Sunday 5 June 2011

How To Clean Your Hardwood Flooring

By Steve Everett


Hardwood flooring is undoubtedly one of the most sought after flooring material today. This is because it makes a room or a house beautifully elegant once the hardwood material is installed. It also comes with a price though so many people save up for it. Another facet of this material is that it is very easy to clean. Just exert some effort to learn how you should clean your hardwood flooring. Here are some tips that you need to follow when cleaning your hardwood flooring.

First, be sure that you mop the floor. Mopping your floor will delete the dust and the grime that has accumulated the whole week. Usually, people use a soap and water solution. This one is not recommended though because you may damage the sheen and the gloss of the hardwood flooring. Be sure that you just purchase a cleaning solution for your hardwood flooring. This is a good way to ensure that you will not be damaging your hardwood flooring.

Second, you can wax your hardwood flooring. You can buy special wax materials for your hardwood floor in markets. You need to follow the instructions on the label always. It is best that you consult with the experts where you bought your hardwood about what wax type or product is best suited to the hardwood type that you have installed at home. Make sure that you apply the wax correctly and polish it as well. You can ask experts about this.

Number three, use a fine steel wool for removing stains. You will just need a small amount of alcohol and the right technique of gently rubbing away on the stains. You can easily remove stains with alcohol. If you find that the stain is stubborn then you can just try sanding down the area and the buffing and polishing it all over again.

The article just detailed some of the things that you can do to help you clean your hardwood flooring. It is very basic and all you need to do is to exert some effort in learning about the right way to do each step that was mentioned. Make sure that you clean regularly as well.




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