The floors of your home are just as important as every other part of the home. Unfortunately, many people find that it is hard to successfully clean and maintain the floors particularly when they have hardwood and laminate floors.
In fact, there are frequent complains by people who vacuum regularly and even use extra accessories like steam mop and Bona mops that these equipments tend to leave more dirt on the floors and form swirly dirt circles. So, how do you clean hardwood and laminate floors? How can you get them to produce their characteristic shine and maintain their luster?
Vacuum Frequently
The first thing you need to do to get clean hardwood floors is to vacuum frequently. Once a week is usually okay. If you have the time, do it more than once. Hardwood floors don’t just lose their shine in a day. It takes a while. Vacuuming helps prevent that.
Avoid Using Vinegar for Hardwood
Some people typically recommend vinegar and water for cleaning hardwood floors. They say it helps it maintain its shine. This is a very bad idea. If anything, vinegar dulls hardwood. For laminate floors however, vinegar and water gets excellent results. Why this happens is yet to be determined. But, just be sure to avoid using it on hardwood floors.
If you must use anything to clean your hardwood floors, use hot water and tea bags. Here’s how that works. Boil the water and drop 2-4 teabags in it. Allow if boil for a few minutes. Then pour the tea into a bucket. Using a rag or towel, immerse in the bucket and wring out until the cloth is damp. Use the damp towel or rag to wipe the floor first, then use a mop to clean. Once it dries, the floor should recover its shine.
Avoid Washing
There’s really little or no benefits that comes from washing the floors. People often recommend washing. That doesn’t work one bit. If anything, it’ll leave your hardwood and laminate floors looking dull. So, avoid washing.
If you must clean the hardwood floors, a mop and water will do just fine. For laminate floors, be sure to use just a drop or two of dish soap, insert the mop and wring out until it’s just damp. Then, mop the floor with it. If you’re up to it, use a J-cloth, get on your hands and knees and scrub properly.
Hire a Laminate Floor Cleaning Service
If you have tried everything, aren’t seeing any great results or just don’t have the time and energy to explore which cleaning liquids or options work best, simply hire a laminate floor cleaning service. A good cleaning service will know what cleaning liquid to use to clean all types of floors and get the maximum results. Not just that, getting once saves you a lot of time, energy and effort. You don’t even have to be there when they’re doing the cleaning. You could go out and come back to meet your floors shining and sparkling.