How to Clean Pergo Laminate Without Chemical Cleaners

Laminate floors are a wood or stone image covered with a durable coating.

Giving your home the look of hardwood floors without the expensive price tag, Pergo laminate floors will last for years with the proper care and cleaning. Several chemical cleaners -- such as ammonia and commercial floor cleaners -- will thoroughly cleanse the floors. However, these products fill your home with unnecessary chemicals. You can use a natural items to clean your Pergo laminate floor without dangerous chemicals.

Things You'll Need

• Dust mop
• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 5-gallon bucket
• Mop

Instructions

1. Sweep the Pergo floor with a dry dust mop. This will remove surface debris from the floor. Repeat this step every few days to keep the floor clean.

2. Create the natural cleaning solution by mixing 1 gallon of warm water with 1 cup of distilled white vinegar in a 5-gallon bucket.

3. Saturate a mop in the mixture. Wring out the excess cleaning solution while holding the mop over the bucket.

4. Set the damp mop head on the Pergo laminate floors farthest away from the entrance. Move the mop head across the floors ensuring your cover the entire floor.

5. Submerge the mop head in the cleaning solution when it becomes soiled or dry. Wring out the excess cleaning solution and continue mopping the Pergo laminate floors as you normally would while moving toward the entrance.

6. Let the diluted white vinegar air dry on the laminate floors.

Tips & Warnings

• Refrain from over saturating the Pergo floors with the cleaning solution. Doing so could damage the floors beyond repair.

• Keep the floor looking its best by placing rugs at each entrance. The rugs will trap dirt and pebbles tracked in from the bottom of shoes and help prevent scratches on the floor.

References

• Pergo: Care & Repair
• Build Direct: Laminate Flooring FAQ
• Discount Flooring: Cleaning Laminate Floors