Laminate care guide

Laminate flooring can be a great look in any room of your home. So with the correct care and cleaning, laminate flooring should keep their good looks for decades. Here are our top tips for cleaning laminate flooring and caring for it properly.

How to care for laminate flooring

Knowing how to care for laminate flooring will help you prevent damage before it happens. It’s easy once you have the basics sorted so :

• Our top tip for laminate floor care: do your best to stop scratches from happening in the first place. Your new floor is scratch-resistant, but it isn’t scratch proof. For a daily clean, use a soft brush or vacuum cleaner (with a soft parquet brush attachment) to pick up dirt and dust.
  When possible, spot clean any marks or spills rather than washing the whole floor.
• Cleaning laminate flooring is a lot easier when dirt doesn’t even make it onto your floor. Mats outside and inside your main entrance doors can pick up a surprising amount of dirt, so put them high on your priority list.
• Your furniture can potentially cause dents or scrapes where it comes into contact with your floor. Therefore use floor protectors can minimise the chance of this happening.
• Lift items instead of dragging them across the floor.
• If you have furry members of the family, make sure their nails are trimmed regularly!

How to clean laminate flooring

When the time comes for cleaning your laminate flooring more thoroughly, here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Use as little water as possible. Laminate will expand if exposed to too much water over a period of time, and the joins in the laminate are particularly susceptible to water damage. If using a conventional mop, ensure it’s wrung out so that it’s almost dry before it touches the boards. Or spray with a laminate floor cleaner and wipe away with a microfibre mop head.
• Vacuum and/or sweep your floor regularly as this will remove any debris which could scratch it – discover how often you should hoover your flooring in our handy guide.
• Never use harsh chemicals, ammonia or wax-based cleaners, or abrasive materials when cleaning as this can lead to permanent damage. If in doubt, test the cleaner on a spare board first or do a test on a dimly visible part of the floor.