Tiles are a very popular form of flooring used in both homes and offices. If you have tile flooring in your home, you know how durable and beautiful it is. To maintain that beauty, it’s important to know how to clean tile floors the right way.
Fortunately, since most tiles are usually finished with a durable and impenetrable surface glaze, the flooring is incredibly forgiving and cleaning tile floors is pretty easy. Water, dirt, liquids, and germs all come up easily since they cannot be absorbed into the dense tile making it easy to clean up.
But then, even if you clean your tiles regularly, not using the right tools and materials may not give you the pleasure of enjoying the beauty of your tiled floors. Worse still, you could damage or make your floor look dirty if you’re not working with the right products.
Here are 7 of the best products to use for cleaning your tile floors:
1. Black diamond Ultimate Grout Cleaner
The Black Diamond Ultimate Grout Cleaner is the best grout cleaner for tile and grout cleaning, it is an innovative, labour-saving cleaner for grease, dirt, oil and soap scum on white or coloured grout. Its acid-free formula provides you with the best way to clean grout and ceramic, porcelain or marble. It can also be used for cleaning grout with a grout steam cleaner.
Due to it being acid-free, it will, however, not clean calcium or water spots from showers and moulds but it will work extremely well on the soap deposits. It will not normally etch marble but we always recommend that you do a test area first. Simply spray on the grout or tile and let stand for 1-3 minutes. Agitate with a grout brush to loosen embedded soil. Rinse with clean water. This product is very strong so do not use it on painted surfaces.
Pros:
- Its fast-acting formula erodes grime.
- The fact that it uses a spray nozzle makes it easy to apply.
- Its acid-free solution is safe to use on marble.
- It has a mild scent compared to competitors.
Cons:
- It won’t work on calcium or water spots.
- May require two rounds to get the job done.
2. O-Cedar EasyWring Microfiber Spin Mop
The O-Cedar EasyWring Spin Mop and Bucket Cleaning System offer a fun and fast floor cleaning experience. It features hands-free wringing thanks to the unique foot pedal spin mop design, so you have less mess when mopping.
The amount of water and moisture applied to floors is controlled making for easier wringing and quicker-drying floors.
O-Cedar’s EasyWring microfiber mop delivers a better clean by effectively removing dirt and grime with just water. Anyone can use this mop, as the telescopic handle adjusts up to 51″ in length with the mop head attached.
This mop is safe and effective for all hard floor surfaces, such as hardwood, tile, vinyl, and more! The microfiber mop head refill is reusable and machine-washable but the mop refill pad has to be replaced every 3 months for optimal results.
Pros:
- Easy to spin
- It is ideal for mopping all hard floor surfaces with no bending down and no wet hands.
- Easy to manoeuvre and reaches into corners.
- Safe and effective on all floor surfaces
- Deep-Cleaning Microfiber that removes and absorbs tough dirt and grime.
- Can be used wet or dry
- Machine-washable mop head
- Telescopic handle
Cons:
- May take a little getting used to.
- Does not come with any replacement mop heads which needs to be changed every 3 to 6 months.
- Handle only adjusts to about 51″
3. Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Multi-Surface Cleaner Concentrate, Lemon Verbena
Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Multi-Surface Cleaner Concentrate features gentle yet strong cleaning agents, while also providing a special, singular scent for your entire home. Lemon Verbena has a light, refreshingly mild citrus scent.
This garden-fresh scented multi-purpose cleaner effectively cleans non-porous multi-surfaces such as floors, counters, and surfaces in bathrooms, kitchens or any room both inside and outside.
It is a biodegradable cleaner that is concentrated and hard-working. It contains plant-derived and other thoughtfully chosen ingredients. Made without parabens, phthalates, animal-derived ingredients and is always cruelty-free.
It requires dilution for use though and is available in other garden-inspired scents and biodegradable products as well.
Pros:
- Biodegradable
- Safe to use as a hardwood floor cleaner, tile cleaner, on countertops, walls and more.
- Cruelty-free. It was not tested In animals.
Cons:
- It does not disinfect.
- Although rare, complaints were made about it leaving behind residues.
