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Originally Posted by vanessa19  So does anyone know what I can clean my floors with? we just put them in our house and the only thing i have done is swiffer them and run the sweeper over them....ugh, i told him not to get real....men! (jk)  |
There are many things you can clean a wood floor with. There are lots of different products on the market that are safe. So much depends on what your floor is finished with. Care of polyurethane finished floors is different than that of waxed or Tung oil floors. Most new floors have a polyurethane finish and can be safely cleaned with a ½ cup of white vinegar in a gallon of water. I keep some in a spray bottle and spray the floor and dry mop it. No water should remain on floor, it should always be perfectly dry when finished.
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Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles I was reading online about this, because I was also concerned about this - as I live in a 120 yr old house. Anywho - if the floors are sealed it says that it is safe |
The problem with this is that all it would take is a minor flaw in the "seal" to allow the steam to penetrate, for example a scratch on the surface. Steam might even take some old finishes off entirely, and should never be used on a waxed floor. Wood expands and contracts all the time, but slowly, steaming would call for rapid expansions of the wood fibers. I wouldn't do it. It's not that hard to do it the right way.