Unlock the secrets to timeless with our ultimate wood floor care guide
All of The Hardwood Floor Company’s floors use the latest in factory finished, UV cured, hardwax oil and natural oil finishes and are relatively easy to maintain. There is still a little work involved, but it’s not rocket science! Our floors are tough and hard-wearing, but they are not bullet proof! All wood floors naturally age and wear with day-to-day living. Keeping your wood floor looking good is just a matter of some small maintenance and like most things in life, some common sense.
What to do
- Sweeping and Vacuming on a regular basis will prevent the build up of any dirt or grit that may scratch or wear the surface of the floor.
Damp cleaning – We suggest that at least once a week you should tack down and damp clean your floor using a well rung mop and a recommended wood floor cleaner. Please see our full Vermeister range for an approved product.
Using the correct cleaning product – Always check with your supplier for the recommended maintenance products for your specific wood floor finish.
Moving heavy objects – When moving electrical appliances, furniture etc. always make sure you lift, and never push or drag. If you cannot lift, slide a blanket or carpet under the objects to prevent scratching and gouging.
Use floor protectors on the legs of furniture and other heavy objects to avoid scrapping or scratching. If your furniture has floor casters make sure that they are of the wide variety. If they are of the narrow metal variety, there are special plastic and velvet cups that can be purchased to be used underneath same.
Spills and Thrills – Needless to say, it is vital that you wipe up water, wine, coffee and other such little accidents.
Big Pets / Small Pets – If for example you are house training a puppy, allowing him to do his business on the floor is an absolute no-no! And covering the floor with newspaper doesn’t help at all. If you have such an occurrence, clean it up immediately!
What not to do
Don’t allow any water or liquids to sit on the floor for prolonged lengths of time. Even when cleaning, only use a slightly damp mop, sponge or cloth as wood and water are not best friends.
- Don’t allow stiletto heals, spiked`shoes such as golf shoes or football boots, or any foot wear with steel tips onto your floor as they will most definitely damage it!.
Don’t use cleaning products with bleach, chlorine, ammonia or any powder type abrasive cleaners.
Don’t use any spray polishes or furniture wax as they will only make your floor slippy and it will eventually dull the overall look.
- Vacuum the floor to remove all heavy dust and grit.
- Then use the yellow static clothes to remove the static dust from the floor. This will really help to keep the dirt out of the grain.
- Please note this is only ever done dry, never wet.
- After your daily/general cleaning as above, you may need to damp clean.
- Get a bucket, mix warm water and the detergent together. Please note the ratio is 2lt warm water to 1 capful of detergent. It is very important not to add too much Soap Oil detergent as this will leave cloudy marks on the floor.
- Dip the mop into the solution and ring it out well so that you are only damp cleaning the floor.
- Clean a small section and then rinse the mop in fresh warm water to remove any dirt.
- Put the mop back into the solution ring it out and repeat the process. That’s it. Very simple but very effective.
- It is also advisable to keep a spray bottle of the mixed solution readily available as it makes the application much easier.
- Just spray a fine mist onto the floor and clean with the grain of the wood, never across the boards.
- You might need to rinse out the mop a few times to get rid of any dirt that builds up on the mop head.
- Firstly, repeat the Damp cleaning as above.
- After the floor is optically dry apply an even tin coat of Saicos Wax Care with a soft cloth.
- Start on the side opposite the exit door.
- Once applied please keep foot traffic off until dry.
- Please allow 4hrs to dry.
- To speed up the drying time a polishing machine with a white pad can be used over the floor after the Saicos Wax Care has been applied by hand as above.
- Please be sure to remove any surplus liquid as to avoid splashing.
- This can also be applied after construction work if the floor is dusty or dry.
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