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How to clean slate tiles in my shower?

bec93
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How to clean slate tiles in my shower?

Hi! I have these slate tiles in my bathroom (and  they are the floor around most of the house) but I’m mostly wondering how to clean them? The ones that get wet daily look terrible and I don’t know how to fix it. I live in a rental as well. Thank you! 
First photo is the ones that get wet daily, the floor ones are fine (second photo). 

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EricL
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: how to clean these slate tiles in my shower?

Hello @bec93 

 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your slate tile floors.

 

I have exactly the same type of flooring in my home, and we are struggling to keep it clean as it gets dirty really quickly. Using a mop simply cleans the surfaces that are at the top of the slate tile but not its lower portions. Scrubbing them with a scrub brush gets them clean for a while then its dusty appearance shows up again. 

 

The only slate tiles I've seen that have remained clean are the gloss sealed ones. They act like real tiles and the dust does not stick to it and they are easy to clean. I can only therefor only suggest keeping cleaning with your preferred method. You can also try to speak to your landlord and perhaps convince them to have your tile slate floor sealed in gloss. 

 

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

 

Eric

 

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