Largely down to its wonderful aesthetic beauty, bamboo flooring quickly becoming an extremely popular choice of flooring for the home. However, to look at is best - like other flooring materials - bamboo needs a good level of maintenance.
With this in mind we've produced a short guide on how you can ensure that your bamboo flooring maintains its fantastic appearance:
Cleaning Bamboo Flooring -
As with other floor covering types - such as laminate flooring - bamboo is also a material that will suffer under conditions with excessive moisture levels.
You will need to bear this in mind when cleaning. Rather than mopping, dry dust mop is probably more suitable for keeping the floor clean on a daily basis.
When vacuuming, it is important to attach a soft attachment to prevent the floor from becoming scratched.
Though it is possible to keep the floor clean without the use of water, sometimes spills will mean that it just isn't possible to keep the floor completely clear of liquids.
When spills do occur it is important to act quickly with a cloth that has been lightly dampened beforehand.
While it might seem like a perfectly suitable to step to take - in applying wax or polish to your floor - it isn't. When looking to apply a floor clean to your floor, you should look specifically for those products designed for use with bamboo flooring.
The latest flooring news, courtesy of Floors Online.
Date : 06/10/2011
Category: Flooring Industry News