Slate Floors-Care and Cleaning
Care
Slate is a porous stone material, so should be sealed.
Get a special stone floor sealer from the flooring dealer
or building supply. The sealer penetrates the upper
surface of the slate, and protects it from soil and
scratches, and from grease.
Cleaning
Slate floors can be washed with a detergent and
water solution, and rinsed well. They are not damaged by
alkali cleaners, but strong solutions are not needed for
cleaning. A water-based, self-polishing wax can be
applied over a clean, dry, sealed floor for extra
protection and shine. Weekly damp mopping with a barely
damp mop on a waxed floor will keep it clean for quite a
while before the washing with detergent is needed.
If one has an electric polisher, solvent-base
polishing wax may be used to clean and wax. This must be
buffed.