To Clean Wood Floors

I swear by vinegar and water...however, I wouldn't use it on hard woods. Vinegar H2O has been known to take off the finish. I would use a cleaner designed to clean specifically for hard woods.

Be careful with the vinegar as too much will take the wax off the floors, it happened to us =(

We use Murphy's Oil.

I only use vinegar and water for my tile floors. Otherwise I use a wood cleaner for hardwood.

I know a lot of people clean with vinegar, but, seriously, that is O. smell I do NOT want in my house (except if I'm making a salad!).
Try Murphy's Oil Soap. Gentle and effective and it has a nice clean smell. Put about a half cup into a few gallons of warm water.

If your wood floors are a laminate wood... be careful with having a lot of water on it per mopping. Because, it can delaminate.

I use windex as suggested by my installer. 18 years and they are still looking great!

I use Bruce Hardwood Floor Cleaner from Home Depot.

White vinegar, best for no-wax floors from what I have read, too much can ruin the finish:
http://www.household-helper.com/using-vinegar-to-clean-ha...

Here is an anti vinegar solution:
http://www.woodsthebest.com/Flooring/Flooring_Maint.htm

lots of good tips on it here:
http://www.woodfloordoctor.com/_how_tos/articles/cleanpt1...

Hi N.&Matias,
I wouldn't use vinegar. I don't want that lingering vinegar odor in my home. And I'm not crazy about Murphy's oil soap either. I remember how bad that smelled when we had to clean our desks in grade school. The strong odors may be toxic or covering up the chemicals.

I believe in living healthy and green. There are several non-toxic cleaners on the market. To see the one I recommend, click my name to go to my profile and look in the Business tab.

Have you thought of using a steam cleaner?

~M.

Bruce Hardwood Cleaner is sold in most large home improvement stores- kits include the mop. My parents are in the floor-covering business and swear by this stuff!

We use Murphy's Oil on hardwood. I save the vinegar for the tile and as fabric softener in the wash.

Wood floors require a wood floor cleaner, like Murphy's Oil Soap. Vinegar and water is usually good for tile.