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I have a very old rustic cabin that has yellow pine hardwood flooring. There is no "shine" to the floor which is OK. I do want to give it a thorough cleaning however and want to be careful I don't damage the wood. The cabin floor often gets snow, ice mud, etc because of the activity of the cabin. The color of the floor is dark as the floor is from 1937.
How should I go about giving it a thorough cleaning?
Bob Miniger at September 25, 2008 07:24 AM
Posted by: Bob Miniger at September 25, 2008 07:24 AMHi Bob, You mention that it has no shine....... is it sealed? There are products that seal and still give wood flooring a natural look.
Cleaning is going to be a real pain if it's not sealed. Sealing is going to protect your floor from all that snow & mud too.
Is the floor 'dark' all over, or just in high traffic areas?
Sorry to ask so many questions. Though you didn't mention if the floor is sealed, I'm getting the feeling that it's not. Heh ....... either I'm trying to be psychic or I'm just flaking out.
The Flooring Lady at September 26, 2008 05:50 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at September 26, 2008 05:50 AMI bought a new home (new construction) with wood floors (prefinished) and I can't find a good cleaning product. Most products either streak, or leave the floor dangerously slippery. But my biggest pet peeve is that no matter what I use, my family's bare foot prints appear as soon as they walk over the floors. Is there any thing out there that will keep the foot prints off my floors?
jo annie at March 8, 2009 01:05 PM
Posted by: jo annie at March 8, 2009 01:05 PMHi Jo Annie, This is a common complaint with today's prefinished flooring products. There isn't anything that can be done with the flooring 'as is'. If you know who manufactured the flooring, you can call them to see what you can safely strip the finish with and then apply your own poly finish. You cannot put a poly over this factory finish.
The Flooring Lady at March 11, 2009 02:20 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at March 11, 2009 02:20 PMWe just had our floors resanded and sealed with a water based sealant. The seams between the pieces of wood are visible and a bit rough when walking. I would like to put on another coat of sealant. What would you suggest. Thanks for your help
Bern at April 28, 2009 11:12 AM
Posted by: Bern at April 28, 2009 11:12 AMHi Bern, I personally like Diamond Coat Varathane Polyurethane. Just make sure that whatever product you use that it's also water based. If you have more of the same type, you can try that. Check out the manufacturer's directions and see if they recommend sanding in between coats.
The Flooring Lady at April 29, 2009 12:07 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at April 29, 2009 12:07 AMWe just installed hardwood floors, brazilian cherry, I love them, at first we cleaned it with murphys oil, it left the floor looking greasy. Then we were told to use the old fashioned method, water & vinegar, this worked great and gives a great shine, but the only thing is every time after cleaning, depending on the light I see all footprints, it get so smudgy, Does anyone know how I can resolve this, its so wearing me out trying to clean my floors,
fran at June 22, 2009 07:07 PM
Posted by: fran at June 22, 2009 07:07 PMHi Fran,
You should not be using water at all on your hardwood floor because it will damage it. There are professional wood floor cleaning products and you can contact your retailer about those. If you are really weary of footprints everywhere, you might want to consider an area rug to take the brunt of the traffic.
The Flooring Lady at June 23, 2009 11:21 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at June 23, 2009 11:21 AMI had to clean a cherrywood floor with vinigar and water last night to remove food that was spilled. Now the whole floor has water spots. What do you suggest to go over it lightly and easy to remove the water spots now?
Dana Tyndall at July 14, 2009 05:18 AM
Posted by: Dana Tyndall at July 14, 2009 05:18 AM
Hi Dana, Please see my reply to Fran.
The Flooring Lady at July 15, 2009 01:31 PM
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