Cleaning Haze Off Of Alterna Flooring

How to remove the white haze left after grouting tiles.

Cleaning haze off of alterna flooring.

After tile installation. Make sure your tile surface is completely dry before you attempt to remove any haze. Alterna is faster easier and cleaner to install than natural stone or ceramic tile and best of all less time and labor means your installation will cost less too. However it is possible to remove haze even days or weeks after the tiling project is finished.

To clean it you can use common household ingredients or a commercial tile cleaner. Do not was or scrub glued down alterna floors for at least 5 days. This will prevent excess moisture and cleaning agents from interfering with the adhesive bond and hardening. This typically takes about 24 hours.

Alterna plank the alterna plank collection offers a wide array of wood visuals in a new 8 x 48 and 6 x 36 groutable sizes. Grout is a sticky mixture of portland cement and additives used for filling in the narrow gaps between tiles. The best time to remove grout haze is within 24 hours of completing a grouting project. Do not wash or scrub the new alterna flooring for at least 5 days after the installation.

After the grout joints have dried and hardened here s how to remove the slight haze of grout residue that remains. Consult your installation professional or if you diy ed it your grout. Tips to clean an alterna floor the right way.