Laminate Floor Care?

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

We have moved into a house with laminate flooring some is rubbish quality and we are going to remove it,but down stairs is realy nice and we want to keep it.Problem is how do you look after it.

OK_Sauce

You can buy laminate floor cleaner but to be honest I just use normal floor cleaner and then dry it with a good quality e-cloth. Watch out that you don't soak the floor as any laying water could cause it to buckle. Other than that the old hoover is enough day to day and I do mean day to day, with two young children it gets dirty quickly!

euroman

We have laminate flooring in our dining room and living room and the best way to look after it is to use a dry floor cleaner like a vileda dry mop. i've never used any cleaning product on the floor. best thing to do is wipe any marks or dirt straight away with a damp cloth or even kitchen towel. I always tell the wife off for making any marks and not cleaning them and i remind her of the hot day i spent putting the flipping thing down in the first place and that i don't fancy putting another floor down just yet thanks !! The problem with using a wet mop is it just looks really bad and you can see all the water marks afterwards. a bit of elbow grease on marks usually does the trick.:cool:

shelly

I have laminate in the kitchen, I just sweep it well, then use a mop and bucket. Use only hot water (dries quicker) with a drop of wash up liquid and splash of disinfectant. Even in winter it dries within half an hour so long as you don't add cold water to the bucket.
I've even had a washing machine leak on mine and was left all day, I mopped it up and prayed for the best. It was absolutely fine.

djohn2002uk

shelly wrote:

I have laminate in the kitchen, I just sweep it well, then use a mop and bucket. Use only hot water (dries quicker) with a drop of wash up liquid and splash of disinfectant. Even in winter it dries within half an hour so long as you don't add cold water to the bucket.
I've even had a washing machine leak on mine and was left all day, I mopped it up and prayed for the best. It was absolutely fine.

Just goes to show the power of prayer...;)

Poppycat

We just brush it with a soft brush or one of the flat mops that have dry wipes on. We also just wipe the areas you walk on with a wet wipe that has disinfectant on it drys very quickly

sneekymum

Don't forget that some laminates were sold specially for kitchen & bathroon areas - I'm guessing these are more sealed and therefore safer to mop without the risk of buckling - though unless you laid it yourself you won't know which you've got.

I'd be proceeding with caution and not getting it too wet - especially in the joints.............I'm with Euroman - you need a can of elbow grease.

shelly

djohn2002uk wrote:

Just goes to show the power of prayer...;)

thanks djohn.....made me smile