Monday, March 30, 2009

Pets vs Floors 2

By Rio Calven

When pets come in after their excursion from the outside world through the door, they can bring a lot of different types of unpleasant things for your floor. We have the standard sand and silica, which are good abrasives that can readily scratch the protection of most sealants and remove the luster of your standard floor tile or polished marble. Tracked mud easily dries up and also act like sand bombs, that readily explodes, scattering sand if you aren't keen in cleaning up the mess as soon as possible.

Pet' fur can also bring in one of the more dangerous threats to your family; mold spores. These little ticking time bombs will only need moisture, a place to hold on, and nutrients to grow. Mold can easily spread at an increased rate unless it is immediately taken care of.

Although most molds are somewhat harmless and do as little damage as making your floor look icky and feel icky, some molds have been known to trigger deadly forms of allergic reactions via their spores. The reason most spores don't grow on living room floors is because they lack moisture, and is usually exposed to strong sunlight. UV kills most of these molds.

These molds (which stain grout either to a grimy green or black) usually just grow on your bathroom tiles, shower tiles, or even in your kitchen tiles and / or sink. Scrub with a weak 50/50 solution of warm water and hydrogen peroxide to eliminate them as soon as possible.

For more persistent molds, a towel solution of hydrogen peroxide will also work wonders with permeated mold. Mold that has grown underneath the tiles will need the help of experts like those on Richmond Tile and Grout Cleaning. Those types of mold can do serious damage to underneath your floors and to your health as well. - 21365

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