Comments on: Clean Wood Laminate Floors Naturally

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Yep, vinegar is a real life saver! it has a thousand uses, and rarely fails to do the job.

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By: Shan3grn

Shan3grn — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:36:00 +0000

Well, I just use a clean cloth in cleaning our wood laminate floor and it really works. I don’t often use hardwood cleaners in our floor to avoid damage of course. I love this blog, it gives helpful information.

By: Shan3grn

Shan3grn — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:21:00 +0000

I would really try the tips that you have shared, one of the good advantages of laminate flooring is that it is very easy to clean. Thanks for the great information you shared. tile flooring ideas

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:59:00 +0000

It worked awesomely…THANK YOU!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:05:22 +0000

1 cup White Vinegar / 1 Gallon water. This is the best way i have found to clean hardwood floors.It doesn’t leave that nasty buildup and because of that they stay cleaner longer. You can use that same mix on windows and as an all purpose cleaner. Just don’t use on stone like marble or granite.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:40:05 +0000

YES….they make me crazy. I especially have doggy prints all over the floors. I clean them with water/vinegar and usually do this at night when everyone is in bed. They look great for a day then back to seeing all the prints. I thought they would be much easier to maintain, but it’s a pain!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:33:01 +0000

My problem are the footprints. No matter how hard I try, they appear as soon as someone steps on the floors. does anyone else have this problem?

By: Kandi

Kandi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:08:35 +0000

does your shark steam mop still do ok?

By: Kandi

Kandi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:07:16 +0000

I had to use vinegar and water and then towel dry to keep streaks away. Pain!!! I switched to using bona spray for laminate floors and the washable pads that came with it. amazing. No towel drying afterwards. I just got the shark steam mop, as long as you go with the grain, it does not streak and takes half the time. Is it ok to use on laminate floors?

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:35:06 +0000

I am surprised you can use steam. The top layers of a laminate floor are paper… seems that paper would not hold up to constant steaming.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:31:34 +0000

I have used the Shark Steam mop only twice on my laminate floor and although it seems to do a good job, I’m a little confused with ads that say “do not use a steam cleaner”. Also, the laminate seems to be dulling a little….did you read about that almond oil for laminates? Another thing I thought was forbidden.

By: Leina

Leina — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:19:31 +0000

I have tried everything from the flooring manufacturer’s products, steam mops, windex, to my own concoctions and no matter how i clean it, it still looks cloudy!

By: Joan

Joan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:58:27 +0000

Thanks for the info. My Mom always used vinegar and water for almost everything…it brought me back!! I just got the Shark steam mop and I must say I love it. I spray vinegar and water lightly on the floor and it keeps streaks away. I live in Hawaii and our windows are always open and fine dust gets in and coats the floor so the vinegar mix works great. I also have laminate floors and wasn’t sure if steam was okay but before the floors got pretty wet and now they don’t. Anything green is always a plus!

By: Lorie

Lorie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:57:24 +0000

I have a spray bottle that I keep in the kitchen with water and vinegar. I use it to spot clean my floors and my cabinets. Best part is that the kids can use it!!

By: Cara Mirabella

Cara Mirabella — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:26:39 +0000

We had laminate installed about 5 years ago and I still love them even with two dogs, a toddler, and a 40-year-old-husband that doesn’t know how to wipe his feet!

Then men who installed them told me to use vinegar to clean them!

By: Mrs. Petrie

Mrs. Petrie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:52:48 +0000

I think it’s the microfiber that makes the difference. I had laminate floors and started cleaning them this way a couple of months ago and they finally don’t look streaky. I’m here via ohdeedoh and I’m excited to check out your blog.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:43:03 +0000

We too have laminate floors in our home. I also hate them. I have 2 kids running around and they always look dirty and dull even right after I mop! I’m going to try the water and vinegar method I have a microfiber mop as well. Thanks for the tip!

By: Sommer

Sommer — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:56:47 +0000

I feel your pain here and when I first got my floor I could not stand it. Steam cleaning is supposed to be bad but actually it does work very well on my floor. The best advice I can give is the Shaklee Basic H (it really does work wonders here so that is the only reason I’m saying this) AND the microfiber. I love my microfiber when it comes to the floor and the less water the better for streaks. Good luck!

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:43:51 +0000

We just moved in December and our new house has a darker laminate wood floor and I HATE THEM!!!! We had real light oak wood floors in our old house and they were so much better. With two little kids and 3 Malamutes they never look clean and they scratched in a manor of minutes. They show everything! I have been cleaning them with vinegar and also a natural cleaner but they never look clean for long. I will try the cloths, I hope it works better because I am about ready to tile!

By: ginny

ginny — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:36:53 +0000

Not the cheapest choice.. but safe, clean and wonderful. I started using the Shark Steam mop on my laminate floors and it is amazing. Less wetness than any mopping and just water! I am hooked..just thought I would toss it out :)