How to clean parquet and wooden floors. The cleaning of wooden floors and parquet must be carried out carefully and delicately, without using detergents or other aggressive products. In fact, wood is likely to be damaged easily due to excessive contact with water, with substances that could damage it or with tools that could scratch it. Here are some useful tips for cleaning wooden floors and parquet.
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The cleaning of wooden floors e parquet it must be carried out carefully and delicately, without resorting to detergents or other aggressive products. In fact, wood is likely to be damaged easily due to excessive contact with water, with substances that could damage it or with tools that could scratch it.
So here are some useful tips for cleaning wooden floors and parquet.
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Microfiber cloth
If your wooden floors are not particularly dirty, you can avoid using detergents and simply use a microfibre cloth slightly moistened. Dip the cloth in lukewarm water and wring it very well. Pass it on the floor to easily collect the dust and scrub a little more to remove any stains. Dry the floor with a soft, dry cloth.
Essential oils
Here is another way to avoid using common floor cleaners. It is about adding 10 drops of a essential oil at your choice each 4 liters of water. Essential oils perform a natural disinfectant action and will leave a pleasant scent on floors and rooms. You can choose from the essential oils of lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus, lemon and pine.
Parquet cleaner with vinegar and Marseille soap
If you want to make a do-it-yourself detergent suitable for wooden floors and parquet, pour 4 milliliters of white vinegar and a tablespoon of Marseille soap in flakes. Use warm water and mix the ingredients well so that the soap melts. Always remember to wring out the cloth as much as possible before wiping it on the floor.
Parquet detergent based on dish detergent
If you have a ecological dish detergent, you can use it to prepare a detergent suitable for cleaning parquet and wooden floors. In a bucket containing 4 liters of water pour 30 milliliters of dish soap and 100 milliliters of white vinegar.
Green tea for polishing
Un natural remedy green tea is used to polish parquet and wooden floors. Prepare a regular infusion of green tea using one sachet for 500 milliliters of boiling water. Let it rest until the liquid has cooled down. Remove and squeeze the sachet. Use the infusion to moisten the cloth with which you will polish the floor.
Sodium bicarbonate
To remove any marks and streaks left on its surface by shoes from the parquet, use baking soda. Sprinkle the critical points with baking soda and spray them with a solution formed by water and vinegar in equal parts. The amount depends on the size of the areas to be treated. Let it fizz lightly and wipe with a cloth or sponge until the marks are removed.
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Remove the wax
To remove traces of wax from the wooden floor or parquet, it is possible to use small quantities of food alcohol (like the one used to prepare liqueurs at home). Pass it on the traces of wax with a cloth until they are completely removed. Food alcohol replaces the more aggressive industrial solvents.
Olive oil
Olive oil can be used to replace the common wax to polish parquet. You can use it pure in small quantities to apply on a cloth, or you can combine it with a small amount of vodka, food alcohol or apple vinegar (one teaspoon for each tablespoon of olive oil).
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Lemon juice
Lemon juice is also one of the natural remedies useful for polishing parquet and wooden floors. You can mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Apply the mix on the dry floor, after having carried out normal cleaning with a soft and not damp cloth.
Remove scratches
Scratches can easily form on parquet and wooden floors. To prevent them, don't forget to apply some felt pads under the chairs and tables in the kitchen or at the tables in the living room. When the scratch is already present, and if it is a lighter color than the floor, act by covering it with a felt tip pen of the same color as the parquet.
Marta Albè
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