How to Clean Wooden Floors?

Hardwood floors look slick and stylish. However, after a while of use, a dull layer of dirt forms on the beautiful surface. With a few key products such as a broom, a mop and a liquid cleaner, you can remove stains and restore the shine of your hardwood floor to its original state.

How to Clean Wooden Floors at Home

Over time, wooden or parquet floors lose their shine and gloss, making their appearance ugly, dirty and old. That's why we teach you how to prepare a homemade cleaner to clean, disinfect and shine your wooden floors.

All this, as always, with the best cleaning tips. Don't lose sight of the details!

Wooden or parquet floors are classic in many homes. Their advantage over other floors is the rustic and natural color they bring to the home. However, over time – especially if not maintained – these floors lose their color and shine, spoiling their appearance and aesthetics.

But not only use, the effects of the sun or small bumps and scratches can deteriorate your wooden floor and give it a worn and damaged appearance. Other factors such as heat or humidity can also cause wooden floors to be mistreated and lose their hardness and natural color.

To solve these problems, let's start by looking at which products are most suitable for cleaning wooden or parquet floors.

Parquet Floor Cleaning Materials

There are different types of hardwood floors, but with a few basic cleaning supplies, any hardwood floor can be brought back to shine. You can easily wipe away dust, dirt and pet hair with a soft, microfiber mop. You can easily remove dust from skirting boards with a vacuum cleaner.

Homemade liquid to clean wooden floors

• Hot water (5 litres).
• White vinegar (120 ml.).
• 5 drops of eucalyptus essential oil.
• 3 drops of peppermint essential oil.
• Clean with a mop or squeegee.

You will also need a cleaner made specifically for wood surfaces and a spray bottle, and a second microfiber dust cloth to wipe down the surface with wood cleaner.

The First Stage is Gathering

It is not possible to do a good cleaning without removing unnecessary items from your parquet floor. Gather and remove anything that is occupying unnecessary space on the floor, such as shoes, slippers, magazines, toys, etc.

NOTE: Let's talk about an important tip here. In order for your parquet floor to maintain its cleanliness for a long time, you should definitely be careful not to step on it with shoes.

Cleaning the Parquet from Dust

It would be better if the soft, microfiber mop has fringes. While dusting the parquet, move the mop back and forth on the floor. Do not lift the mop from the floor because in this way, the splinters and sawdust-like pieces that will rise and stick to the bottom of the mop will scratch the floor when you continue mopping.