Laminate Floor Covering Needs To Be Cleaned With Care

You would be surprised at how many different kinds of substances manage to find their way on to the floor and can often leave a stain. This means that each different stain needs to be handled in a separate manner and this will depend on the nature of the flooring you have installed. Laminate floor covering is a popular option and in particular laminate flooring in bathroom areas but this means that you need to be careful when cleaning the laminate flooring bathroom or otherwise. 

Some common stains and their solutions are;

• Blood: Spray stain with window cleaner and wipe with a damp cloth.
• Liquor: Dampen a cloth with warm water and detergent and rub spot. If that fails, try using a cloth dampened with denatured alcohol.
• Grease: Apply an ice pack (a package of frozen vegetables will do in a pinch) until grease hardens, then gently scrape with plastic spoon or butter knife. Remaining residue should wipe away with a couple of squirts of window cleaner.
• Crayon marks: Rub with a soft cloth dampened with mineral spirits. If that doesn’t work, apply toothpaste and rub with a dry cloth.
• Nail polish: Use a small amount of scouring powder, warm water, and a plastic mesh pad. Work the scouring powder into a paste and apply, be careful not to rub too aggressively as it may scratch the finish.
• Ink: Wet a rag with warm water and detergent and rub. If that doesn’t work, try a commercial ink remover.
• Heel Marks and Scuffs: Rub the marks with a pencil eraser.
• Chewing gum: Remove excess gum with plastic knife and rub residue with a soft cloth dampened with mineral spirits.

With the popularity of laminate flooring, commercial cleaners can be found at most of the larger grocery stores, supercentres or home improvement stores. However, if you are “thinking green” you can find environmentally friendly versions online. For a less expensive and environmentally safe alternative, try mixing 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar with 1 gallon of water. This mixture should cut through most dirt and grime and leave your floors looking clean and streak-free.

Laminate flooring is a relatively new invention which has taken the world of floor surface covering by storm. Versatile, easy to maintain, and reasonably priced, some people consider this a “super material.” However there are a number of drawbacks when it comes to laminate flooring. It is important to understand the good, the bad, and the ugly, before making a final decision about whether to use this material in your home, or commercial properties.

The laminate floor installation of a laminate click together floor is one of the easiest do it yourself flooring projects you can undertake.. You just roll down a sheet of underlayment material, and then snap the planks or tiles of the floor into one another. An entire room can usually be finished in just a day or two. Laminate flooring for bathrooms is a popular option due to the fact that regular cleaning is easy to do.