How to clean hardwood floors in the kitchen?
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What is the best way to clean hardwood floors in the kitchen?
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I use a product called Woodwise. You can order it on Amazon or directly from Woodwise. I've used it on my hardwoods for 8 years. First, clean and dust and get all the loose dirt up. Spray the Woodwise on in sections, take a clean rag, and wipe up all the stuck on stuff. I wouldn't use anything else as this has worked great on my floors for 8 years and there is no buildup or waxy residue.
As a hardwood floor installer, I recommend a damp (never wet) towel / mop. For stubborn areas, I use a swiffer type pad. The trick is go as dry as possible and use minimal amounts of cleaner. Keep in mind it's normally not the "wood" you are cleaning but the "poly finish" that has been applied to it. Water type product should NEVER be used on "non coated" wood...
For wood floors:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp Blue Dawn
2 gallons hot water
OR
1 cup hydrogen peroxide
2 gallons hot water
For grout:
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup baking soda
1 Tbsp blue Dawn
2 gallons hot water
I like to use Murphy's oil soap. I also purchased a Bissell Crosswave. It vacuums and washes at the same time. I love it for the suction while washing. Hard wood floors should never get too wet, just damp. This works perfect!
I first go over them with a hyrdostatic cloth (from the dollar store) on a swifer mop. Gets all the bits, pine needles, dust bunnies etc. Then I use bona cleaner on a cloth type swifer that I got at Liquidator Lumber. These are bamboo floors. This has given me the best results.
We use a product called Rejuvenate. You can get it at Walmart. It's a two step process, but removes the top layer of waxy grime left by other cleaners. We use the whole process once a month, and the second part weekly. It is amazing on hardwood and laminate floors, and believe me, we have tried EVERYTHING. It works really well. It's the only product that keeps footprints and smear marks away.
Use Mop & Glo. It works.
1 cup windex to 3 cups of water and damp mop
Unless you absolutely have to, never "Clean" your wood floor with a liquid. If you must mop just use a damp mop, other than that, dust mop and every few months or so polish the floor with something like Howard Feed n Wax wood polish and conditioner, or Bona, etc.
Bona for hardwoods is a great cleaner and use the big swiffer-like tool with the terry pads. If the floors are real scratched up, use Rejuvenate.
Whatever you opt for, skip the oil soaps as those build up over time and dull your floor finish.
I like Method cleaners, as they rinse off easily and leave a nice shine.
Start with making a mixture of white vinegar and water 50/50 to remove the top layer of dirt. Then purchase the wood floor care system by Bona.
If there is a existing residue left from cleaners, make a mixture of white vinegar and water 50/50 to remove the top layer of dirt. Once that is finished and dried, use the wood floor care system by Bona.
Steam mop or Norwex microfiber mop
I highly recommend the mop system from Norwex. It cleans your floor with minimal water and no chemicals. I use my mop and a spray bottle filled with water and a couple drops of my favorite essential oil! It stays cleaner longer because there are no residual chemicals left behind to attract dirt and it looks gorgeous.
I like Pledge.
Wipe with a damp rag is best. Don't forget to use proper English oil polish treatment at least 1x per year. But be careful until it really has dried - it is slippery. Go to the beach for the day, have a picnic. Let it dry well. will work as well on wood paneling too.
Vinegar strips the finish on the wood. Only use if you have build up and that would only be on a year at most. Will strip sealant on grout also. Just how chemistry works.
I use a cap full of Murphy's Oil soap to a quart spray bottle of water..Spray it on and wipe up with a micro fiber cloth on my mop....Cleans really well and leaves a sheen also..Love it..
Hello, hope this helps you out, begin by dusting or sweeping your floors well. Then make a cleaning mixture using 4 cups warm water and a few drops of castile soap or dish soap. Do not shake, but gently mix this, then mop or scrub small sections at a time, drying them with a clean cloth or dry mop after
Steam Clean them, when required or on a regular basis.
This is my trusty method
For wood floors:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp Blue Dawn
2 gallons hot water
OR
1 cup hydrogen peroxide
2 gallons hot water
I use warm water on a microfiber cloth and vinegar.
I use Bona or plain old ammonia and water to clean my kitchen floor. I use a microbiter cloth on my Swifer mop.
Murphy's Oil Soap.
Damp cloth only! Drage around with broom etc.