4. Bissell Featherweight Stick Lightweight Bagless Vacuum
The Bissell Featherweight lightweight stick vacuum gives you convenient and effective cleaning on carpets, area rugs, bare floors, stairs, upholstery and more. It easily converts from a stick vacuum to a hand vacuum to clean anywhere in your home. It’s featherweight and ultra-lightweight makes it easy to use and easy to store.
Pros:
- Easily converts between for floor, stair, and hand vacuuming.
- Easy to use, empty, and store.
- Easy to Empty
- Works efficiently
Cons:
- A bit small in size.
- The cord is a bit short.
5. TreeLen Broom and Dustpan / Dustpan with Broom Combo
The TreeLen Broom and Dustpan / Dustpan with Broom Combo with 52″ Long Handle has a flexible rubber lip which ensures that the dust does not go underneath.
It’s built in scraper and comb/teeth clean pet hair and human hair with one pull on the teeth.
The broom with thick 4 layers bristles sweeps more effectively than that of the 3 layers.
The 52″ broom gets rid of the stress of bending down to clean and can be used in both homes and offices. It also comes with an extendable length and an upright dustpan of 38.5″.
The broom’s ability to fold offers compact storage keeping the room clean and tidy.
In summary, with its long handle, flexibility, durable build quality, and medium bristles, the TreeLen broom offers everything that you can expect from a broom. The features of this broom make it an all-in-one broom suitable for all sorts of jobs.
Pros:
- It is quite easy to assemble
- Easy to use
- Easy to clean
- It has high durability
- Lightweight
- Quite sturdy
- It is very flexible and reaches into narrow spaces
Cons:
- Some customers think it underperformed when it came to removing things stuck to hardwood floors.
- Stiff bristles make it hard to sweep fine dust particles and furs.
- It also comes with a large label that can be quite distracting.
6. OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover Powder
OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover is the answer to almost every stain-fighting need you have. When used as directed, its oxygen-based water-activated formula safely gets tough dirt and grime out of tiles, clothes, carpets and nearly any surface in your home.
OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover Powder harnesses the power of oxygen to get out tough dirt, persistent spots and set-in stains. It’s the answer to almost every stain-fighting need you have.
It comes in handy for carpets, upholstery and nearly any surface in your home.
In addition, It is chlorine-free and colour-safe. OxiClean offers a wide array of products to fit all your stain removal needs.
Pros:
- The oxygen-based, water-activated formula gets out tough dirt, persistent spots and set-in stains.
- Works with regular detergent to get clothes extra clean.
- Works on carpets, upholstery, and nearly any surface in your home.
- It is a chlorine-free and color-safe formula.
Cons:
- Strong fumes during pre-soak.
- It comes with lots of small-print instructions.
7. Rainbow Chalk Grout Pen White Tile Paint Marker
At some point, while using tiles, we have to deal with the all too common problem of the grout lines holding the tiles in place becoming discoloured and dirty looking
because it harbours mould and bacteria and picks up all the dirt.
It is so hard to clean and regardless of how much you scrub, restoring that grout to its once pristine brightness is nearly impossible.
However, with the Rainbow Grout Pen, restoring the beauty of grout has not just become possible but easy as well. Using this simple, fast, safe, and highly affordable tool you can make old grout look like new in a jiffy.
The Rainbow Grout Pen may look like an ordinary ink marker, but it’s much more sophisticated than that. The flow of the water-based ink is valve activated, allowing you great control and precision.
You have to pump the pen to prime it. The ink will start flowing, and then you’re ready to go. Simply apply the bullet nib tip to the dirty grout, and you’ll be amazed at how quickly the original colour is restored. Almost instantaneously, it will look like new.
Pros:
- It contains eco-friendly, water-based ink.
- It’s non-toxic, and the odour emitting from it is so minimal that it’s barely noticeable.
- There’s no scrubbing or rinsing after application, so it’s considerably faster.
- The ink has antifungal and antibacterial properties, both of which will go a long way in killing off the existing mould and preventing more from growing.
- Can be used in any part of the house: kitchen, bathrooms etc.
Cons:
- Requires a careful technique in order not to damage the nib.
- Gridlines have to be taken a point at a time which may not be convenient for large areas.
In conclusion, the need for using the best cleaning products for your cleaning jobs cannot be overemphasized. The products listed above are best sellers and have been tested and proven to be efficient by lots of users.
