Avoid using water and vinegar soap based cleaners wax or steam cleaners on hardwood floors.
Tools needed to keep hardwood floors clean.
While i think it s incredibly important to have routines in place to clean your home you also need to have some cleaning tools too.
Over the past few months i have been sharing with you various printables to help you organize manage and stay on track of your daily weekly monthly and annual cleaning tasks.
The first step in learning how to clean hardwood floors is removing dust or debris that can scratch or dull their surface.
The best way to clean hardwood floors starts with smart preventive measures which not only help protect floors but also cut down on the time you spend cleaning to lessen tracked in dirt place floor mats both outside and inside exterior doors.
A good dusting pad attracts dirt microparticles and common household allergens.
Vacuum your hardwood floor once a week.
A microfiber mop pre treated with a dusting agent will pick up dust and dirt and prevent scratches.
Additionally wood floors are not known for being cheap.
Spray a small 3 foot by 3 foot area with the cleaner and pick up any dissolved dirt with a microfiber mop.
Use a broom or hardwood floor mop for daily cleaning.
Get the proper tools to clean your floor.
For surface treated floors wet clean with bona hardwood floor cleaner spray.
Use your vacuum s hard.
If you want to keep them around for a long time you need to maintain them.
Floors take on a lot including daily traffic and inevitable spills scuffs or mishaps.
A mop paired with a machine washable microfiber pad for dusting and cleaning are the best tools to clean wood floors.