Cleaning Tile and Grout After Your Pets

Possibly the biggest challenge that goes with having your household floor tiled is contending with your own pets. These creatures are loving and soothing animals; we all know this to be true. But it is also true that they would have to go and do some toilet business at one point. And if they were not house-trained while young, then the homeowner would have to continuously clean his or her whole living room that is also one large toilet.

The first thing you have to worry about is pet pee. When your animal companion pees onto tiles, the grout will absorb the liquid; there will be some left even if you scrub thoroughly. As it is liquid, you have to clean it immediately without letting it have time to settle deep. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that they will sometimes go without you knowing.

Droppings are easier to deal with, but those things are problems nonetheless. If you don’t see it and get rid of it quick, the porous nature of the grout will allow some inside. As before, once it penetrates, it will be very difficult to scrub off. One would have to resort to the more heavy-duty-cleansers. If you do that, however, then you risk the pets interacting with potentially harmful chemicals that will take its place.

Of course, the best way to counter these things from happening is to house-train your pet. Teach your companion to do its business in a specific place; that way, your tiles and grout will be kept safe. But if you have an older dog that can no longer learn new tricks, then a less than desirable option is to keep them outside the house.

Instead of keeping them out, however, you can do the same thing that I do with my five-year old dog; I keep him inside the house, and just clean up after him as much as I can. And when the grout is no longer that clean, I just call on professional grout cleaners. They can clean the spots that I physically can’t with their strong but (as requested) safe detergents.