How To Clean Maple Hard Wood Flooring

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How to clean maple hard wood flooring.

You should never use a regular floor cleaner dusting product household cleaner or ammonia on your maple flooring. Saturate a sponge mop with the cleaner wring out the excess liquid until the mop head is damp but not dripping then mop three foot sections of the floor at a time using circular motions to draw. Instead use only a mop that has been dampened slightly. Throw rugs capture the pebbles sand and dirt that get stuck on your shoes and tracked indoors.

Reapply water or solution as needed. Lightly mist the microfiber with the spray bottle and thoroughly clean the floor. Place rubber pads outside the door and decorative rugs with natural fiber non slip pads inside the door. Remember a sopping wet cloth will do more harm than good.

Rinse the mop as necessary wringing out any excess water. If it has been treated with urethane or some other glossy finish avoid using wax when cleaning it. Dip your cloth into the solution making sure to wring it out generously until damp. Place mats by entryways.

Remember the mop head should only be mildly damp. Using a combination of bleach and water will get food and pet stains right off your maple wood floors. Because maple floors are characteristically hard and very straight grained they show every sanding imperfection. This is even more true for older floors because of the hardness.