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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

Professional cleaners never waste their time with standard mops on tile floors – this is the $13 essential they always recommend instead

A large kitchen with green painted island and tall cabinets. Floor to ceiling windows behind. .

Although mopping floors is a great way to stay on top of everyday mess, it is never quite enough for tile floors, especially when cleaning textured ones, experts say.

Dirt collects in the tiny surface dents or surface variations on tiles, which a standard mop cannot fully clean, and instead ends up spreading the mess around. That's why professional cleaners never waste their time using standard mops to clean this type of flooring.

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