Care & Maintenance of Wood Floors
As wooden flooring is made from a natural material, wood reacts to changes in ambient conditions. Maintaining this environment is the key to your parquet’s long life and good condition.
Caring for a pre-finished parquet involves just a few simple rules:
• Use entrance matts to removed grit and dirt from shoes
• Use a broom or vacuum cleaner for daily cleaning, and stains should be removed with a damp cloth.
• Only ever use the recommended cleaners, NEVER ammonia-based products.
• Wear is an inevitable characteristic of a living material such as wood but, over time, it actually contributes to the floor’s beauty by creating a ‘lived in’ feel. Accidental damage can be avoided by sticking felt pads onto the base of chair legs and any other furniture that is often moved around.
• Areas which are most frequently walked over, such as doorways and hallways, can be protected with rugs; flower and plant pots should be provided with.
Your wood floor will have a protective finish to the floor to stop moisture and chemicals damaging the floor. You should always follow the instructions for the type of finish applied to your floor.
Routine Cleaning:
Suggested products: Bona Floor Cleaner for Lacquered Floors
Maintenance:
Suggested products: Bona Polish (Matt or Gloss), Bona Refresher
Always test floors for adhesion and desired results before use. Do not use on waxed or oiled floors.
Routine Cleaning:
• Wipe with a damp mop or cloth using diluted Neutral Cleaner or Treatex Floorcare. Work on one area at a time, rinsing the mop or cloth regularly. It should always be well wrung out to avoid getting the wood to wet. A buffing machine fitted with a micro fibre cleaning pad is also suitable
• Frequency: From once a week on light-traffic floors to daily cleaning in high-traffic areas
Suggested products: Treatex Cleaner for Oiled Floors, Bona Floor Cleaner for Oiled Floors
Maintenance:
• Deep cleaning and removal of wax build up on floors use Treatex Preparation Cleaner
• Re apply with Treatex Wax Polish or apply an additional coat of Hard Waxoil
Always test floors for adhesion and desired results before use.
Routine Cleaning
• Wipe with a damp mop or cloth using diluted PH balanced Neutral Cleaner. Work on one area at a time, rinsing the mop or cloth regularly. It should always be well wrung out to avoid getting the wood to wet. A buffing machine fitted with a micro fibre cleaning pad is also suitable
• Frequency: From once a week on light-traffic floors to daily cleaning in high-traffic areas.
Maintenance
• Deep cleaning and if present remove wax build up
• Refinish with maintenance oil
Suggested products – always test a small area first:
Always test floors for adhesion and desired results before use.
Waxed wood floors provide a beautiful lustre to a wood floor. The wax gives a glossy finish bringing out the colours and texture in the timber. Waxed floors are typically applied as a top coat to protect the underlying coats of finish such as a varnished, lacquered or oiled floors.
Routine Cleaning
Suggested products – Always test small area first: Fiddes Floor Surface Cleaner, Bona Cleaner, Osmo Wash and Care, Treatex Cleaner, Berger Bio-Soap, A-Lungo, Detersoap.
Maintenance
Suggested products – always test a small area first:
Always test floors for adhesion and desired results before use.