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Sun, Aug. 31, 2008

How Do I Clean Hardwood Floors?

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Dollykatz
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I am having hardwood floor put in throughout my house. What should I use to clean them. I have a few now.

Thanks.

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Sat, Jan. 15, 2011 Posted by: Flour Sack Mama

good smell!

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I meant fresh and less like vinegar.

Sat, Jan. 15, 2011 Posted by: Flour Sack Mama

vinegar plus essential oil

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I've used a vinegar/water mixture for years on my hardwood floors, and it works great. I recently started adding a few drops of essential oil such as eucalyptus oil to the vinegar, and it makes the whole house smell fresh but not less like vinegar.

Thu, May. 27, 2010 Posted by: shariann3

Shark Steam Cleaner!

I use the Shark Steam Cleaner and it's GREAT! Uses only steam, no chemicals,to clean floors and does an exceptional job. Also use on my laminate and tile floors. Can only use on sealed wood floors.

Wed, Jun. 10, 2009 Posted by: hannaqueen

hardwood cleaners

I agree with the vinegar mixture noted above. Works very well and the smell goes away almost instantly.
I also used SG cleaners to clean my floor. I would get my mop damp (spray with water to dampen it) and just spray the floor with my SG cleaner. I did this every other mopping I did. This way it would be super clean and I would get the smell too. I have 4 kids and need "more" cleaning than most homes. They still have not figured out how to get food from the plate to the mouth.
Note: I have laminated flooring but have also used it on real wood floors. Just make sure its plant based and your ok

Tue, Feb. 17, 2009 Posted by: Meredethg

Hardwood Floor Cleaners

The best way to clean hardwood floors (I am a custom home builder) is 2 caps of vinegar to 1 gallon of hot water. NOTE: this in only for sealed hardwood (w/ polyurethane coating). If you are choosing to have unsealed floors you can only use a very slightly damp (with warm water) mop, as little as possible and once or twice a year you can rub down the floors with mink oil (you may want to pay a professional for this as to not overcoat).

Sat, Sep. 06, 2008 Posted by: GreenOne

I'd suggest purchasing the

I'd suggest purchasing the book Naturally Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-toxic Cleaning by Jeff Hollander, Seventh Generation's founder; the book contains a chapter discussing how to clean floors. It's an excellent read overall.

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