What is the best way to clean hardwood floors?

We have just refinished and added to the hardwoods in my house. On the old floors, I found most cleaners left a residue or haze. I have been advised to only mop hot water (no cleaner added) by one source, but I have two young children who are constantly on these floors and I'm not thrilled with the idea of nothing to sanitize the floors.

I do have a steam cleaner for hard floor surfaces, but will the heat hurt these floors? I used it on the old ones, but they were old. Any fabulous ideas?

Oh, these are urethaned, not wax. Asked by Mamasunotheremuch 56 months ago Similar questions: clean hardwood floors Home > Home Improvement.

White vinegar & warm water If you are talking about real wood floor (or engineered wood veneer) mopping with white vinegar and warm water works great. About 4 years ago we remodeled our house and had the wood floors sanded and refinished - they were red & white oak. The guy who did the work had 30+ years in the profession and gave us this recommendation - it works great.It will not degrade the clear polyurethane finish, will not leave a residue and is kid / pet safe.

(The vinegar smell is short lived! )The mixture we use is one cup of white vinegar to one gallon of water..

If you don't mind the smell... I was at my friends' house just as her professional cleaning crew was finishing up (lucky lady). They put full strength vinegar on a 'mop' similar to my Swiffer with disposable pad, and mopped their way out the door. I thought that the house would have smelled like a 'tossed salad'...but, surprizingly, it didn't.

Her hardwood floors looked fantastic, with no clouding or smears....just shine. It certainly should be safe to use around children and pets. Sources: My experience HELENofTROY's Recommendations Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile, and Very Good Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of Amazon List Price: $8.95 Used from: $4.40 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 3 reviews) Oops, forgot to mention, they used white vinegar..

I've always used Murphy's Oil Soap We've always used this soap, diluted in water, for cleaning the floors. I've never noticed a haze. They have a website with info on cleaning hardwood floors: colgate.com/app/MurphyOilSoap/US/EN/Wood... ThoughtMonkey's Recommendations Murphy Oil Soap Wood Floor Cleaner Amazon List Price: $4.11 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) .

The Swiffer Wet Jet (original solution). Sources: The guy who installed my floor. Misspinkpiggy's Recommendations Swiffer Wet Jet All-In-One Power Mop Starter Kit Amazon List Price: $34.99 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 47 reviews) 12 Count, Swiffer WetJet Refill Pads Amazon List Price: $7.99 Swiffer Wet Jet Cleaner Amazon List Price: $4.46 .

Sweep up the stuff and then a wet rag When we bought our new house I asked the builder and the wood floor guy (seperately) and they both told me a soft wet rag! Our son is 3 1/2 so we have crumbs everywhere. I use a Dirt Devil Broom Vac first to get all of the crumbs up.It's really nice - it's light weight, easy to use and rechargeable.

Once I do that I get on my hands and knees with a wet rag and clean away. I find that I use the Broom Vac often while I use the wet rag at least once or twice a month for a good cleaning. Sources: self experience Snoopie's Recommendations Dirt Devil - Rechargeable Broom Vac Black Amazon List Price: $0.00 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) .

I don't think you should steam the floors because the water vapor could cause the wood to distort. I read up that you can use a solution of rubbing alcohol and water to clean and disinfect the floors. Be very careful with using a lot of liquid on hardwood floors, make sure you don't put on too much or it can mess up the floor permanently (trust me I know from experience, after spilling a cooler on my hardwood floor).

And also, don't use vinegar as the other poster has said. In the long term this will damage your floors- It is okay for one time I guess but it definitely wears your hardwood floor fast because vinegar is so acidic. Com/best-way-to-clean-hardwood-floors.

Oh and my source for this info on cleaning hardwood floors is from bestwaytodothat.com/best-way-to-clean-ha... com/best-way-to-clean-hardwood-floors.

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