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What is the best way to clean oak flooring?
Sep 05, 2006 by **Holly** | Posted in Cleaning & Laundry
Me and my fiance have just bought a house. Its recently been modernised so theres not much we need to change apart from the colours of the walls! We have oak flooring all the way through our downstairs. Before we move in I would like to know the best way to clean it, the less hassle the better!!! Any ideas?!
Do NOT put water on your oak floor! Bruce hardwood floor cleaner, and the cleaner/polish, is your best bet. you probably just need the cleaner/polish. You won't need straight cleaner for several years.
The point of getting an oak floor is so you don't have to wash it, okay? Just dust mop it, and put down a little wax now and then.
steamroller98439 | Sep 05, 2006
mineral oil
Jamie A | Sep 05, 2006
hire a mechanical buffer....................they are brill
fossil | Sep 05, 2006
I use Swiffer Wet Jet hardwood floor cleaner on mine. It's quick and easy!! Congrats on the new house!
pear | Sep 05, 2006
i think it's called liquid gold it's cleans any thing wood
bill j | Sep 05, 2006
soap water and elbow grease ! dry as you go! that simple
lesterbarnes@btinternet.com | Sep 05, 2006
orange oil, keeps it looking gleeming and smells lush. Although you may need some slipper socks or something as it is slippery
arly barly | Sep 05, 2006
The best low hassle way to care for hard woods is to use a swiffer mop and Orange Oil spray by pledge. Just lightly spray the floor and mop it and give it a while to set in. Too much water on hard wood will warp it and start to stain it from mold and rot within the planks.The best way to thoroughly clean it its with a damp mop and murphy's oil soap. IT is a soap specifically made for wodds as any kind of regular soap with the usual detergents in it will be too harsh or will leave a dull residue that depletes the shine of the floor. Congrats on the new house!!!
Chris | Sep 05, 2006
i ALSO HAD OAK FLOORS, AND I JUST USE WARN WATER AND A CEDAR MOP.IF IT GET TO DIRTY I WILL USE A LITTLE OF MURPHY'S OIL IN THE WATER. also MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LEAVE ALOT OF WATER ON IT.
marilyn b | Sep 05, 2006
personally don't use anythig oil pased. the best - been using for 38 years -- viengar & water! it works great!! in-between i have a dust mop and some of the old fashioned yellow dust rags sewn together to mop it -- wow - super!
every other month - the bruce harwood floor spray works like a charm but when ti's empty and spot cleaning and whenever you're in the mood -- vineager and waters!
Marysia | Sep 05, 2006
Pledge soapy wood cleaner - I use it on my waxed oak floors & my varnished Ash floor - as long as the floor has been sealed you'll be fine. A quick mop every week or so (depending on how good you are at doing the housework) and you have a gorgeous floor.
If the wood hasn't been sealed then sand it down and seal it before you do anything else.
Steel Lady | Sep 05, 2006
Can you put a regular 1x10 oak board down as flooring?
Jul 29, 2007 by mrbartman87 | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
I want to put oak flooring down and was wondering if you can use a regular square edge 1x10. I want a glue down application. What are the disadvantages of non tongue & groove?
The tounge and groove I know is much higher...but if you own a good router, and buy the proper 2 bits you can make your own tounge and groove pretty easy out of the 1x10's....Now consider..do not buy cheap router bits for this is oak, a hardwood, and it will eat the budget bits up and you end up burning the wood instead of currring it..A radial arm saw would be the best though..but a good STURDY router table and good bits willdo this for you surprisingly easy..Keep in mind..if you do this..take some cheap pine or whitewood untill you get the bits positioned..this way you will save wasting some of the oak...and as mentioned before me....if not tounge and grooved and the floor settles it can make the edges pop up and some be higher/lower than the rest...
heres what the bits look like..
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-99-036-Adjustable-Tongue-Groove/dp/B00006XMTT
here is how to set it up for making them
pcbeachrat | Jul 29, 2007
is there a laminate flooring that would look right (be compatable) with narrow profile old oak wood flooring?
Oct 24, 2007 by DannyBoy | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
Seems like the new laminate would need to totally match the old oak flooring or would have to be totally different. Any ideas?
Laminate with real wood would not look good. I have pergo throughout my whole house and while it's nice I am constantly worried about water damage. Also if you drop a sharp object on it you end up with a nick that is ugly and not repairable. It is also super loud when walked on with shoes.
Try a travertine tile or other type of tile.
Leizl | Oct 24, 2007
Tips on matching old oak flooring to new oak flooring?
Jan 30, 2008 by renovation chick | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
I have beautiful, older oak flooring in part of my house that needs to be refinished. I want to put new oak down in the rest at the same time. I am concerned that they will take stain differently. I am thinking I will have to pick different color stains. I am not sure if i trust my flooring guy to be able to do this- but I am not sure if I have any other option, or if I am even going about this the correct way- any insight would help. Thanks!
Make sure the older wood flooring is sanded good before the stain and then it will be a good a match or should be:)
el10jon | Jan 30, 2008
How can we make oak flooring with beveled edges easier to clean?
Nov 27, 2007 by momto8kiddos | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
We have an old oak floor in our entry and dining room that is not sealed. But it is designed with beveled edges which I hate. Can this floor be sealed? If it is sealed will the dips between each board still be there collecting dirt? Are there other alternatives short of ripping it out and starting over?
If this is an actual hardwood floor (solid, not laminated) then you could sand the entire thing down to get rid of the beveled edges... be a lot of work, and dust, hehehe.
Another option would be to use a resin, fill the bevels, and then put a final coat on the whole floor. Something like a bartop coating. Here is a link to one such product - http://www.systemthree.com/p_mirror_coat.asp
That manufacturer (systemthree.com) has several other products also... look them over, and you may find something better.
Have Fun
thewrangler_sw | Nov 27, 2007
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