| Before you start cleaning floors, you need to find out | | | | at will. Water will not damage this floor unless you |
| what materials they're made out of. It also helps to | | | | leave puddles of it behind for long periods of time. |
| have some idea of how old the floor is before you | | | | However, if your floor was treated with anything |
| start. That way, you won't have to worry about | | | | else, you should never use water to clean it. You |
| accidentally ruining the floor by using the wrong | | | | should clean these floors with a solvent-based cleaner |
| cleaning products. Depending on your floor, some | | | | or polish. |
| cleaning methods are definitely going to be better | | | | Another common floor type is laminate or linoleum. |
| than others. | | | | This type of floor is fairly easy to keep clean as long |
| No matter what you're cleaning, though, make sure | | | | as you have treated the floor well at first. If you |
| you pay attention to what cleaning products you're | | | | wax your linoleum, then it will be easier to clean - and |
| mixing. Better yet, don't mix any cleaning products | | | | the floor itself will be resistant to dirt and scuff |
| together - the only mixing you should be doing is with | | | | marks from shoes. After the floor has been waxed, |
| water in case you need to dilute what you're cleaning | | | | you can easily clean it by sweeping or doing a quick |
| with. The reason for this is that some of the | | | | mop job. |
| chemicals in cleaning products can become dangerous | | | | If you have a carpet, then the easiest way to keep |
| if mixed. Mixing chlorine products with ammonium | | | | it clean for normal everyday use is to vacuum over it. |
| products will produce chlorine gas, which is very | | | | You should do this once a week for high traffic |
| harmful if breathed. | | | | areas, or any time your carpet looks dirty. If there is |
| If you have a wood floor, you need to find out what | | | | a spill or larger mess, then it should not be too hard |
| it has been treated with. If the floor was treated | | | | to take care of. Just use a standard carpet cleaner |
| with polyurethane, then you can feel free to mop it | | | | and you should be able to take care of the stain. |