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Keep Your Tile & Grout Looking New

Aug 24, 2017 9:18:50 AM

Tile flooring is the first choice of many homeowners for their bathroom floors and showers, mudrooms, entryways and foyers, and kitchen floors and backsplashes.  Tile is available in any color, style, size, and motif, and is durable and versatile.  It’s easy to find the perfect tile for every area of the home.  Tile floors and tiled areas are easy to keep clean, too.  Simple maintenance cleaning and the occasional deep cleaning and stain treatment will keep your tile and grout clean, functioning, and looking great. Use our tips for keeping tile and grout in good shape:
  • Screen Shot 2017-08-24 at 9.12.20 AM.pngTake shorter showers.  Warm and moist air is the perfect environment for mildew and mold to thrive.  If you have tiled showers and bathroom flooring, keep your showers brief and be sure to run the exhaust fan.
  • After each shower, use a squeegee to wipe down the tiles and glass.  This will prevent excess water from settling into the porous grout, and will leave fewer mineral deposits on the tile and glass doors.
  • Clean up spills as they occur.  The longer a spill sits on the tile, the higher the likelihood that it will become a stain.  Grout is especially prone to staining, since it is porous and typically light in color.  If you accidentally spill food onto the tile in your kitchen, wipe it up before it becomes permanent.  
  • When cleaning your tile and grout, start by using the mildest cleaning methods and work your way up to the more intense cleaners and methods, only as needed.  Harsh cleaning chemicals, such as bleach, may make your grout look clean for a short time, but they also strip away the water repellency capabilities.  Once that happens, the grout begins to erode and becomes more susceptible to mildew and discoloration, and may ultimately require re­grouting.
  • Call on a great professional tile cleaning company.  If you have a stain that won’t go away, or an especially tough case of mildew or grime buildup, or even if you simply do not want to hassle with getting on your hands and knees and cleaning your tile, find the best tile and grout cleaning service in your neighborhood and let the pros take on the tile care!  Grout is porous, and getting it clean is a notoriously difficult DIY project.  If a stain or spill has had time to settle into it, the situation may call for professional grade solutions and tools.  Great tile and grout cleaners come to your home equipped with the right tools for the job, and the right training to restore your grout and tile.  Good professional floor cleaning companies will also be able to apply a sealant to the grout lines.  This will create a barrier between your grout and any contaminants that may come into contact with it, giving you more time to clean up a spill when it occurs.   

Tile surfaces are extremely easy to keep clean, but they’ll show damage, stains, and wear without the right maintenance and care, and the occasional deep cleaning.  First Coast Home Pros is the best Jacksonville tile and grout cleaning service, and our technicians specialize in lightening or removing even the toughest stains from tile and grout.  Extensive training, the right cleaning solutions, and the best equipment in the field make us the best tile cleaning professionals in the Jacksonville area, including Mandarin, Riverside, Ortega, Avondale, Ponte Vedra Beach, and Atlantic Beach.  For monthly maintenance cleaning, deep cleaning, stain treatment, grout sealing, or anything else your tile and grout may need, we are the best Jacksonville FL cleaning company, and the best choice for your home!

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Topics: Tile & Grout Cleaning

4 Reasons to Clean Your Air Ducts

Aug 17, 2017 9:17:51 AM

Screen Shot 2017-08-17 at 9.13.08 AM.pngYou want the air you breathe to be fresh and clean, not stale and dry and filled with allergens.  This is especially true in your own home, where you and your family sleep and spend so much time.  It’s easy to forget about cleaning the ductwork in your home, since it’s “out of sight, out of mind.”  The best professional air duct cleaning companies recommend having ductwork cleaned every 3-5 years, but unlike mowing the grass or cleaning the bathroom, it’s not always obvious when the chore needs to be done.  When air ducts are ignored and not routinely cleaned, problems can arise.    

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Topics: Air Duct Cleaning

Tips for a Safe and Successful Pressure Washing Project

Aug 10, 2017 11:36:46 AM

Pressure washing is a great way to keep your driveway, walkway, and house exterior clean and looking great.  It’s also a good way to rid such surfaces of contaminants such as mildew, mold, and bacteria.  While pressure washing seems like a harmless enough chore, it can actually be dangerous without the right precautions and information.  Our tips can help your project go safely and smoothly! TIP: Choose the right equipment.

