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How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors 7/13/2015 How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors Floors Housekeeping Most Popular How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors Gleaming wood floors are a thing of beauty. Here’s how to keep them that way Bonnie McCarthy Houzz Contributor. Style anthropologist, freelance writer and photographer... More 2 Email What are you working on? Comment 274 Like 513 Bookmark 2k+ Print Embed Siding & Trim Color to Coordinate with Brick Click "Embed" to display an article on your own website or blog. 1 lthough installing hardwood flooring is usually more expensive than rolling out new carpet, it’s an investment worth considering, according to data from the National A Desperate for Curb Appeal Association of Realtors. Surveys show that 54 percent of home buyers are willing to 3 pay more for a house with hardwood floors. The question now: What’s the best way to clean and care for that popular flooring and keep that natural beauty (and value) shining through? Here’s how. See all Design Dilemmas 2 It’s not the wood — oak, Gast Architects 2 maple, mesquite, bamboo, News From Our Partners engineered hardwood or This HGTV Host Just Took the First something more exotic — Dance to a Whole New Level that determines how the Homespun Heirloom Kitchen floors should be cleaned, but 8 Projects to Renew Every Room in Your Home rather the finish. 7 must-haves for Scandinavian style People who liked this story also liked Houzz Guide: How to Set a Table Full Story 2 Lush Gardens With Low Water Needs Full Story 2 Shower Design: 13 Tricks With Tile and Other Materials Full Story 2 How to Fix a Stinky Garbage http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/50614542?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u1496&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery0 1/61 7/13/2015 How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors Disposal Rebekah Zaveloff | KitchenLab 2 Full Story 2 How to Get Your Kitchen Island Lighting Right Full Story 2 Forever Furniture: A Buyer's Guide to the Sofa Full Story 2 Seek Shelter in the Shade This Summer Full Story 2 Surface finishes, often referred to as urethanes or polyurethanes, are among the most popular treatments today and are usually applied to hardwood floors after installation to The Best Backsplashes to protect them and make them more durable and water resistant. These finishes create a Pair With Wood Counters protective barrier. There are four types of surface finishes, according to the American Full Story 2 Hardwood Information Center: water based, oil based, acid cured and moisture cured. Homes built before 1970, including historic residences, may have original wood floors Your Guide to Common that were sealed with varnish, wax or shellac. These require a different approach to Light Fixtures — and How to Use Them cleaning. The American Hardwood Information Center says these types of finishes work Full Story 2 by penetrating the wood to color the planks and form a protective shield. Using a wax coating after staining provides a barrier against wear and tear and gives the floor a beautiful low-gloss satin sheen. The classic look requires a little extra TLC, however, 9 Questions to Ask When Planning a Kitchen Pantry since water-based products and mopping can damage the finish. Full Story 2 How to Determine Your Frederick + Frederick Architects 2 Wood Floor Finish To figure out whether or not Related Products your wood floors are finished with a polyurethane, shellac, wax or varnish, or have a finish that has worn away and is no longer providing coverage, the American Hardwood Information Slice Stainless Steel J.r. Watkins Toilet Bowl Center suggests these tests: Waste Paper Basket Cleanser Lemon, 24 Fl $82.79 $O1z4.31 Run your hand over the wood. If you can feel the texture of the grain, the floor has a “penetrating” finish (usually a combination of a natural oil, such as linseed or tung oil, mixed with additives for drying) topped with wax. Flooringinc 1" MMA Cabo Wire Trash Bin Foam Tiles, 10 Tile $45.35 In an out-of-the-way spot, $Pa7c4k.9, 52'x2' Tiles, dab on a little paint remover. http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/50614542?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u1496&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery0 2/61 7/13/2015 How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors If the finish bubbles up, it is a surface finish, like polyurethane, which coats the floor in a protective layer. In an out-of-the-way area, place a few drops of water. If the water beads up and does not soak into the wood, the finish on the floor is intact. If the water is absorbed into the floor or leaves a dark spot, the wood is unfinished or the protective layer has worn away. Laundry Drying Rack, Woca Soap 0.75 Liter 28" Spray, Natural Soap If you sprinkle on a few drops of water and white spots form beneath the droplets after $32.99 $19 about 10 to 15 minutes, the floors are sealed with wax. To remove the white spots, use a piece of fine steel wool lightly dampened with wax and rub gently. Sponsored Products