Cleaning Really Old Wood Floors

Sweep your floors daily.

Cleaning really old wood floors. Melissa witulski the business operations manager for merry maids stresses the importance of regularly cleaning your floor before it becomes a major task or unmanageable. Then i clean the kitchen floor weekly and in other rooms twice a month. Another good to know products like these that were created to refresh floors without sanding have a thick consistency that will fill light scratches and soften small dings. This helps prevent dirt and grime from getting stuck in cracks between planks.

Floor installer michael dittmer who lives outside chicago dispatches a robot vac daily to keep an eye on his entire first floor. My floors were only a few years old i just wanted to shine them up. They ll dull or scratch the finish. Know when to deep clean while mopping will deep clean your wood floors you don t want to mop all the time.

A primary wood or laminate floor vacuum is a great investment if you made mostly wood floors and don t want to be limited to using an attachment for cleaning. Termite damaged planks delaminated strips and insect infested boards can be replaced holes can. Daily maintenance will help keep old hardwood floors in the best shape. Be sure to sweep and mop in the direction of the wood grain.

It s available in both satin and glossy finishes. My floors were left in a cloudy haze. Dirt and debris accumulation occurs in the finish of the floor rather than in the wood itself and therefore regular cleaning is the only guarantee for a long lasting floor. I had really poor results.

I could take my nail and scrape off the bona. Dirty wood floors aren t simply unclean but can be damaging to the wood itself which is expensive to repair refinish or at the very worst replace. In most households wood floors should be cleaned at least four to six times a year. Almost all old floors can be salvaged or refurbished through very many ways.

Sweep or dust mop them daily to remove dirt dust pet hair and other debris. I tried the bona wood floor refresher on my hardwood floors a few years ago. Don t rely on lemon juice or a vinegar and water solution to clean hardwood floors. I spent many hours on my hands and knees trying to get all the refresher off.

Don t use straight ammonia alkaline products or abrasive cleaners. Hardwood floor cleaning and maintenance steps.