WOODCARVING & ACCESSORIES

Maintaining And Cleaning The Wood Flooring In Your Home

You popped down to your hardwood flooring supplier, bought gorgeous wide oak flooring for your home, it looked fabulous, but now you need to clean it. What’s the best way to clean your floor without ruining it?

Actually, cleaning oak flooring is easy and the good news is that it won’t need much maintenance over the years. The ease of maintenance is actually a good reason that people choose a wooden floor. It will however need to be cared for or you may do irrreparable damage.

You can get away with quick, ongoing cleaning and regular bigger cleaning once a month.

Ideally you should dust the floor boards once a week. This can be done with a soft broom, duster, vacuum cleaner or soft mop. Don’t use anything abrasive or you will damage your floor, and this includes the beater bars of your vacuum cleaner. The soft brush attachment should be fine and will allow you to get into the less easy to reach places.

When doing the dusting, make sure you get out all the dust, sand and grit form uderneath rugs because it tends to collect there.

For a bigger clean of the floor, once you have dusted (which removes abrasive grit), use a damp cloth (i.e. slightly moist) to wipe over the floor twice. Do not use a wet cloth as the water will damage the wood, especially if the wood is unprotected.

You don’t need to use any special products as hot water with a dash of vinegar will do well. Cleaners can be bought but they must be p-H neutral and suitable for wood. (harsh detergents can dry and damage the wood). Once the floor has been wiped, you can give it a shine by buffing it with a soft, dry cloth.

Whether you floor is due a clean or not, any spills of drinks on the floor will need to be wiped up immediately. For this you will need a soft, dry cloth and you will need to absorb as much liquid as possible as fast as you can. Any heavy soiling should also be treated quickly to keep you floor looking its best.

Sometimes, there are marks on the floor that cleaning will not sort out. If the wood has been damaged by stilettos or abrasive cleaners, you will find that it is permanent, although it can be improved to a degree.

You can help protect your hardwood flooring from getting scratches in the first place by putting felt protectors underneath your furniture and by avoiding wearing high heels on it.

Additionally, if the humidity of your home is outside of 30-50%, you will probably benefit from a humidifier or de-humidifier to stop the wood getting too dry or wet.
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