It takes hard work to preserve your house in the state that your Palm Desert construction company left it in. A lot of time and patience must go to keeping your desert stone works in tiptop condition. Overtime, residential construction will weaken and show signs of damage, your bathroom remodelling project will lose its attractive sheen, and many other maintenance problems will arise. While these scenarios are inevitable, they can also be delayed. You can take measures to keep marble countertops and bathroom tiles shining for the longest time possible.

Onyx Tiles
Onyx is a gemstone, a branded variety of chalcedony. Many of us have probably seen it used as beads or centerpieces of jeweleries. Some of us might have also heard of onyx being used for bathroom remodelling projects. Onyx tiles tend to be quite pricey and less durable than marble countertops. However, onyx desert stone works are priced for their color and veining, both of which are quite apparent when the tiles are backlit.

This doesn’t necessarily mean that bathrooms studded with gems are quite common. These days, the onyx we knew from our geology days is different from the type that is commonly used in residential construction. Many of these so-called onyx tiles are simply wrongly-labeled lapidary materials made of carbonate, such as banded calcite.

Cleaning Onyx Surfaces
If you used onyx for your Palm Desert construction, you have to be careful with the cleaning solution you buy since the tiles are more vulnerable to acids than marble countertops. Here are some tips to clean onyx surfaces safely.

1. Mildew is a fungi that requires moisture and soap residue as its food. You can start eliminating mildew by taking care of its food source first. Get rid of soap salts by rinsing the affected area with vinegar or water. After this, you can take steps to minimize moisture in your kitchen or bathroom in order to slow the growth of fungi.
2. Polishing products with good wax base are widely available in the market. Spraying these on bathroom walls can cause water to flow down faster than the usual. This way, you can keep limestone and soap buildup to a minimum. Also, because the walls retain less water and food for mildew, you won’t have a hard time keeping the fungi under control.
3. During the residential construction process, avoid using latex caulk since this material can hold both moisture and soap residue.
4. Use white vinegar to clean mildew, hard water, and soap buildup. The natural solution is strong enough to do the trick without harming your onyx desert stone works. In case you have extra vinegar, you can also use it to clean and shine the shower doors.
5. If the onyx tilework installed by your trusted Palm Desert construction is starting to have limestone buildup, you can use plain water to clean it up. Remember that limestone is soluble in water—that’s how it got to the surface of your bathroom remodelling project in the first place. Water can also take care of any soap buildup.