Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Aug 24, 2009 10:46 am Hi all, I have just got my timber floor installed. I want to know, what is the effective way to clean the floor? Use sponge mop? Vacuum and mop? Is there a particular mop that works better on timber floor? I am also looking at iRobot. Scooba or Roomba? Has anyone got experience with those? Do they work well? Thanks! Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 Re: Cleaning hardwood floor - what do you use? 2Aug 24, 2009 12:03 pm A neutral detergent is best if your going use anything in the water. Try to keep any mop as dry as possible. Re: Cleaning hardwood floor - what do you use? 3Aug 24, 2009 12:19 pm Dukekamaya A neutral detergent is best if your going use anything in the water. Try to keep any mop as dry as possible. Yep - I would agree. Try to keep the mop as dry (least wet) as possible. I haven't used a sponge mop, but imagine that they might distribute too much water. I'd stick to a regular old-fashioned mop. I use a separate mop for the hardwood floor boards than the tiled areas to make sure that no residual harsh cleaner ends up in the mop head from previous use. Another option is a specific wood floor cleaner (these are a mild detergent and may give a slight gloss/sheen everytime they are used). I can't think of the brand name of the one I use off the top of my head. It is a liquid in a 1L yellow square-ish container which you add about one capful into a bucket - costs more than a normal floor cleaner but lasts for ages. I alternate between the wood cleaner (mild detergent) and just some metho (again about a capful). On a water based poly coated hardwood floor this has resulted in no noticeable damage to the surface over the past 5 or so years. Hope that helps. Re: Cleaning hardwood floor - what do you use? 5Aug 25, 2009 11:53 am eho Thanks for the info! Neutral detergent - meaning ph level is neutral?? Is it safe to use hot water? Yep - mild or neutral detergent is a reference to the pH. I wouldn't use scalding hot water (as you might on tiles). I'm sure it would be fine, but over a long period of time, hot water is more likely to erode the layers of coating. Some really good timber floor maintenance info here: http://www.a1flooring.com.au/floor-care/ There's no need to be too precious, but avoiding some of the nasty chemicals and abrasives will mean that you don't have to re-sand and re-coat for a longer period of time (hopefully at least 10 years). Some general wear and minor scratches are inevitable. Hi All. I'm currently resurfacing the hardwood floors and when removing the old layers that there's a long dark line running across the boards. Does anyone know what or… 0 12767 Plasterboard Gyprock is very popular as a reveal liner these days. You need to provide a way of supporting it, we use a modified timber reveal or bracket. You will be… 1 3010 We have a new build and need to clean bricks around a newly constructed deck. Need advice about whether to clean bricks with acid prior to oiling the deck, or should we… 0 2581 |