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Your “Whole House” Cleaning Checklist

Jul 20, 2017 10:44:58 AM

Spring cleaning isn’t the only time to tackle house cleaning on a grand scale.  Take advantage of summertime to deep clean all surfaces, sinks, and drawers, to organize the pantry, and to clean inside those corners and closets that are usually forgotten.  It can feel overwhelming, and of course you don’t want to forget anything!  We’ve compiled the one checklist you need for cleaning your entire house.  

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Topics: deep clean

Tips for Your Gutter Cleaning Summer Project

Jul 13, 2017 9:56:35 AM

Summer is a a great time to delve into serious cleaning projects and deep clean those forgotten nooks and crannies throughout the house.  However, while you’re busy scrubbing the kitchen and bathroom and airing out the bedrooms, don’t forget the outside of the house.  Some of the most important cleaning you can do is in the gutter!  

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Topics: Gutter Cleaning

Oriental Rug Origins & Art History

Jun 8, 2017 12:04:49 PM

Bringing an Oriental rug into your home can add culture. Furthermore, it can also add an aesthetic appeal. While bringing a magical feel to any room in the sacred spaces that we live in and raise our families. With styles hailing from India, Persia, Tibet and the Caucasus Region, one can usually find something completely mysterious therefore complementing your décor and bring far east culture right into your living room.

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Topics: oriental rug, cleaning, rug cleaning

Video Post Highlight from Facebook | Rug Carpet Upholstery & Tile Cleaning Jacksonville FL

May 25, 2017 11:13:56 AM

First Coast Home Pros consists of highly skilled professionals who are committed to providing you an unsurpassed level of service with the highest standard of care. We have teams of specialists to clean your home inside and out, from top to bottom.

Offering specialized cleaning & maintenance services throughout the greater Jacksonville area including:

House Cleaning & Maid Services
Carpet Cleaning
Tile & Grout Cleaning
Upholstery Cleaning
Window Cleaning
Pressure Washing
Roof Cleaning
Gutter Cleaning
Air Duct Cleaning
Dryer Vent Cleaning

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Topics: grout and tile cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, carpet cleaning Jacksonville, rug cleaning

Beginner’s Tips on Identifying Authentic Handmade Oriental Rugs

May 11, 2017 12:21:46 PM

Screen Shot 2017-05-11 at 10.28.16 AM.jpgIt is not a simple task for normal folks not trained in identifying rugs to know the distinction between an authentic handmade Oriental rug and a machine-made rug. Handwoven and hand knotted rugs are also known as Oriental rugs and are mostly collectibles due to their quality. The quality of Oriental rugs hugely depends on the yarns’ quality, dyes used and knot count among other factors.
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Leave A Review on Google | First Coast Home Pros Jacksonville FL

Apr 27, 2017 12:34:02 PM

We take immense pride in the services we offer and the customers we have had the honor to serve. Please share your experience about First Coast Home Pros in Jacksonville, FL on Google by clicking and writing a review. We use the feedback to continually better our services. We thank you in advance for your time.

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Keep Your Carpet Clean All Winter and Spring

Apr 6, 2017 9:54:52 AM

Here in Florida, we may not get snow and slush during these winter and spring months, but we still track in mud, debris, and sand into our homes

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These soils can take a big toll on our carpet and cause it to become stained and prematurely worn. Here are some tips to keep your carpet clean and in great shape all season long:

  • Sweep your walkway and doorstep often to keep away all leaves and damp debris.  

  • Keep a sturdy doormat at the each entrance to your home to collect the majority of the debris, and keep another rug or mat just inside the home to collect any residual soil and keep it from being tracked in.

  • Keep a shoe rack just inside your home so that your family and guests can kick off their shoes when they enter.  Mud and debris will stay on the shoes and not get tracked into your home.

  • Buy a few thick rugs or runners that you can roll out in the high traffic areas during the wettest and muddiest days of the season.  This will protect your carpet and rugs on these dirtiest days of the year.  

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Topics: Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, rug cleaning, rugs

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