Paul Ritchie Floor Covering

Just because it's a tile, doesn't make it ceramic. In order to be a truly ceramic tile, the material must be made of clay or some other nonmetallic mineral, then heated to red hot, which means somewhere above 1800° F.

If your ceramic tile grout gets old and dingy, there are special products available to help you clean it. Be sure to follow the instructions on the product to renew your grout's appearance.

Old style wood floors from the 1930s and 1940s required what weekly maintenance chore to keep them looking like new? If you guessed older wood floors had to be waxed regularly, you're right. Today's hardwoods require less maintenance.