Laminate Floor Cleaner
Posted: Thursday, February 04, 2010
by Anthony Davis
Though laminate flooring is really durable, it,like most other things we have, should be maintained. Even if you are single and your particular laminate floors do not see the traffic of your neighbor's with the five kids running around all day, there will be times when they will require attention. Try reading through the following tips for ideas about how to care for your laminated flooring before you purchase that high priced laminate floor cleaner, you may not really need it!
Laminated floors and linoleum kitchen floors are different animals entirely. Laminate flooring does not need expensive cleaners to look its best. The vast majority of the time, your laminate floor really only needs the dirt and dust swept away, and it'll look brand new. For faster results, you can also use a vacuum cleaner. Be careful that the vacuum either has no beater bar, or that it is disabled, or it will damage both the vacuum and the floor. A vacuum that has a hard floor option works, too, since that also disables, and sometimes retracts, the beater bar.
A Little Warm Water Sometimes Does The Trick
Okay, so you swept and vacuumed, but something on that floor still won't budge, so now it's time to buy laminate floor cleaner, right? Before you do that, try using a rag with warm water, no soap, and scrubbing at it a bit. Laminate floors are, after all, designed to be walked upon. Ideally, laminated flooring will resist most stains. It just needs a little human help sometimes.
If All Else Fails, It's Time For Laminate Floor Cleaner
If you can't sweep it away, vacuum it up, or scrub it off, it's probably time to invest in some laminate floor cleaner. Be careful that you don't buy just any cleaner, though. Be sure to purchase and use only the laminate floor cleaner that the floor's manufacturer suggests. Otherwise, you could very easily damage the top-most coat of your floor. Every flooring manufacturer does things a bit differently, and the various chemicals in laminate floor cleaners can sometimes eat away at the finish. Using whatever cheap laminate flooring cleaner you happen to find at the dollar store can very easily leave you with messed up laminate flooring.
Do Not Soak Laminate Floors
While soaking pots and pains to remove or loosen tough or dried on stains may be a good idea, for a laminated floor it would be a disaster. Rather it is simply water or any laminate floor cleaner, do not ever leave liquid standing on your laminate floor for any amount of time. Too much exposure to moisture is know to quickly cause warping in laminated floors. If you are questioning the amount of water or cleaner you are using then it is likely too much. Always use one the smallest amount of water or laminate floor cleaner that you really need, besides, it is always simpler to add more than to change out the laminate flooring pieces.
To learn more about laminate floor cleaner, check out Laminate Floor Facts.
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