7 cups of water, 1/2 cup of baking soda, 1/3 cup of ammonia and 1/4 cup of plain white vinegar into a spray bottle.

3. Shake the spray bottle to mix all of the cleaning agents together.

4. Spray the cleaning solution onto the stain on your kitchen flooring. Saturate the area, and let it sit for up to 30 minutes.

5. Spray a clean cloth with more cleaning solution, and use it to wipe away the stain on the kitchen flooring. The stain may need light scrubbing.

6. Fill your mop bucket with plain water, dip the mop in it, and use your mop to rinse the cleaning solution from the floor. Let the area dry before walking on it.

Tips & Warnings

• Leave the vinegar and ammonia out of your cleaning solution if you're removing stains from a stone kitchen floor. Instead, add three to five drops of mild dish detergent.

• Do not use any cleaning products containing bleach when you're using ammonia. Together, these products will create a toxic and very dangerous gas.

References

• Mrs. Clean USA: How to Clean Tile Floors
• Mrs. Clean USA: How to Clean Ceramic Tile