If you suspect a varnish or shellac, take a coin and scratch the surface of the floor in an inconspicuous corner. If the floor has been sealed with one of the older finishing methods, it will flake off. Crisp Architects 2 Kaleen Divine DIV01- Oken's Brownist 49 3'6"x5'6" Brown Yellowfly I LFalomrapls O Pmlubsre Rug $349.00 | FRONTGATE 5'x8' Serapi Heriz Jaipur Urban Handmade 100 Bungalow Sabrine 1P8e0rc0e Gnte Wt Ao oRlu Ogriental $C7o1n.0tin0e |n Ztainlc Door Preventing Dirty Wood Floors Not wearing shoes in the house is one of the best ways to significantly reduce dirt, scuffs 5'x7' Ivory Modern Savoy House 4- and daily wear and tear, and lessen cleaning time. Moroccan Berber SF05141-209 Laurie 1H8a0n0d mGeatd Ae ORurigental LSiitltvmera nM Birrors Lighting The National Wood Floor Association, or NWFA, is more specific and warns against walking on wood floors with cleats, sports shoes and high heels. It also offers this cautionary example: A 125-pound woman walking in high heels has an impact of 2,000 pounds per square inch. Furthermore, an exposed heel nail can exert up to 8,000 pounds of force per square inch. Whether you got out your calculator or not, the possibility of impact and denting appears to be undeniable. However, while you can’t always ask guests to shed shoes at the door, Rustic Monogram Bey-Berk Checked Shield, Navy/Lt. Blue Silver Plated Picture it might be a policy worth considering for family members. One Kings Lane $Fr2a2m.5e0 - |S HFa11y1n-0e9edle nuLOOM MTVS27D Curvature Table and http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/50614542?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u1496&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery0 3/61 7/13/2015 How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors Trellis Area Rug - Blue Wall Fountain Peter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer 2 $587.99 | Hayneedle $349.00 | FRONTGATE What Not to Do No matter what type of wood flooring you have, the NWFA advises against using cleaning products meant for vinyl or tile flooring. Their take: Self-polishing acrylic waxes cause wood to become slippery and appear dull quickly. Another no-no: wet-mopping wood floors, since standing water can dull the finish, damage the wood and leave a discoloring residue. Along the same lines, avoid overwaxing unfinished wood floors in an attempt to restore luster. If a waxed floor has become dull, try buffing the surface instead. Regular Wood Floor Bradley Van Der Straeten 2 Cleaning Cleaning floors with contemporary polyurethane wood finishes (for floors installed after 1970) starts with vacuuming, sweeping or dust-mopping the surface. Vacuuming. Vacuum wood floors daily, or at least once a week with a vacuum fitted with an attachment for wood floors. For regular machines, the American Hardwood Information Center advises turning off interior rotating brushes or beater bars if possible. Regular vacuuming helps remove dust and dirt particles that play a leading role in scratching and dulling the surface of the floor. http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/50614542?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u1496&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery0 4/61 7/13/2015 How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors McClellan Architects 2 Sweeping. The American Hardwood Information Center says choosing a broom with “exploded tips,” also known as synthetic fiber ends, is step one. Damp mopping. Damp mopping should be done with a simple solution of pH-neutral soap (like dishwashing soap) and water; or one capful of a mild cleanser such as Murphy Oil Soap in a bucket of water; or a solution using products specially formulated for wood floors, such as Eco Mist Colloid W, Dr. Bonner’s or Method. In conscientious cleaning circles, controversy swirls around whether to use a mixture of vinegar and water for damp-mopping wood floors. Ultimately, everyone has to do what works best; however, within the past 10 years this method has lost favor, and popular belief now holds that the solution causes floors to dull more quickly and is not as effective as simple soap and water. To begin mopping, dampen the mop in the prepared solution, wring it out completely, and mop in the direction of the wood grain. Repeat as necessary. As the water in the bucket becomes dirty, dump it out and refill. Many experts (including Martha Stewart) believe scrubbing wood floors with a damp cloth by hand is the ultimate cleaning strategy — unless abundant square footage or protesting knees prove problematic. But avoid cloths or mops dripping with water. If your floors do get wet or worse, dry them immediately! http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/50614542?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u1496&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery0 5/61 7/13/2015 How to Clean Your Hardwood Floors Matthew Mallett Photography 2 Another technique: After the floor has been swept or vacuumed, put your cleaning solution of choice in a spray bottle and mist the floor, then use a dry microfiber mop or cloth and mop in direction of the wood grain.
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