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Laura Locke Posted on Aug 03, 2018
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  1. Sweep, dust or dry mop daily.
  2. Vacuum weekly.
  3. Clean heavy-traffic areas with a damp mop twice a month.
  4. Clean with recommended hardwood floor cleaner once a month.
  5. Apply a fresh coat of finish every three to five years

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Make wood floors no shoe zones. That is the primary way to care for wood floors.

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Sand them down and put a clear coat of polyurethane or lacquer.

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Taking care of hardwood floors is fundamental in the event that you need them to keep going quite a while. Regular cleaning is the way to securing and keeping up your floor's appearance. Specific cleaning methods should be pursued to counteract harm to the floor's surface. Beside ordinary cleaning, harm can be limited by watching a couple of support and anticipation measures. The life span and strength of your hardwood flooring can be saved with routine cleaning and appropriate upkeep.

Microfiber fabrics trap soil, particles, pet hair and other family allergens with friction based electricity. Microfiber mop cushions are more successful than clearing with a floor brush. They're additionally more secure, since some sweeper fibers can scratch the floor surface.

Vacuum each week with a delicate bristle floor-brush connection. Moist mop once every month with a hardwood floor more clean.

Normal cleaning is the best thing you can do to keep your hardwood floors looking extraordinary and harm free.

Clean your floor each a few months in the event that it has a surface completion. Most hardwood floors have polyurethane surface completions. Do hardwood floor refinishing each three to five years. Tidy up spills promptly to forestall changeless stains. Shield the floor from furniture harm.

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Before applying any cleaning product, be sure to know the finish of your hardwood flow because the finish will tell how you clean the floor.
If your floor is sealed with urethane or polyurethane, cleaning the floor is simple. With a wet mop, just sweep and you're good to go. But if your hardwood floor has a penetrating seal or is oil-treated, you'll need paste wax to maintain your floor.
Dusting your floor regularly is important. Dust mopping your floor gets rid of hair, dirt, and food debris. Best to use a large wool dry mop to clean your hardwood floor every other day. For the weekly cleaning of your floor, you can use a microfiber mop. Instead of a bucket of water, use a spray bottle so you don't use too much water, thereby controlling the amount of moisture that hits the floor.
Every three or four months, have your floor cleaned by professional home cleaners like Abracadabra Cleaning Services that provide deep cleaning in Wiltshire. Your floors will surely get back their shimmer and classic vibe with the help of Abracadabra!

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Hello, Laura -

The magazine Architectural Digest provides instructions you may find useful:
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/cleaning-hardwood-floors

Best wishes.

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SOURCE: Can you use irobot Scooba on laminate floors?

they are suppose to be hardwood floor safe but maybe you should call the manurfacturer and make sure

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SOURCE: Can I safely use the Shark pro Steam Pocket mop S3601 on dark hardwood floor?

You will not hurt your finish by using the steam mop...use it without any type of cleaner on the mop head and you should get a great streak free shine...

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It depends on what sort of finish you want or need, what sort of area and whether it is to be maintained by hand or machine.

The timber must be very smooth and level for a gloss finish or every blemish will stand out whenever the light reflects off the surface.

Floor wax is high maintenance. It can be polished to a decent semi-gloss finish if the floor is sanded to a high standard but it is hard work to achieve and although wax protects the wood it does rather show marks too readily.
Wax is not for worriers.

Semi-gloss or nearly matt is the most practical finish for most people most of the time. Oil is the best preservative for the timber and it will produce a well-defined grain colour but later needs further protection.
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One of the schools I attended years ago had parquet floors throughout. They had been sanded smooth and sealed and then a mixture of sawdust and wax was swept back and forth several times periodically.
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