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How do you clean marble floors naturally?

Michelle Driscoll, MPH
Founder, Mulberry Maids
Michelle Driscoll is the Owner of Mulberry Maids, which is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With five years of experience, her business specializes in cleaning homes and small offices. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health. Additionally, Mulberry Maids has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

Michelle Driscoll, MPH

Founder, Mulberry Maids

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It is best to avoid harsh chemicals on your marble floor, so it is actually safest to clean them naturally. Use hot water mixed with pH-neutral dish detergent. You can use environmentally friendly dish soap if you wish. Sweeping them on a regular basis with a soft mop will help reduce the usage of any strong chemicals on your floors.

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What is the best way to clean marble floors?

Michelle Driscoll, MPH
Founder, Mulberry Maids
Michelle Driscoll is the Owner of Mulberry Maids, which is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With five years of experience, her business specializes in cleaning homes and small offices. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health. Additionally, Mulberry Maids has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

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Founder, Mulberry Maids

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The best way to clean your marble bathrooms floors is with hot water and a couple drops of mild dish detergent. Be sure to use a pH-neutral detergent so you do not damage your floors. Always rinse and dry your floors after mopping them.

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After spilling wine on my marble floor and wiping it up right away with paper towels then washing it with water and a ph solution, it left a dull area. What can I use to polish it up?

Michelle Driscoll, MPH
Founder, Mulberry Maids
Michelle Driscoll is the Owner of Mulberry Maids, which is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With five years of experience, her business specializes in cleaning homes and small offices. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health. Additionally, Mulberry Maids has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

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You can use a marble polishing powder to polish your dull area.

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What is the best way to clean urine off of the floor?

Michelle Driscoll, MPH
Founder, Mulberry Maids
Michelle Driscoll is the Owner of Mulberry Maids, which is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With five years of experience, her business specializes in cleaning homes and small offices. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health. Additionally, Mulberry Maids has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

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Use a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water and wipe the urine up with the cloth. Dry the recently cleaned spot after cleaning.

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Where would I buy polish?

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There is no real polish; the different grades of diamond pads remove the very fine scratches on the surface of the stone cause by dirt and grit abrading the floor when we walk on it over time. Diamond polishing in simplest terms is similar to rubbing down a rough piece of wood with sandpaper, going from a coarse grade up to smooth. With marble, that smooth finish produces the shine as the light can now bounce off the surface of the stone whereas it couldn't before due to the surface scratches. To provide the a mirror finish requires another process called powder polishing or crystallization, which has a chemical reaction with the calcite in the stone.

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How should I clean vomit off a marble floor?

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Attend to it immediately. Use paper towels to clean up as much vomit as you can. Then, take a cloth with warm water and wipe up any residual vomit. Create a mixture of mild soap and warm water, and mop the area. If there is a stain, you may need to apply a poultice to it. Buy a poultice appropriate for marble at a home improvement store. Apply the poultice to the stain (about half an inch thick). Cover the poultice and let it sit for 24 hours. Remove the poultice and mop the floor again.

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I would like to polish a very large marble area. Should I purchase a polish machine or have it done professionally?

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You should get a professional. Marble is very expensive and easy to mess up.

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What is the best method to shine a marble floor without wax or buffers?

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Use warm/hot water with mild soap.

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Do perfume and alcohol damage marble surfaces?

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They could; by just using hot water, you’ll decrease the chance that you’ll need tougher solvents that could damage the marble.

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