Advice needed for cleaning wood floors

I'm going to try mayo.

Sorry, but the very mention of "Bona* (even with regard to mops) just makes me think of Julian & Sandy, in " Round the Horn"

So funny Merlotgran & Grannyknot

I vacuum and use Method, which works on our oiled engineered oak floors. I might also look at the Carolin on Amazon, and will also try the mayonnaise tip on scratches (not low fat, obviously!)

I'm going to squirt some on to a scratch which I can see on our beech floor - I've tried all kinds of things but there is still a visible mark.

Off for the Hellman's
Does it matter if it's past it's best before date?

Our oak floor was laid in 1938 and does very well with floor wipes. Quick and easy. Recommended by our neighbour who does the same.

Isn't there vinegar in Mayo? Wouldn't that harm the floor?

Callistemon . But it's to repair scratches in the wood, not to clean the floor! I had an image of an entire floor covered in mayonnaise ...

Merlotgran brilliant! ?

I also have an array of dusters. And packets of wipes for every area ( yes I know its environmentally bad.)

Yeah! That's me merlot. Don't you have a thing for cleaning implements?

Not that they get used very often.

Grannyknot
I am laughing until I'm choking about the mayonnaise remedy!!

Leaves the floor so clean that you could eat your salad off it

I've got a cupboardful of mops and daren't bring another one into the house.

Oh, memories of clearing out my mother's bungalow when she went into a care home. DH said he'd never seen so many mops and the buckets to go with them.

Mops, mops, glorious mops,
Some with spare mop heads and buckets for slops,
So follow me follow
Indulge in my hollow
But nostalgic wallow for gloooooorious mops!

Callistemon - he used to do a lot for other people but as he has got older he has become a bit lazy and will only do for us!

The only thing with the bamboo floors is that they are soft so scratch quite easily. But I found the best fix ever online after one particularly deep scratch, I swear this works a charm and I didn't expect it:

TO FIX SCRATCHES ON WOODEN FLOORS
Smear good quality full fat mayonnaise on the scratch and leave for half an hour. Wipe up excess and give it a good shine (no polish) with a duster. Miraculous! I can only think that the oil expands the scratch and the egg sorts out the colour.

Disclaimer: I've only tried it on my own floors

I use antibacterial floor wipes. I bought a ‘mop’ thing from Wilko that they attach to. Seems to do the job on my oak floors.

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Please send him round to ours Grannyknot

We have one wooden floor but the rest is laminate and i-d like it changed.

Grammaretto we have wooden floors in the house throughout the ground floor, I love it, it's bamboo. I was told on installation** to mop it with a slightly dampened (not wet) mop and use nothing else and 12 years later it still always looks good.

**by my husband who installed it!

Ellianne I may look out for the Method wood floor cleaner, thanks for the tip.

Thankyou so much! I am sure I will find something that won't damage the floor.
DS recommended the osmo wax. He says he hasn't had to renew it yet and it's 3 yrs old.
What are we like - showing off our wooden floors!

We had to lift our carpets because of moths but I'm happy we did.

I have a wood floor and Bona mops and cleaners seem to be the ones recommended. Ours is vac'd frequently but not washed often, and only dampended as Cherrytree59 describes. The treatment for varnished or oiled floor is quite different. Ours is oiled and needs re oiling periodically, ie every 3 years or so. Really easy to look after.

To clean I squirt Method for wood floors and mop it into the wood. It's available in most supermarkets. It has almond oil in it to treat the wood and smells lovely.
When we lived in France we used a wood floor cleaner with savon de Marseille in it and it was brilliant. I think you can buy it on Amazon called Carolin or something.

I have engineered wood floors, and I use a Vax steam cleaner. The floor looks good, with a sort of satin shine. It’s ten years old and a bit scratched, but I think that adds to its charm.

Tempted though.

I would try one of those but I've got a cupboardful of mops and daren't bring another one into the house.

I use a Bona mop as well. I also have a Dyson 'fluffy' vacuum cleaner and the fluffy roller helps keep a shine on the wood.

I like the look of Cherrytree's Bona mop.

Depends whether the varnish was waterproof.

Usual thing is to use a liquid floor polish/cleaner. I use HG liquid natural wax for parquet and wood. Brings it up a treat but it's a right old chore. (I have parquet)

My daughter on the other hand has a modern wooden floor and would never polish anything in a month of Sundays. Her's always looks good.