Cleaning Reclaimed Wood Floors

You re cleaning the finish not the wood so don t use water if the finish is in poor shape.

Cleaning reclaimed wood floors.

Hardwood floor cleaning and maintenance steps. Hardwood floors add a beautiful touch to just about any room but there s some debate about the best way to clean them. The most important steps are best broken down into two important steps. The instructable will describe how i went through the process of getting the wood ready to plane usin.

The first step in learning how to clean hardwood floors is removing dust or debris that can scratch or dull their surface. This is the fastest and best way to deep clean solid hardwood floors. Use your vacuum s hard. Step 1 vacuum the floor thoroughly.

The most important lesson i ve learned with reclaimed wood is when to lightly clean it vs. A microfiber mop pre treated with a dusting agent will pick up dust and dirt and prevent scratches. If you re planning to use it in a project the first step of that project will be to clean the old wood assuming of course that you re like me and you want to install clean reclaimed wood into your home. Just remember if your floor s finish is in good shape and mopping is done correctly the water won t penetrate even the oil and wax finishes.

3mm of reclaimed antique wood laid over a nine layer substrate of plywood. I decided to restore it rather than using it with the aged look. Like other prefinished floorings this product receives seven coats of aluminum oxide finish. This tutorial shows you how to do it.

There are several different mixtures to use for hardwood floors and you ll. How to prepare reclaimed wood. In most households wood floors should be cleaned at least four to six times a year. Preventing initial wear and damage to your floor and cleaning the finish.

Reclaimed engineered wood flooring may sound like an oxymoron but aged woods has just that. It s a fact that reclaimed wood is usually dirty. Then i clean the kitchen floor weekly and in other rooms twice a month. The fellow said it was redwood from a barn.

The beauty of reclaimed wood with the practicality of engineered flooring. Dip a sponge or rag mop into the water and wring it out well. If you have old parquet wood flooring clean it frequently to preserve its appearance. Use a broom or hardwood floor mop for daily cleaning.

Step 2 fill a bucket with warm water. I bought some wood off of craigslist. Years ago when i started cleaning reclaimed wood i would sand it down with a hand sander which would get rid of that beautiful patina and some of the character. Maintaining a reclaimed wood floor is no different from cleaning a new wood floor.

This blog posts explains how to clean your reclaimed hardwood floors. Floor installer michael dittmer who lives outside chicago dispatches a robot vac daily to keep an eye on his entire first floor. And unfortunately i learned this the hard way.