How to Care for Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring is starting to become very popular in homes all across the country. Known for its resiliency and ease of installation, laminate might just also be a good option for your next home improvement project. As with all floors, however, regular maintenance and care are required to uphold the integrity of the flooring, and if you want to keep your laminate slick and shiny as long as possible, there are a few things you need to keep in mind.

By following this simple guide from the team at ServiceWhale, you should hopefully soon realize that providing care for laminate flooring is much easier than you might have thought.

What Not to Do

Laminate is a peculiar flooring material, and many agents you might have used on other floors will not work here. This includes varnish, shiners, detergents, wax, polish, soaps and other oils. If you choose to use other safer cleaning solutions, you should nonetheless still avoid direct application as this will typically cause staining. Instead, try spraying it on a damp mop or cleaning rag.

Water can also devastate your laminate, so you do not want to use water to clean your floor at all, and if you do spill water on the floor, you should dry it up as soon as possible. Along these same lines, avoid any cleaning tools such as spray mops and steam cleaners.

Perform Simple Maintenance

If you are cleaning laminate flooring in your home, you will want to use either a dust mop, broom or vacuum. This is to help remove the dust and dirt particles that will accumulate on your floor over time. As mentioned already above, just be sure not to use water and other liquid cleaners.

Another thing to keep in mind regarding the care of laminate flooring is to try blocking out as much excessive UV radiation as possible. You can also try rearranging the furniture to help your floor age a little more evenly. It should furthermore go without saying to protect your laminate from inclement weather such as rain.

How to Prevent Future Damage

There are many preventative measures you can take that will go a long way towards maintaining your laminate flooring. First, you should be careful to remove stains and clean up spills as soon as they occur. If you are having issues with stubborn wax, on the other hand, try scraping it off gently with a plastic scraper before wiping the area down.

If you want to be even more practical, you could also try purchasing more floor mats to curb scratches and scrapes around entryways. Additionally, investing in protective pads for heavy pieces of furniture could save you a lot in the long run.

At the end of the day there is no better preventative measure than diligence, and if you notice a laminate flooring problem that is beyond you, it might be time to call in ServiceWhale.

Allow ServiceWhale to Help You!

For all other questions regarding how to care for your laminate flooring, be sure to get in touch with a representative at ServiceWhale today to see how we can help you. Our contractors have years of experience in all different flooring types, and we would like nothing more than to pass on that information.