How to quickly wash floors at home?

Every housewife regularly faces the need to clean the house, which necessarily includes such a procedure as wet cleaning. However, if the family has small children or the woman is forced to spend almost all her free time at work, the question arises of how to quickly wash the floors so that cleanliness reigns in the house. In this article we will share with you the basic rules of wet cleaning and show you how to put your house in order with minimal time.

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How to wash the floors?

Before proceeding with the wet cleaning in the house, prepare the following household equipment:

• broom;
• brush;
• rag;
• mop;
• a vacuum cleaner;
• bucket;
• glass;
• dry cloth made of soft cloth;
• wet wipes.

Depending on the type of flooring and the chosen cleaning method, you may need the following products:

• laundry soap;
• water;
• specially designed household cleaning products;
• vinegar;
• ammonia;
• mastic;
• washing powder;
• drying oil;
• glycerol.

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Where to begin?

Each wet room cleaning begins with the preparatory phase, which is necessarily carried out, regardless of the material from which the floor is made. To properly, but quickly clean the floors of the house, preparation for this process must be performed in this way:

• Free the surface from unnecessary objects - raise chairs, collect children's toys and things scattered around the apartment, twist extension cords.
• Sweep the room with a moistened broom. Cleaning should be carried out from distant corners to the center of the room, where all the garbage is placed in a scoop.

Important! Instead of sweeping, you can use a vacuum cleaner. However, dust must be removed from the entire floor surface, including under cabinets, beds and a sofa.

• Wipe off all surfaces from dust, including paying attention to the legs of chairs, tables and armchairs.

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Varieties of flooring

Depending on the materials used for the manufacture of the floor, the following varieties of coating are distinguished:

• wood;
• parquet;
• linoleum;
• laminate.

Important! Each type of coating requires its own means and methods of cleaning, in order to clean the floor as efficient and quick as possible.

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Mopping

In order for your cleaning to bring home a maximum sense of cleanliness and freshness, you should adhere to the following recommendations.

Wooden floors

One of the most popular types of flooring in a living room is the coating of wooden boards, which can have either a painted or unpainted surface.

The following algorithm of actions will help clean and quickly clean the floors of a house created from unpainted wood:

1. Add a small amount of detergent to a bucket of water - liquid or laundry soap, laundry detergent, household chemicals.
2. Moisten the floor with soapy water.
3. Use a stiff brush to foam.
4. Wash off the soapy foam with clean water.
5. Dry the floor with a dry cloth.

To wash the floors of a painted wood house and refresh their color, follow these guidelines:

• Pour about 5 liters of warm but not hot water into a bucket.
• Add a couple tablespoons of ammonia to the container.
• Dampen a rag or foam mop in the solution.
• Wipe the floor surface.
• To give the coating an attractive sheen, treat it with a little linseed oil.
• In places where paint is washed off or peeled, treat the surface with parquet mastic of the appropriate shade.

Parquet floors

The procedure for wet cleaning of the parquet flooring is not much different from the processing of a wooden surface. However, experts still recommend adhering to certain recommendations related to their features:

• Parquet does not need frequent wet cleaning, it will be enough 1-2 times a month to wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
• In order to prevent scratches on the parquet, an additional layer of protection in the form of pieces of soft cloth or felt should be attached to the furniture legs.
• Traces of sharp objects are eliminated by steaming the wood with an iron upwards on the wrapping paper previously laid on the damage. After the heat treatment, remove the paper and sand the areas of swollen wood.

The process of full-fledged cleaning at which you will need to wash the floors of the house is best done as follows:

• Dial a bowl of cold water.
• In the container, add glycerin in the ratio of 1 tablespoon per glass of liquid.
• Dampen a piece of soft cloth in the solution.
• Wipe the surface of the parquet with a damp cloth.

Linoleum or laminate flooring

Laminate flooring, which is easy to use and maintain, is very popular today. However, there are certain rules for this material:

• place rugs in front of the front door that will prevent dirt from entering the room;
• attach felt substrates to furniture legs;
• the most practical way to clean such a surface is a vacuum cleaner;
• Once a week, wipe the surface of the laminate floor with a damp cloth;
• to avoid swelling of the coating, always wipe the floors dry;
• Avoid covering the floor with varnish or any other product that contains wax.

Caring for linoleum is also quite simple, but it has some features. To clean your floors thoroughly and quickly, use one of the following wet cleaning methods:

1. Dissolve 2-3 tablespoons of grated laundry soap in 5 liters of warm water, then rinse the floor with a cloth moistened with this solution and squeezed thoroughly. Wipe the linoleum dry after cleaning.
2. In a bucket of warm water, moisten a rag made of wool, which should be squeezed carefully. Rinse the floor with damp hair, then wipe the surface with a soft cloth dampened with warm milk. This approach will give linoleum an attractive shine.

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Useful Tips:

• Try to regularly carry out wet cleaning in the house, for which you can highlight a specific day of the week.
• Clean the surface from stains and dirt immediately after they are detected.
• Choose different cleaning products for each type of flooring.
• Try to use natural detergents whenever possible, and only in extreme cases, resort to the use of specially designed household chemicals.

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In this article, we shared with you the rules for a quick and effective wet floor cleaning, which can protect you and your relatives from depression, bad mood and health problems. After all, it is these ailments that are often observed in people who do not pay proper attention to cleaning the living room. Therefore, we sincerely hope that our recommendations will help you avoid such troubles and will teach you to enjoy the cleaning process.