YCCMB Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Has anyone got any product recommenfatiins/brightideas?When we got back to France last week, our kitchen flòor was mouldy across quite a large area dueto some water ingress. A door had blown opensince my last visit because I couldn't shut andlock it as the wood had swollen. As it rained somuch until recently, the sitting water had left a film ofmould.I have cleaned the floor several times, but hourslater a white film appears on the affected tiles.Dry brushing won't remove it.I've rubbed a very tiny amount of oil into one timeto see if it makes a difference. Not sure it's a goodor permanent solution although it seems to work.Thoughts/suggestions very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Betty that rain was something else! We were at our property during June and experienced the torrential rain . Never had rain like that in 18 years!!?Weekend overnight rain forced its way beneath the locked shutter and sitting room door. Resulting in water all over the tiled floor, much mopping up required and hard wearing rug put out on gravelled courtyard to dry. Then two days later another torrential rain storm and we repeated the whole scenario. ??Don't know whether scrubbing with white vinegar or bicarbonate of soda might help. Bon courage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Tommettes? Onto earth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 http://www.toutpratique.com/1-Toutes-les-taches/4804-Enlever-une-tache-sur-la-terre-cuite.phphttps://www.remedes-de-grand-mere.com/remede/nettoyer-les-tomettes/Just google 'nettoyer tomettes tachées'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Ta. Will give them time to dry out and see. I've been told huile de lin works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I was going to suggest huile de lin. Something to nourish the tiles. Our tiles are glazed and not terracotta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Our entire ground floor is terracotta tiles, but they'renot super-old ones. I've more or less narrowed down The "cure" to a mix of huile de lin and turps. I think I may wait until a cooler day to give it a go, as I think It sounds like a recipe for a thumping headache! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Do it with a mop at arms reach, if you get a charcoal mask from a brico it will also take out most of the vapour, working naturally with windows and doors open.Turps substitute is usually available in the non smelly kind as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Our entire ground floor is terracotta tiles, but they'renot super-old ones. I've more or less narrowed down The "cure" to a mix of huile de lin and turps. I think I may wait until a cooler day to give it a go, as I think It sounds like a recipe for a thumping headache! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Good plan, Teapot. Sorry my "reply" seemed to be my previous post again. My phone declared UDI for a minute there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Well....as there doesn't appear to be a cooler day due for a while, I set to with a mix of 50:50 turps and linseed oil today and the results are quite impressive so far. Hopefully the calcaire or whatever the marks were won't reappear over the coming days. It wasn't as smelly or as fume-y as I feared. Result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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