I prefer the Black diamond Ultimate Grout Cleaner because it not only gets the tiles clean but takes care of the grout as well. Thereby offering double action in one pack.
Whether or not you believe in God, read this message!!
All throughout time, we can see how we have been slowly conditioned to come to this point where we are on the verge of a cashless society. Did you know that Jesus foretold of this event almost 2,000 years ago?
In the last book of the Bible, Revelation 13:16-18, we read,
“He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles–Revelation 19:20) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.”
Speaking to the last generation, this could only be speaking of a cashless society. Why so? Revelation 13:17 tells us that we cannot buy or sell unless we receive the mark of the beast. If physical money was still in use, we could buy or sell with one another without receiving the mark. This would contradict scripture that states we need the mark to buy or sell!
These verses could not be referring to something purely spiritual as scripture references two physical locations (our right hand or forehead) stating the mark will be on one “OR” the other. If this mark was purely spiritual, it would indicate both places, or one–not one OR the other!
This is where it comes together. It is incredible how accurate the Bible is concerning the implantable RFID microchip. This is information from a man named Carl Sanders who worked with a team of engineers to help develop this RFID chip:
“Carl Sanders sat in seventeen New World Order meetings with heads-of-state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the C.I.A. to discuss plans on how to bring about this one-world system. The government commissioned Carl Sanders to design a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the world—a microchip that could be inserted under the skin with a hypodermic needle (a quick, convenient method that would be gradually accepted by society).
Carl Sanders, with a team of engineers behind him, with U.S. grant monies supplied by tax dollars, took on this project and designed a microchip that is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable through the temperature changes in our skin. Without the knowledge of the Bible (Brother Sanders was not a Christian at the time), these engineers spent one-and-a-half-million dollars doing research on the best and most convenient place to have the microchip inserted.
Guess what? These researchers found that the forehead and the back of the hand (the two places the Bible says the mark will go) are not just the most convenient places, but are also the only viable places for rapid, consistent temperature changes in the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is approximately seven millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice. It is capable of storing pages upon pages of information about you. All your general history, work history, criminal record, health history, and financial data can be stored on this chip.
Brother Sanders believes that this microchip, which he regretfully helped design, is the “mark” spoken about in Revelation 13:16–18. The original Greek word for “mark” is “charagma,” which means a “scratch or etching.” It is also interesting to note that the number 666 is actually a word in the original Greek. The word is “chi xi stigma,” with the last part, “stigma,” also meaning “to stick or prick.” Carl believes this is referring to a hypodermic needle when they poke into the skin to inject the microchip.”
Mr. Sanders asked a doctor what would happen if the lithium contained within the RFID microchip leaked into the body. The doctor replied by saying a terrible sore would appear in that location. This is what the book of Revelation says:
“And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial on the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore on the men which had the mark of the beast, and on them which worshipped his image” (Revelation 16:2).
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The third angel’s warning in Revelation 14:9-11 states,
“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.'”
Great hope is in our midst, and is coming in a mighty way–the greatest revival for Jesus in the history of the world where we will see the most souls come to Him of all tribes, tongues, nations, and peoples (Rev. 7:9-10); for we have this promise in God’s Word in the midst of these dark times:
“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years (not literal–rather a spiritual label for time spent in eternity); and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while (when the Antichrist and false prophet will rise up and God will test the world).” (Revelation 20:1-3)
“The coming of the lawless one (the Antichrist) is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)”
Who is Barack Obama, and why is he still in the public scene?
So what about his name? The meaning of someone’s name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface.
Jesus states in Luke 10:18, “…I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
The Hebrew Strongs word (H1299) for “lightning”: “bârâq” (baw-rawk)
In Isaiah chapter 14, verse 14, we read about Lucifer (Satan) saying in his heart:
“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.”
In the verses in Isaiah that refer directly to Lucifer, several times it mentions him falling from the heights or the heavens. The Hebrew word for the heights or heavens used here is Hebrew Strongs 1116: “bamah”–Pronounced (bam-maw’)
In Hebrew, the letter “Waw” or “Vav” is often transliterated as a “U” or “O,” and it is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So to join in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Baraq) and a high place like heaven or the heights of heaven (Bam-Maw), the letter “U” or “O” would be used. So, Baraq “O” Bam-Maw or Baraq “U” Bam-Maw in Hebrew poetry similar to the style written in Isaiah, would translate literally to “Lightning from the heights.” The word “Satan” in Hebrew is a direct translation, therefore “Satan.”
