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myLot reputation of 100/100. suehan1 (1907)   ranked 92 out of 215 in cleaning up2 years ago

i have wooden floor boards throughout my house.i have been using metho on my mop which really brings out a good shine on the floorboards,but the smell is horrible and take days to get rid of the smell.has anyone got any suggestions for cleaning wooden floors.thanks sue

 
 
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Goodie123 (7548) response was accepted on 1/1/2008.
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tags:  floors, wax, parquet, wood floor, ocedar oil
 
1. myLot reputation of 77/100. Lindalinda (2909)   ranked 99 out of 215 in cleaning up   2 years ago

I am not familiar with metho. When I bought the place I am in right now I had all the carpets ripped out and had parquet floors installed (the wooden squares) I chose a pre-finished satin sheen. So now I just need to dust them dry with a swiffer mop and once a year or so I mop them slightly with a damp cloth. The shine is always the same. My son and daughter in law had reclaimed wooden floor boards installed. Then they had them waxed. So now the shine is not as bright as the one on my floors but they don't want to use any chemicals in their house.
I my old house I also had wooden floors. I moved out of the house for a 3 days and had people to come in and sand the floors and apply a type of shalack I guess. Anyway after the fumes had cleared I moved back in and never had to worry about the shine again.


myLot reputation of 100/100. suehan1 (1907)   ranked 92 out of 215 in cleaning up  2 years ago

thanks for that .i will give the damp mop a go and look into someone having a look at doing the floors,sanding them back and redoing them with shalack or whatever it is they call it,thanks again.cheers sue

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2. myLot reputation of 81/100. jimbelle (385)   ranked 100 out of 215 in cleaning up   2 years ago

Hello! In my country we apply polyurethane. It is something you can buy in a harware and when applied it gives a permanent shine on wood tiles or floor. Then you would not have to put wax on it. I do not know how it is marketed in your country.


myLot reputation of 100/100. suehan1 (1907)   ranked 92 out of 215 in cleaning up  2 years ago

thanks for that i will have a look into it.i will go and ask at the hardware store and see what is similar.cheers sue

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 98 out of 215 in cleaning up   2 years ago

Wooden floors I wish I still had them, instead of tiles.
So easy to keep clean.
I used to use O'Cedar oil on a mop.
I love the smell, it makes everything smell clean.
I use it also on wooden furniture.


myLot reputation of 100/100. suehan1 (1907)   ranked 92 out of 215 in cleaning up  2 years ago

hi goodie thanks for that .i thought that name o'cedar oil was familiar,then i realised that you were in queensland,i am in n.s.w so we can buy it here in australia.wooden floors are great,especially with my horrors spilling drinks and making mess,you can just mop up after them.cheers sue

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