Floor Cleaning Tips For Hardwood Floors

Hardwood floors make a home more beautiful but can also be costly to install. Floor cleaning for hardwood floors is also different from cleaning ordinary floors made of tiles or linoleum. Wooden floors look gorgeous when they are maintained and cleaned properly. It is important to use the right cleaning solutions and tools to keep your hard wood floors spotless.

To protect your investment, you can either get a professional cleaning company to clean your wooden floors or do it yourself. If you will clean your hardwood floors yourself, it's important to know what cleaning solutions to use and which tools will be ideal. Some cleaning machines can damage and scratch hardwood floors, while the wrong cleaning solution can strip off your floor's varnish or leave permanent white spots.

Here are some floor cleaning tips for wooden floors. Buy a high quality broom with soft bristles. Use this to regularly sweep away debris and particles that your shoes pick up from the street. Leaving dust and dirt for too long on your hardwood floors can make grime embed itself between the floor boards or make your wooden floor appear muddy.

You can also use a vacuum cleaner without a beater bar to get embedded dirt in between floor boards out. A terry cloth mop and rag can come in handy for hard to reach places under tables and chairs. Use the rag for corners where a lot of dust gather. You can use a cleaning solution on your mop or rag after you sweep off the surface dirt. Use solutions recommended by your hardwood retailer.

Use solutions that do not contain alkaline or ammonia which can dull wooden surfaces. Avoid oil based soaps and sprays like the ones you use for furniture. Oil absorbed by the wood can make it difficult to re-coat the floor with varnish later. Oil can also make the floor slippery and dangerous. Use cleaning solutions that will not leave residue or any kind of film on the surface.

If you need a little moisture to clean your floor, use minimum amounts, just enough to moisten your mop and surface.

Mopping your hard wood floors with too much water will make the wood expand and cause cracks. You can remove sticky spots and remove tough dirt with a moistened rag, not a dripping wet rag. When liquid accidentally spills on your wooden floors, wipe it off immediately.

To remove heel and scruff marks, use a professional grade hardwood cleaning solution on a rag. Many people say that they clean hardwood floors with a water and vinegar solution. The vinegar and water cleaning tip is a long-standing myth. Vinegar is acidic in nature and can strip off the natural shine of your hardwood floors. Vinegar is also not an effective floor cleaning solution as many people think.

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