Best way to clean woodern floor boards??

**OS&N** · 09-04-2012 21:13

Hi everyone! Im moving into a new place that has brand new wooden floorboards in every room . All the old places I've lived in have had carpet or/and tiles but no floor borads. So this is new for me.I wanted to know what the best way to clean and maintain them?? Vacuum the dust and than mop?? Or is steam mop better?? What chemical should I use to clean?? can i mixup something myself??I'm totally naive as to different type of floorboards so have no idea what type these are

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**hopefully2** · 09-04-2012 21:19

I had jarrah floorboards and used a steam mop. I heard metho and hot water is very good too. I used to vacuum often.

**missie_mack** · 09-04-2012 21:23

When I had timber floors I use to vac and steam mop 3 times a month. The other week I would pledge mop (brought the polish up beautifully!) Between those times I would sweep with an enjo polishing mop. Now I have a floating floor I've had to ditch the steam mop and mop with metho in boiled hot water

**OS&N** · 09-04-2012 21:36

Thanks ladies!!! Can I ask how much of metho and water you mix??? Is metho available from woolies,coles,etc??

Missie_mack... what is pledge mop??

**Mrs E** · 09-04-2012 21:37

I use Aldi's cheap windex

they come up shiny and pretty

**Mysurprisebaby** · 09-04-2012 21:45

I use just a plain steam cleaner. It always comes up great!

Oh, and I vacuum ALL the time too - every day or two.

**Tamtam** · 09-04-2012 21:50

If they are the polished solid timber floors you cannot use a mop, or lots of water. That will eventually cause them to swell and become damaged. I vacuum mine, then I wipe them with floor wipes and I have a diluted floor spray I spray them with as well. I don't use lots of water or an actual mop soaked in water. That's what I was advised to do in our new home.

**kezanazz** · 09-04-2012 21:54

Originally Posted by Tamtam

If they are the polished solid timber floors you cannot use a mop, or lots of water. That will eventually cause them to swell and become damaged. I vacuum mine, then I wipe them with floor wipes and I have a diluted floor spray I spray them with as well. I don't use lots of water or an actual mop soaked in water. That's what I was advised to do in our new home.

If they are polished or varnished then it is fine to use water, just a no-no on unpolished or un sealed timber floors

**Von Zipper** · 09-04-2012 21:56

When I had floor boards I used Pledge Wood Magic (from Woolies) in boiling hot water so it dries fast, and used a squeegee type mop. It used very little water and left them streak free!

**Tamtam** · 09-04-2012 22:04

Originally Posted by kezanazz

If they are polished or varnished then it is fine to use water, just a no-no on unpolished or un sealed timber floors

Interesting. Because I've wondered about using steam mop. I'm going to have to investigate why I was told this. My mum has similar floor to me and she was told same thing about no water. I'm glad this thread was posted because I've always wondered!