Wood Floor Cleaning Product Tips
How many times have you entered a store searching for the perfect wood floor cleaning product and once you arrived at the proper aisle, you were floored to see the vast selection of products on the market for cleaning your wood floors?
Which should you pick, the cheap one, the expensive one?
Who knows?
The Evolving Wood Floor
Wood flooring was made popular a long, long time ago.
Around the turn of the century wood flooring was just about the only type of flooring found in homes.
There is nothing better than to purchase an older home, rip up the carpeting, and only hope that beautiful natural wood floors are beneath it.
So many consumers are searching for that perfect wood flooring, whether it is a natural wood, or laminate wood flooring.
What to Avoid When Cleaning a Wood Floor
The secret to a beautiful, wood floor is never, ever use water on the floor.
If water is spilled it should be wiped up immediately to prevent damage to your wood floor.
There are hundreds of wood floor cleaning products.
Your job is to read the label.
Find out what's in that product.
Most wood floors have a finish on them, usually a urethane coating.
Never use a wax or waxed based product on your wood floor.
You can use a cleaner/polisher to enhance the finish of your wood flooring. Using a polishing mop with a soft material such as terry cloth is recommended to ensure a polished look to your wood floors.
Taking Preventative Measures
Of course the first step in floor care is preventative maintenance.
To maintain your wood floor's natural beauty and finish you should use carpet rugs in high traffic areas and around sinks.
These rugs will need to be vacuumed often, so that dirt does not collect beneath them onto your wood floors.
High heals should not be worn on wood floors as they could potentially dent them.
Keeping your pets nails trimmed will also result in less scratching.
Along with this, never slide furniture across your wood floors when moving your furniture around.
Place a carpet rug underneath the legs of the furniture before moving.
It is also recommended to place protector pads underneath legs of all furniture.
The best preventative maintenance is to keep your floors clean of debris.
Whether you sweep, dust or vacuum your wood floors, keeping them dirt free is the key.
Using a soft duster is one of the best options for keeping a wood floor clean.
Dust mops are perfect for pet hair, lint and dust and should be used daily on your wood floors, along with a gentle cleaning product that will clean your floor as you dust.
A clean floor leads to a happy home owner.
Keep the overall beauty of your wood floors by taking the time to find out exactly what it is you are putting on those beautiful wood floors.
Author Vincent Platania represents the Fuller Brush Company.
Fuller Brush has been in business since 1906, and offers safe, environmentally friendly products for keeping your home and your body clean.
Visit http://www.fuller-brush-products.com
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