Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 02, 2009 8:26 pm I used to wet the mop/ microfibre, squeezed the extra water and mop the timber floor about once a week in my previous home.The floor should be real timber, laid 10 yrs ago( There seems a thin wax coating on), probably not planation nor floating ones, but I don't know exactly what type it is. I usually open all the windows, doors and fan when cleaning to drive away the moisture. In the present home, my husband however, insisted I shouldn't mop it! He said this will damage the floor and he said in his parent's home, they also didn't mop the timber floor. Which saying is right? For those home with timber flooring, how do you clean it? Just by broom? Thanks Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 2Apr 02, 2009 8:35 pm Nott I used to wet the mop/ microfibre, squeezed the extra water and mop the timber floor about once a week in my previous home.The floor should be real timber, laid 10 yrs ago( There seems a thin wax coating on), probably not planation nor floating ones, but I don't know exactly what type it is. I usually open all the windows, doors and fan when cleaning to drive away the moisture. In the present home, my husband however, insisted I shouldn't mop it! He said this will damage the floor and he said in his parent's home, they also didn't mop the timber floor. Which saying is right? For those home with timber flooring, how do you clean it? Just by broom? Thanks strange for hubby to say dont mop your floor And how can a floor be clean by just sweeping it sorry just do what you have done in your last house. A very dry mop nothing overly wet. You can buy timber floor cleaners. I dont know maybe someone on here might suggest something different. Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 3Apr 02, 2009 8:50 pm We have had floating floors and my understanding is that you can mop them with a damp mop or steam mop them. I did this for several years in my old house. Just don't let them get sopping wet. Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 4Apr 03, 2009 6:04 am It depends on the flooring. If it's solid timber boards, then no problem - although I still wouldn't let them get too wet. If it's a floating floor like most these days, it'll be made of a thin veneer of either real timber or a synthetic laminate, on top of MDF or a similar type of manufactured board. THAT'S what you can't get wet. Soak a piece of MDF or particleboard of any kind in water and you'll see it swell up like Weetbix. So any spills need to be dealt with quickly, and as for mopping, as Helyn says, you use a damp mop. No swishing water everywhere. If it dribbles down between the boards and sits there, soaking into the base material, your floor will be ruined. The guy who laid our floor recommended using a fine spray bottle of water with a weak cleaning solution, and a dry mop. I find that the kitchen needs a bit of attention to clean up spots and splodges, but apart from sweeping, the rest of the floor only needs a quick going-over with the mop now and then. Oily or gunky kitchen mess can just be spot-cleaned with a damp cloth and some detergent. Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 5Apr 03, 2009 8:18 am I use an Enjo mop on my laminate floor. I drench the pad, wring as much water out as I can and then mop away. The floors dry pretty quick, by the time I get to the kitchen the entry is dry! I do this a couple of times a week - takes about 10mins at the most. My sister used to steam mop her hardwood timber floors and they used to come up a treat Happy at Home Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 6Apr 03, 2009 8:27 am I had a click timber laminate in my first house and we also used a enjo microfibre thingy (sucked in at one of those homeshows) but it worked a treat. Definitely don't leave any water on them, we once flooded the house because we forgot about the running bath and yeah, you can see it lifted where we couldn't get to it in time. ICK So glad the building is over, never again. Loooove our house, but still not quite sure it was worth all of the stress they put us through! Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 7Apr 03, 2009 9:12 am thanks for all the help. yes, house to be, once I went to freedom, it displaced two bottles, one with a MDF chip soaked in water; another with a Freedom MDF in water. THe former looks with Weetbix. Spring is here! Hurray! Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 8Apr 04, 2009 8:16 am House-To-Be I use an Enjo mop on my laminate floor. I drench the pad, wring as much water out as I can and then mop away. The floors dry pretty quick, by the time I get to the kitchen the entry is dry! I do this a couple of times a week - takes about 10mins at the most. My sister used to steam mop her hardwood timber floors and they used to come up a treat I love my enjo mop! It is the easiest way to clean floors and so glad to hear I can use it on the timber floors. Any ideas how often you should replace the mop head? Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 9Apr 04, 2009 8:28 am Hi On my old timber floors I used to use metho in hot water. It worked really well. For my new floors(floating) I will be getting one of those Enjo mops because I will be able to put the dusting head on it and also a mop head. Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 10Apr 04, 2009 4:48 pm I pour boiling water from the kettle into a mop bucket and use a timber floor cleaner. The boiling water means it drys very quickly and doesnt have time to soak into the gaps. Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 11Apr 04, 2009 10:19 pm fairy blue I love my enjo mop! It is the easiest way to clean floors and so glad to hear I can use it on the timber floors. Any ideas how often you should replace the mop head? Sorry have no idea. I got mine last December as a present - mop handle, mop cloth, dust cloth plus a bathroom glove - love them all! It works fantastically on the laminate floor and the tiles too. Happy at Home Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 12Apr 05, 2009 6:56 am Thanks for the reply HTB, dontcha just love that bathroom glove, it is a miracle worker. My dh will even use it!! He has made a bathroom rule for the new place - Enjo only is to be used to clean! If he will help clean i don't care what his rules are. Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 13Apr 05, 2009 11:02 am fairy blue Thanks for the reply HTB, dontcha just love that bathroom glove, it is a miracle worker. My dh will even use it!! He has made a bathroom rule for the new place - Enjo only is to be used to clean! If he will help clean i don't care what his rules are. Yep I love your DH's new rule too! Glove is definitely easy. I emailed Enjo a few weeks ago and got a brochure pack the other day. I can see myself getting into this product like I did with T/ware I'd like another two gloves, to keep in the bathrooms, it's so easy to wipe the vanity down every morning after doing my DD's hair for school. There's a little mini cloth which would be good too. Sorry for hi-jacking Nott Happy at Home Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 14Apr 05, 2009 11:33 am We had solid timber in the previous 2 homes and both times the installers recommended to use a water spray bottle like we use for ironing and mix with timber floor cleaner and water. Spray randomly and then use a mop either ENjo which I love or anything similar. I also have an Oats and a Sabco mop head....both I think I got from Bunn1ng$......and I have one for sweeping (fluffy head) 1 for mopping (flat head) and another wool looking one as a back up. They all fit the enjo mop. I was told by the installers never to use a steam mop as I would void my warranty on the floors. I can't wait to get my wood floors back........I hate tiles and vinyl now Re: Can timber floor be mopped? 15Apr 06, 2009 7:14 pm We had an engineered floor from Truegrid flooring. We used a steam mop. The only thing is not to leave the steam mop on in the one place for too long - our cleaner did this once (I had a cleaner when pregnant with a ******* pelvis) and it burned a mop imprint into the floor. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15923 The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 3280 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7303 |