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