| Caring for Laminate floors. How best to clean them. | | | | This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine. |
| Easy home made ways to clean laminate floors. | | | | She was told by a salesperson that not only did she |
| If you have laminate floors, you may think you have | | | | have to buy an expensive laminate floor cleaner (that |
| to get a commercial laminate floor cleaner to keep | | | | cost $12, instead of $2-3 for ordinary floor cleaner), |
| them looking good. This is not so, and as is often the | | | | but she would also have to buy a special mop to use |
| case, a home made solution will work just as well. | | | | with it. The mop cost an additional $30! |
| There is a very easy to make home made formula | | | | She became suspicious when the salesperson said |
| that will work as well as the expensive commercial | | | | that water should never be used on this kind of |
| types and save a lot of money over time. | | | | flooring. The reason she decided to install laminate |
| There are a lot of opinions about which kind of | | | | floors was because of its easy care and ability to |
| cleaning works best for laminate floors, and each | | | | absorb spills without being stained by watermarks. |
| owner of a laminate floor seems to have his own | | | | She know something was not right, especially when |
| opinion about which is best. To be sure to use the | | | | she saw that the main ingredient in the salesperson's |
| one that works best for you, try a small amount on | | | | expensive cleaner was, what else? Water. She |
| an inconspicuous corner, or if you have any material | | | | steered clear of this ripoff. |
| leftover from the installation, you can use that to | | | | Instead, she took someone else's advice and used a |
| test your product on. Some people insist that you | | | | tried and true home remedy for cleaning: vinegar and |
| must use specialized products to clean laminate | | | | water. This all purpose mixture gets rid of dirt and |
| floors, but this is not necessarily true. | | | | grime and does not leave any residue on the flooring. |
| The store where you bought your laminate floor, or | | | | It is a safe and easy cleaner to use. |
| the manufacturer of the flooring are the best | | | | My concern when I wanted to try this solution was |
| sources for advice on how to clean it properly. They | | | | the smell. I didn't want my house to smell of vinegar |
| will know the right kinds of products to use on the | | | | afterward. But I gave it a shot, and I was very |
| floor. However, you have to be careful that they are | | | | surprised to learn that the vinegar smell evaporates |
| not just recommending a product because they want | | | | almost immediately. Inexpensive, non toxic and |
| to make another sale. If they are pushing the | | | | effective; I have found the perfect solution for |
| product too hard, be wary. | | | | cleaning laminate floors. |