How To Clean Dark Wood Laminate Flooring

There are some things about dark wood floors that tend to make them more challenging to clean and care for.

How to clean dark wood laminate flooring.

Hot water is often considered one of the best ways to clean laminate flooring because when done correctly it will not leave streaks. It is also the least likely to damage the protective coating of the laminate since water is the mildest cleanser possible. Understand that dark hardwood floors are inherently more challenging to clean. An easy way to keep dark hardwood or laminate floors clean is to start by vacuuming or sweeping them daily.

The shinier the floor the more light reflects and the more everything will show dirt scratches dents. So today we are talking about hardwood floors. Writing about cleaning isn t exactly in my realm of fun things to write about even if i am the queen of cleaning ocd according to my hub and my bff holly stop snickering. Besides satin finish is much more in style.

You can also use soft polyurethane. I want to share with you how we keep our dark hardwood floors clean. I love the look of dark hardwood. For example they show more dirt than light wood floors so footprints dog hair dust and the like will show up more easily.

Someday i will invest in one of those robotic vacuums but until then regular vacuum it is. Choose a low sheen. I have dark wood floors they were here when the house was built about eight years ago. However my little ones are very hard on it.

A microfiber mop is not mandatory but the best to clean a hardwood floor without scratches and streaks. Day 1 cleaning surfaces day 2 cleaning large appliances day 3 cleaning small appliances. Before i go on if you missed the first three days of the clean my kitchen challenge you can see them here. Dark stains in the wood may have to be sanded out using a professional floor sander.

Surface finishes like varnish and urethanes sometimes can be revived by buffing with steel wool or a special pad made for this rental stores have the machines and replacement pads. Semi gloss is dated and it will be much harder to maintain i e. Never use a sopping wet mop because too much water can cause even sealed floors to buckle. To clean a dark engineered hardwood floor you need a vacuum cleaner a microfiber mop and a liquid solution.

If that works recoat the floor with the same type of finish. I knew as soon as the group of us decided to make one of the challenges a cleaning challenge that it was high time for me to share my tips for cleaning and caring for dark wood floors. I sweep the kitchen breakfast area and give the living room and hallways a good wipe down with a dust mop daily. Sweeping is just a little too much effort for me daily so i use my stick vacuum to quickly go over them.