Cleaning Reclaimed Wood Floors

This blog posts explains how to clean your reclaimed hardwood floors.

Cleaning reclaimed wood floors.

The most important lesson i ve learned with reclaimed wood is when to lightly clean it vs. You re cleaning the finish not the wood so don t use water if the finish is in poor shape. 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.

How to prepare reclaimed wood. Hardwood floors add a beautiful touch to just about any room but there s some debate about the best way to clean them. The fellow said it was redwood from a barn. 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.

Use a broom or hardwood floor mop for daily cleaning. And unfortunately i learned this the hard way. 3mm of reclaimed antique wood laid over a nine layer substrate of plywood. Floor installer michael dittmer who lives outside chicago dispatches a robot vac daily to keep an eye on his entire first floor.

The instructable will describe how i went through the process of getting the wood ready to plane usin. 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. There are several different mixtures to use for hardwood floors and you ll. Like other prefinished floorings this product receives seven coats of aluminum oxide finish.

Maintaining a reclaimed wood floor is no different from cleaning a new wood floor. Give it a scrub or sand down. It s a fact that reclaimed wood is usually dirty. Reclaimed engineered wood flooring may sound like an oxymoron but aged woods has just that.

The most important steps are best broken down into two important steps. Step 1 vacuum the floor thoroughly. 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. Then i clean the kitchen floor weekly and in other rooms twice a month.

Use a soft broom or vacuum cleaner with a hard floor setting to remove loose dirt dust and debris. In most households wood floors should be cleaned at least four to six times a year. This tutorial shows you how to do it. If you have old parquet wood flooring clean it frequently to preserve its appearance.

Preventing initial wear and damage to your floor and cleaning the finish. The beauty of reclaimed wood with the practicality of engineered flooring. I decided to restore it rather than using it with the aged look. Vacuum your hardwood floor once a week.

Hardwood floor cleaning and maintenance steps. Dip a sponge or rag mop into the water and wring it out well. I bought some wood off of craigslist.