How do I clean old oak floors?

Here are some basic steps for cleaning wood floors. Hope it helps: https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/more-techniques/clean-hardwood-floors

Use vinegar and water or commercial floor cleaners

Hi Kathleen. I'm Cindy. For deep cleaning, make a solution of one cup of vinegar and one gallon of water. Immerse a clean mop into the solution and then wring it out to damp-dry. Go over the entire floor with this mop rinsing it out often. After that use Murphy's Oil Soap according to directions on the bottle. I recommend this product because the soap will give ultra clean and the oil will condition the wood. Good luck Kathleen and Happy Holidays.

1 cup apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp blue Dawn

2 gallons hot water

Will remove residue

1 cup hydrogen peroxide

2 gallons hot water

Will disinfect and clean

Either of these will take a few applications if they haven't been cleaned in a long time. Wring mop to damp because this is still water to wood.

You may want to invest in a steam mop, I have a Shark.

My floors are about 20 years old and still look like new. I recently used the vinegar method on some floors that had a deep build up and it took 3 passes to get them truly clean.

Rejuvenate makes a floor restorer you may want to look into once you get them clean.