How to Clean a Wood Laminate Floor
Wood laminate floors are less expensive than hardwood floors and are much easier to install. Since wood laminate floors can be installed over virtually any surface, most homeowners install wood laminate floors themselves. For this reason, wood laminate floors are a great alternative to installing hardwood floors. Cleaning a wood laminate floor is just as easy as long as you have the right cleaning supplies. Here's how to clean a wood laminate floor: Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- soft bristle broom and dustpan
- swiffer sweeper dry and wet cloths and handle
- dry towels
- damp towels
- wood laminate floor cleaner of your choice
Instructions
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Sweep the wood laminate floor to remove any dust and debris before you start to clean it.
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Dust the wood laminate floor with a swiffer sweeper dry cloth. This will help clean up any remaining dust and debris you didn't get with the broom.
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Spray it with a wood laminate floor cleaner and wipe it clean with a damp towel. You can purchase a wood laminate floor cleaner at your local home improvement store. Make sure it is marked clearly for cleaning wood laminate floors. You need to avoid using soapy cleansing agents. Armstrong makes a great wood laminate floor cleaner and is pictured at left.
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Use dry towels to wipe up any remaining water on the wood laminate floor. Now your floors should look brand new!
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Be sure to check out the Resource links below for more floor and home improvement projects.
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Tips & Warnings
For a more natural way to clean a wood laminate floor, get a spray bottle and mix it to the top with 1/3 water, 1/3 rubbing alcohol and 1/3 white vinegar. Spray in sections and wipe it down with a damp towel as you go.
Be careful when sweeping or mopping a wood laminate floor - the metal or wood parts on the broom and mop can scratch the surface of the floor.
Resources
- How to Install A Wood Laminate Floor
- How to Finish Wood Floors
- How to Lay Bathroom Floor Tile
- How to Install Bathroom Tiles
- How to Get Rid of a Mildew Odor in Carpet
- How to Remove a Stain From a Stainless Steel Sink
- How to Make Stainless Steel Cleaners
- How to Regrout Shower Tile
- How to Buy and Install Glass Tile
- How to Install Ceramic Wall Tiles
- How to Install Wall Tiles
- How to Lay a Tile Backsplash
- How to Cut Granite Tops
- How to Stop a Linoleum Floor From Being Slippery
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Awesomeness! I love when I get the answers I need.
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I recently bought a Shark lift away pro steam pocket mop. I use it on my laminate and tile and it works great. I originally just wanted the Bissel but after reading reviews about it and then reading the reviews about this one I decided to give it a try and glad that I did because it works great. One thing that I like about this post though is the thought of spraying it with a laminate wood floor cleaner. If it is a way of conditioning the wood then that would be great.
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Lesley D. Nurse
Apr 17, 2009
Thanks for sharing these helpful tips How to Clean a Wood Laminate Floor.
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FrazzledNanny
Apr 16, 2009
Thanks for the instructions on cleaning a wood laminated floor. 5*
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sonni57
Apr 16, 2009
Good suggestions on how to clean a wood laminate floor.
