cleaning wooden floors

N9eav

Instead of Klear, Astonish do a floor polish for 99p for 750 ml. But the floor needs to be clean to start with. Works on ou+r parquet floor

DianneB

N9eav wrote: »

Instead of Klear, Astonish do a floor polish for 99p for 750 ml. But the floor needs to be clean to start with. Works on ou+r parquet floor

Hi N9eav, I have been reading this thread as I have a solid wood floor and although not scratched or worn it needs something to give it some sparkle, I was wondering how you apply the Astonish floor polish? the thought of spraying it on and buffing with a duster is a bit daunting! do you use a floor polisher?

Penelope_Penguin

wantabetterlife wrote: »

Hi everyone.
Was just wondering if anyone has any OS tips for cleaning a semi solid wooden floor. The floor is fairly scratched and dull. Any of the wooden floor cleaners in the shop dont seem to be any good and are really expensive- the ones you put in the mop bucket. Does anybody know of anything home made that you could rub on the floor and polish it off to disguise the scratches and give it a nice shine!
Thankds

We've stripped and varnished all the solid wooden floors in our house. I agrree - if your floor is badly scratched, it may need sanding down again, and re-varnishing.

I'll add this to the exsiting thread to give you more ideas.

Penny. x

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

We have oak floors throughout downstairs.Once a week I wash them over with Pro Glo wood cleaner,you dilute it in water.A bottle costs £4.99 from Lakeland and lasts months used weekly.I then just use one of those waxed mops to get rid of the dust daily.

N9eav

DianneB wrote: »

Hi N9eav, I have been reading this thread as I have a solid wood floor and although not scratched or worn it needs something to give it some sparkle, I was wondering how you apply the Astonish floor polish? the thought of spraying it on and buffing with a duster is a bit daunting! do you use a floor polisher?

Hi. It's just one of those wipe it on with a damp mop and leave it dry type. Add a second coat a day later and it looks pretty good. I have polished the floor before with a wax and polisher, but the results were not a lot different. Neither sparkled like on TV though

Pitlanepiglet

We're fitting engineered wood flooring in our extension and I'm not sure how to deal with it. We have a dog who moults like crazy and I shed hair in similar amounts to the dog so I suspect we're going to end up with loads of tumbleweed!


We've got a tiled floor in the kitchen which I wet mop but I don't really know how to deal with a wooden floor and would be grateful for any tips.

zippychick

I've merged this with an existing thread on cleaning wooden floors:)

mop advice please may also help as may what do you use to clean your kitchenfloor?

Mrs_Y

Hi everyone,

I am just wondering what is the best way to clean wooden floors? They are the ones you can lay yourself which slot into one another?

Many thanks

beemuzed

I use a mop with an e-cloth head - and water. Bought special wood-cleaner spray, but plain water is just as effective!

PudseyDB

I use a squeezy mop....the floor doesnt get soaking wet and dries quickly.