Clean and maintain wooden floors, parquet, plank floors
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Do you want to enjoy many years on your wooden floor? Will you, with proper cleaning and care. Our expert gives helpful tips.
Wooden floors create a homely atmosphere. But they are also exposed to very heavy loads. Just think about your pointed heels, stones on the shoe soles and everyday contaminants. No natural wooden floor will last long. Protect it from the beginning with oils, wax or paint. But also the regular cleaning must be correct, so that you enjoy your wooden floor for a long time. What is important in the care of parquet and floorboards? We give you, together with our expert Mateusz Szylak of the parquet in Munich, helpful tips on parquet care and dealing with wooden floors.
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- Generally speaking, wood is a living material that works according to humidity and temperature. Make sure that your wood does not warp, that the Temperature and also the moisture content of the air is relatively constant is. A room climate with about 20 degrees Celsius and a room humidity between 50 and 60 percent are ideal.
- Before every wipe Your wooden floor (be it floorboards or parquet) you should definitely vacuum:? Dirt and sand seem like sandpaper on a wooden floor. The protective layer is increasingly worn. Then moisture and dirt have an easy game and set themselves faster ,? said expert Szylak.
- A mat a lot of dirt is already caught at the entrance. In heavily trapped areas, correspondingly larger strainers are recommended.
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In the first place, a distinction must be made between painted (sealed) surfaces and oiled or waxed surfaces of parquet floors. After that, the actual care is directed? Says Szylak.
It is important that everyday dirt is removed carefully and with the right cleaning agent. ?Please use aNever use microfibre cloths or all-purpose cleaners. These cloths look like little scratching brushes, and the cleaner too aggressive ?, says Szylak. Microfibre wipers and steam cleaners are also unsuitable for parquet. use better special parquet cleaner and a gentle mop, • Always follow the care instructions so that you always have the full warranty claims on your product ?, advises the expert.
For regular cleaning it is sufficient to vacuum with a slightly dirty floor. Then remove one Mist wipe with a heavily drained cotton mop remaining dirt in a gentle way. But beware: If the parquet gets too much water, the surface will be permanently damaged. Emerging damage such as a silver-gray or rough parquet surface can then be ground down only consuming.
Von plan4 Baudienstleitungen GmbH Cologne - More photos: Modern living room The most common mistake is too little care. Incidentally, the treatment of solid parquet floors is even recorded in DIN 18356. Here it is said that in parquet floors at regular intervals, the dirt should be removed. How big the distances are, however, is not defined, you have to decide on your own responsibility. I would say, in the private sector every 1 to 2 weeks. In the gastronomic or commercial area, cleaning can be useful every 1 to 2 days ,? says Szylak.
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Especially with oiled parquet or planks, it is advisable to regularly a so-called Maintenance cleaning perform.
? Lacquered wooden floors can be combined with paint soaps or similar components. Because that's their advantage. They have a sealed surface that prevents dirt and grime from settling. Unfortunately, only as long as the paint is not scratched. Because from the moment creeps when wiping the moisture under the paint and causes the mentioned grayish discoloration, the expert said.
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As with the parquet floorboards, a distinction is made between sealed and unsealed floors.
"The care is similar to the parquet floor and depending on the surface treatment," says Szylak. There are extra polishes for sealed floors and special care products for oil treated and waxed floors. "These care products not only protect the floorboards from fine scratch marks from dust or sand, but also do not allow the dirt to adhere so easily," says Szylak.
From Parketterei GmbH Munich - More photos: Landhausstil Wohnideen Old wooden floors in old buildings often have wide joints, Here you should be careful to really suck the planks thoroughly and not to damp to wipe. And always use a professional care product ?, says the expert. However, much more effort than closed joints does not exist, bearing in mind how durable such floor coverings are. "These floors are usually much earlier than we have been there? and will still be there when we're gone, Szylak says.
Tip: Older (lacquered) wood floors look more beautiful when you look at them it is brewed about once a year, For this, however, first the old floor wax must be removed with a grinding machine. Afterwards, the wood is resealed using a floor cleaner and liquid floor wax. Bohnermaschinen can be rented for a small rental fee in any well-stocked hardware store.
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Far too rarely preventive measures are taken? so Szylak. "Only when planks or parquet are in bad condition, a solution is sought. Regular care can avoid basic renovation and floors can be preserved for a long time.
For sealed wooden floors you should apply a special care product about twice a year gossamer on the wood.
Waxed floors should have a new one about once a year wax layer treat yourself? also oiled floors: after the Polishing with care oils get a new protective layer. "On the surface, however, must remain no excess oil. As soon as oil puddles dry on the wooden surface, this results in ugly circular spots ?, warns the expert.
A combination of oils and waxes is called Hartwachsöl, This can be applied in one go, which means a short treatment time. The disadvantage here, however, that associated with the rapid closing of the wood pores less impregnation and thus a higher everyday care effort is not ruled out.
And beware: Oil-soaked cloths and sanding dust can ignite themselves. It is therefore essential to soak cloths and sanding dust with water after the treatment or to store it in a tight-fitting container and dispose of it, warns the expert.
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Unfortunately, scratches can never be avoided? even if you have felt pads under all chairs and take off your pointed heels in front of the door.
"With oiled and waxed surfaces, however, small scratches are almost invisible after a maintenance cleaning," says Szylak. But even with sealed surfaces, a paint care (as offered for example by the companies Bona or Woca) can be a good help. When applying the products this varnish sticks in the small scratches and thus closes the surface again.
? For larger or many scratches, however, a wooden surface without paint will inevitably slowly turn gray? ? At a certain point, unfortunately, only the grinding machine helps here, says Szylak.
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