How To Clean Dark Hardwood Floors
Hardwood floors are highly popular among many homeowners. People simply love them since it adds warm and elegant look at home. Hardwood floor has rich texture and color. Installing the flooring will reflect the color of your wall and furniture. One of the most popular options for hardwood floor is dark hardwood. Dark hardwood flooring can be manufactured from natural woods which have dark color or hard wood which is polished with dark vanish. Installing dark hardwood floors will be more beneficial since it blends well with various colors for interior decoration. You can use the flooring not only for apartment area but also house.
When you are installing dark hardwood floors, you need to maintain the flooring properly. It is because improper cleaning and maintaining process can cause scratch and damage on hardwood floor. Here are some simple steps which you can do to clean your hardwood floor properly. The first thing to do is sweeping or dry-mopping your floor. This process has the function to remove any loose dirt before using any liquid cleaner on the floor. You need to know that the process is important since loose dirt or small pebbles can scratch the floor while you are scrubbing the floor with the cleanser product. Scratches can be seen easier in dark hardwood floors.
It is important for you to pay examination the floor for sealant evidence. For the people who have newly installed dark hardwood floors, the sealant has been applied. This sealant will look shiny or glossy. If the hardwood floor is older, you need to make inspection for wear patches, dullness, or scuffing. You should reapply the hardwood floor sealant to those areas or to the entire floor. It is done to give protection against water damage while mopping.
Next, you need to wash the floor with the mixture of water and mild soap. You need to fill your mop bucket half full with hot water and a few drops of soap. Start the washing process from the corner of the room. You should begin with the area farthest from the door. Mop the room toward the doorway. For home owners who require deep cleaning process, you might need to use handheld scrub brush. This brush is working more effectively in deep cleaning your home. There are many options of commercial cleaners for dark hardwood floors which you can choose for your home floor. However, you need to know that these cleanser products are not necessary for regular cleaning process.
If there is any stain, you can remove the stains in the dark hardwood floors with a small piece of steel wood which is dipped in your cleaning bucket. You need to scrub the stained area with your hand. Just in case, the stain is persistent, you are recommended to apply some rubbing alcohol to the steel wood before scrubbing it on the floor. If the stain is still there, you might need to sand the floor to remove the stain. After the sanding process is completed, you can reapply the sealant. The sealant is important to protect the floor from water damage during cleaning process in the future. Next, you need to clean the mop head. Use the mop head to apply the wax to the floor when the floor is dry from cleaning process. In applying the polish, you need to follow the wood grain of the floor.
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