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[mgehrke]

Hardwood Floors in their house? The new house is all oak hardwood floors and I want to know what is the best way to clean them while keeping their shine. I love the hardwood floors and want to keep them beautiful.

BTW.....Today is Inspection Day

[MacSarah]

Our old house had hardwood.  I "Swiffered" twice a day, and when it needed it I used Murphy's Oil Soap on my hands and knees.

[scrapy1967]

Mildred the best thing for hardwood is to not mop them unless you have to. I use Bona hardwood floor supplies on mine. That is also what I use on most of my clients floors. One lady won't let me do anything but dust them. The less you do the better. I use lots of rugs because of my girls. They like to run and they get scratched.

[Art_Teacher]

We use Murphy's oil soap here, too. However, Paisley has scratched the heck out of them, because of trying to get traction.  Some day we will refinish them, but I don't worry much about it, because I love my pup!

[mgehrke]

Thanks Ladies - I am for sure going to go rug shopping. I want Tucker to be comfortable too while protecting the floors. I already have a swiffer, so I just need to get the other supplies once we move.

[CarrieG]

Our old house had hardwood.  I "Swiffered" twice a day, and when it needed it I used Murphy's Oil Soap on my hands and knees.



this is what i do in our hardwood dining room...the texas house is entirely wood floors so will do the same there......just much more floor to do..lol

[MacSarah]

Our old house had hardwood.  I "Swiffered" twice a day, and when it needed it I used Murphy's Oil Soap on my hands and knees.



this is what i do in our hardwood dining room...the texas house is entirely wood floors so will do the same there......just much more floor to do..lol

I was thinking about this last night, all the work that it took when they really had to be cleaned was worth it.  They looked beautiful when it was done and I felt a great sense of accomplishment.  I just might float the hardwood idea past DH, since we have been looking at replacing the carpet anyway.

[mgehrke]

I love love love the hardwood floors at the new house. I want to keep them looking awesome. So thank you everyone for the tips, I am going to "tuck" this thread away for when we get ready to move

[cort]

I have used just vinegar and water on mine ( i usually use about a half and half mix)..but i think that they have to be sealed and not waxed if i remember correctly.  I have also used the hot water and vinegar mix on my kitchen cabinets and my wood furniture.  the key i think to the wood floors is not to soak them.  Mine really need refinished but it's a project that i am not confident that i could do and make it look decent.

[average_kim]

I have used just vinegar and water on mine ( i usually use about a half and half mix)..but i think that they have to be sealed and not waxed if i remember correctly.  I have also used the hot water and vinegar mix on my kitchen cabinets and my wood furniture.  the key i think to the wood floors is not to soak them.  Mine really need refinished but it's a project that i am not confident that i could do and make it look decent.

I used vinegar and water on mine, too.  And, they were sealed (varnished?), also.  It was just in the living room and the hallway in our tiny cabin.  It did the trick, but we only lived there 3 years.  And I had rugs in the high traffic areas.

I love the look of them, but when we built our new house, I just went with vinyl flooring in the kitchen/dining area, hallway and bathrooms, as I didn't want a lot of high maintenance!  We have carpet in the bedrooms and living area.  And our vinyl looks like hardwood--lots of people who came to see us after we moved in couldn't believe it was vinyl!

[meterr70]

I wish!!
This townhouse rental has carpet and linoleum. With my son and I having allergies and asthma, I would love hardwood floors

[TheNonna]

We have put wood in all our rooms...so much easier to clean than carpet and sweeping just replaces vacuuming.  We have a robomop that we love but sometimes it gets lost under the bed (LOL) or Hairy Pawter pulls the ball out of the middle and we have to go hunt it - but it works awesome in the bedrooms which we just rotate each day! We also have a Sharp steamer for wood floors - it's also awesome!!! Once a week we just run it over the main floors like a vacuum cleaner; and, because it's just steam, it dries immediately.  (We got it on sale and with a coupon at Bed, Bath & Beyond).