So when Jesus said to His disciples in Luke 10:18 that He saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven, if this were to be stated by a Jewish Rabbi today influenced by the poetry in the book of Isaiah, he would say these words in Hebrew–the words of Jesus in Luke 10:18 as, and I saw Satan as Baraq O Bam-Maw.
Malie and Natasha are the names of Obama’s daughters. If we were to write those names backward (the devil does things backwards) we would get “ailam ahsatan”. If we remove the letters that spell “Alah” (the false god of Islam being Allah), we get “I am Satan”. Mere chance? I do not believe so!
Obama’s campaign logo when he ran as President in the year 2008 was a sun over the horizon in the west, with the landscape as the flag of the United States. In Islam, they have their own messiah that they are awaiting called the 12th Imam, or the Mahdi (the Antichrist of the Bible), and one prophecy concerning this man’s appearance is the sun rising in the west.
“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.'” (Revelation 14:6-7)
Why have the words of Jesus in His Gospel accounts regarding His death, burial, and resurrection, been translated into over 3,000 languages, and nothing comes close (the Quran about 110 languages)? Because the same Spirit of God (YHVH) who created all people likewise transcends all people; therefore the power of His Word is not limited by people; while all other religions are man-made, therefore they tend to primarily stay within their own culture. The same God who speaks to all people through His creation of the heavens and earth that draws all people around the world likewise has sent His Word to the ends of the earth so that we may come to personally know Him to be saved in spirit and in truth through His Son Jesus Christ.
Jesus stands alone among the other religions that say to rightly weigh the scales of good and evil and to make sure you have done more good than bad in this life. Is this how we conduct ourselves justly in a court of law? Bearing the image of God, is this how we project this image into reality?
Our good works cannot save us. If we step before a judge, being guilty of a crime, the judge will not judge us by the good we have done, but rather by the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God’s image, pose this type of justice, how much more a perfect, righteous, and Holy God?
God has brought down His moral laws through the 10 commandments given to Moses at Mt. Siani. These laws were not given so we may be justified, but rather that we may see the need for a savior. They are the mirror of God’s character of what He has written in our hearts, with our conscious bearing witness that we know that it is wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our parents, murder, and so forth.
We can try and follow the moral laws of the 10 commandments, but we will never catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law given to Moses became flesh about 2,000 years ago in the body of Jesus Christ. He came to be our justification by fulfilling the law, living a sinless perfect life that only God could fulfill.
The gap between us and the law can never be reconciled by our own merit, but the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we are to grab on, through faith in Him, He will pull us up being the one to justify us. As in the court of law, if someone steps in and pays our fine, even though we are guilty, the judge can do what is legal and just and let us go free. That is what Jesus did almost 2,000 years ago on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled in the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood with His last word’s on the cross crying out, “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). This is why in Isaiah chapter 53, where it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it pleased God to crush His only begotten Son.
This is because the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. If that wrath was poured out on us, we would all perish to hell forever. God created a way of escape by pouring it out on His Son whose soul could not be left in Hades but was raised and seated at the right hand of God in power.
So now when we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), where God no longer sees the person who deserves His wrath, but rather the glorious image of His perfect Son dwelling in us, justifying us as if we received the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death; now being conformed into the image of the heavenly man walking in a new nature, and no longer in the image of the fallen man Adam.
Now what we must do is repent and put our trust and faith in the savior, confessing and forsaking our sins, and to receive His Holy Spirit that we may be born again (for Jesus says we must be born again to see and enter the Kingdom of God in John chapter 3). This is not just head knowledge of believing in Jesus, but rather receiving His words, taking them to heart, so that we may truly be transformed into the image of God. Where we no longer live to practice sin, but rather turn from our sins and practice righteousness through faith in Him in obedience to His Word by reading the Bible.
Our works cannot save us, but they can condemn us; it is not that we earn our way into everlasting life, but that we obey our Lord Jesus Christ:
Jesus says,
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ (Matthew 7:21-23)
“And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” (Hebrews 5:9)
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’
Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’
And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'” (Revelation 21:1-8)