How To Clean Wood Floors Like A Professional

Cleaning Wood Floors Efficiently

If you’re like most folks, you absolutely love your hardwood floors. Not only are they beautiful but they look natural and radiate a feeling of warmth throughout your entire home. However, you may not know which products to use to keep wood floors looking their best.

In this brief article, we take the guess work out of the hardwood cleaning process and teach you 8 tips to help you maintain and clean your hardwood floors efficiently.

Our goal is to teach you some professional cleaning tips that will help protect and add life to your investment.

How To Keep Wood Floors Looking Great

Remember that prevention is the key to having great floors. Always remove heavy shoes or high heels whenever possible so they don’t can cause permanent dents or scruff marks.

Never drag furniture or other heavy items across your hardwood floors and use pads under the furniture to cushion the surface so that you don’t cause permanent damage.

In highly traffic areas, you may consider placing large rugs or mats to protect your floors from damage.

Be sure that you understand and follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for cleaning and preserving your hardwood floors. This is because they have perfected the maintenance process and following their recommendations will ensure that your floors are well protected.

Waxing and Buffing Wood Floors

There is no getting around it, every few years; your floors will likely require professional waxing and buffing. Although you could rent the equipment and do it yourself, it's a labor intensive job and one that requires professional expertise; therefore, we highly recommend that you hire a professional to assist you with this important task.

Keep Dirt Off Wood Floors

Remember that dirt and grim are your floor’s worst enemy. They not only dull the floor’s finish and surface, but they can cause permanent damage.

If your wood floors are in good shape, you should damp mop them with a neutral pH wood cleaner and water. Make sure that you don’t get the floor too wet. If the floors are already damaged, deeply scratched or marred, you may want to use only a dust mop.