cleaning engineered wooden flooring

Thanks everyone much appreciate your comments.
I am going to purchase a wood cleaner to start and I have just recently bought a dry mop instead of the type I had before where you used water.
I think perhaps also I am cleaning my floors more often than I need to. We are a retired couple and the floors don't actually get very dirty so from once a week now I am going to just vax and leave for a month and see how it goes.

I used a steam mop on the lowest setting. Works for me.

Tizliz

David49

Tizliz

I have a bucket with a 'spinner' in it so the mop head is nearly dry after a few spins. But I don't wash the floor very often - just the area round the door where the dogs shake their mud off.

My floor needs resanding and polishing which is a big expensive messy job.

I had mine resanded a couple of years ago they were very efficient, the sander had a vacuum attached so no mess, then resealed it with heavy duty sealer, brilliant done in a morning, not expensive either.

thanks, will look into that. A local or national company?

I answered a small ad it was 2 Polish lads they had hired the kit, my wife was tickled pink.

My spinner mop leaves my floor nearly dry

David49

Tizliz

I have a bucket with a 'spinner' in it so the mop head is nearly dry after a few spins. But I don't wash the floor very often - just the area round the door where the dogs shake their mud off.

My floor needs resanding and polishing which is a big expensive messy job.

I had mine resanded a couple of years ago they were very efficient, the sander had a vacuum attached so no mess, then resealed it with heavy duty sealer, brilliant done in a morning, not expensive either.

thanks, will look into that. A local or national company?

Tizliz

I have a bucket with a 'spinner' in it so the mop head is nearly dry after a few spins. But I don't wash the floor very often - just the area round the door where the dogs shake their mud off.

My floor needs resanding and polishing which is a big expensive messy job.

I had mine resanded a couple of years ago they were very efficient, the sander had a vacuum attached so no mess, then resealed it with heavy duty sealer, brilliant done in a morning, not expensive either.

I also use Method wood floor cleaner, the squirt and mop one.Occasionally I mix with water and use a mop to clean floor then go over with a Flash Speedmop with a dry cloth on to dry floor I worry about leaving floor wet and having water marks.
Most of the time I just squirt sparingly on floor and go over with Speedmop and dry cloth.

I have a bucket with a 'spinner' in it so the mop head is nearly dry after a few spins. But I don't wash the floor very often - just the area round the door where the dogs shake their mud off.

My floor needs resanding and polishing which is a big expensive messy job.

I steam mop mine. It leaves the wood almost dry. Mine is light oak and shows the marks - so it’s done weekly.

I generally find vacuuming the floor is sufficient and once in a while, like once or twice a year, if it does look dirty, I go over it with a water only damp mop.

Confessions of a lazy cleaner, with a lot of wooden floors. I’m a big fan of the Flash Speedmop. I’ve cut up microfibre cloths, and I use Method wood floor cleaner mixed with water. I find six of my cut up cloths in the speedmop do my kitchen, utility room and hall and stairs really well without getting the floor too wet.

I use a wood floor cleaner, I just use a squeegee type mop and it leaves it almost dry, I don’t need to rinse it off.
Our floors are solid oak and after 25 yrs are fine with the cleaner I use ( whatever brand I can get from the supermarket).