How to Choose Cleaning Supplies for Floors

 

Different floor surfaces require different cleaning supplies and methods as well as varying degrees of necessary maintenance. Whether you have plush carpet, glossy hardwood or hard wearing concrete, it is important to find the maintenance solutions that guarantee the best results, with minimum effort, on your floors.

                                                      Polished Floorboards

Polished floorboards are a notoriously sensitive surface and should be treated with care. Use gentle products such as microfibre dust mops, diluted methylated spirits and a dry towel to thoroughly sweep, wash and dry your floorboards. You should also keep spot cleaning supplies on hand to deal with spills before they have a chance to become a stain on your hard wood floors.

            Carpets

Various measures can be taken to keep your carpets looking lush and fresh. You can use specialised carpet cleaning supplies such as soil retardants to deter debris from sinking into newly laid carpets as well as a high powered vacuum for regular maintenance

  

Stained Carpets

More intensive cleaning supplies may be needed when your carpet becomes soiled and stained. Keep cleaning supplies such as a carpet pre-treater on hand to prevent stains from taking hold, and use a steaming machine with a high quality carpet detergent when needed.

Concrete

Concrete floors may seem like the ideal low maintenance flooring solution, but if concrete is not sealed fully, it needs to be maintained carefully to avoid damage and dirt build up. To get heavy stains out of concrete, it is often necessary to use a range of chemical solutions, each formulated to lift out different substances such as grease, latex, oil and harsh chemicals.

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