Guardian Plumbing

You need to determine w hat type of floor you have, before you start with the cleaning. There are surface sealed floors that do not require much maintenance, and if your floor is new, you probably have one of these already. You probably have a penetrating seal treated floor if you have older floor installed. You will need to apply more oils and wax to maintain this type of floor.

For cleaning hardwood floors, in the case of a surface sealed floor, you merely need to mop using a product recommended by your flooring manufacturer. You can use products that do not have any oil, like Oil Soap for example. For this type of flooring, one soap and one damp mop would be a safe solution. Make sure to dry the floor completely when you’re done, since sitting water can damage a surface sealed floor.

If you have a penetrating seal treated floor, you will not be able to mop with water-based products. You can instead use vacuum or sweep your floor. To deep-clean your floors, you will have to strip the old wax and apply the new coating from time to time. You can do this once or twice a year, if you like.

Manufacturers directions should be follower while using stripper here. Allow the hardwood floor to dry and try to ensure proper ventilation. Check what kind of wax can be used on your type of floor, the manufacturer should tell you this. Just follow the directions so you can properly apply as many coats as you want.

Applying home floor scrubber is the last and most important step. You will have to use this process so that the wax can sink in properly and the floor can be sealed and shiny. Most people opt to rent or purchase a hardwood floor buffer machine, since it makes the job much easier. You may be interested in knowing that by purchasing the hardwood floor buffer machine, it will pay for itself after just three to four cleanings.

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