Wood Laminate StairsPergo StairsLaminate Flooring IdeasHardwood StairsCarpeted StairsWooden StairsHardwood FloorsFlooring Ideas For StairsCleaning Vinyl Plank FlooringForwardsConsider laminate for your staircase; it looks great & is much cheaper than hardwood. Heritage Oak laminate flooring is a strong restoration style that makes your home feel majestic. Made to look like a hardwood with its detailed dimensional embossing, but made to hold up to the wear of your everyday foot and paw traffic. This laminate floor is protected with an AC4 wear surface, boasting 60% more wear resistance than traditional laminate. Coordinates easily with other floors in the iSelect™ system Installation The first step toward enjoying Tarkett® Laminate is to install it. This complete reference manual is ideal for both beginners and professionals. It includes the technical details and proper procedures necessary to ensure stress-free installation and beautiful results. T-Lock Angle - Tap Installation Instructions T-Lock Angle - Drop Installation Instructions How To Maintain Your Tarkett Laminate Floor Easy to maintainTarkett Laminate floors are easy to clean and maintain.
For day-to-day maintenance, all you need is a damp mop. For tougher clean-ups, use the Tarkett SureShine® cleaning solution. Stubborn Stain Care Guide: Use these smart tips to remove any stain. Stains: Soft drinks, syrup, wine, milk, juice, coffee, cream, tea, beer, chocolate, fruit, grape juiceCare: Use a damp mop with a neutral floor cleaner such as Tarkett SureShine® Floor Cleaner or a household cleaner in lukewarm water. Do not use abrasive cleaners. Stains: Ink, ballpoint pen, lipstickCare: Alcohol or nail polish remover Stains: Cigarette burns, tar, oil-based paints, heel marks, asphalt, wax, oil, glue, shoe polishCare: Lighter fluid or nail polish removerWe just installed a new laminate floor in our entry/kitchen area. Does anyone have a suggestion for an inexpensive cleaner or tips for how to clean laminate floors without using a pricey mop? The salesman wanted us to buy a $12 bottle of spray cleaner and a $30 special mop! He said we should not use anything with a water base, because it would leave a film or spots.
What is the best cleaner for laminate floors? I recently had a Shaw laminate floor installed in my kitchen. I called their customer service representative to ask the best way to clean their flooring. She told me to use 1/4 cup of vinegar and put it in a 30 to 32 ounce empty spray bottle filled with plain water. I purchased a terry mop cover that has elastic all around it from Home Depot, which I dampen with water and place on a Swiffer dry mop head. I then spray the floor (a small area at a time) with the vinegar/water solution and then wipe it up with the damp terry mop. It does a good job. There is no streaking, and you are using very little water on the floor. One company has come out with wet cloths to attach to Swiffer mops that contain vinegar and water, which I also plan to purchase and try. Our laminate floor (Pergo) installer gave us the opposite advice. He suggested using only water. Checking his advice, I used a variety of cleaners on small portions of the floor and found that water was the only thing that didn't leave the floor streaky, sticky or otherwise unclean.
Now, hot water is all that is needed to keep our kitchen floor looking great! I have laminate flooring in my kitchen/dining room. I use the Swiffer WetJet System. They make a wood floor cleaner. Also good to use on laminate floors is a "miracle fiber" mop, which is sold on QVC. It comes with two miracle fiber pads. Run one under running water, wring it out, adhere it to the mop, and it does a wonderful job. These can be washed in the washing machine and used over and over. Denise in New Bern, NC Washing Floor with Mop photo from Shutterstock To make laminate floor cleaner, mix 1/3 white vinegar, 1/3 rubbing alcohol, 1/3 water, and 3 drops dishwashing liquid for a quart total. For best results, wipe off quickly. I have Pergo brand laminate floors in the kitchen and dining area. They get quite dirty very quickly. I use a mixture of vinegar, rubbing alcohol, and water (equal parts) for mopping. The floors dry spot-free. They also dry rather quickly, reducing the possibility of people tracking through the wet floor.
I think my floors look better using this mixture than they do when I purchase the expensive recommended brand cleaner. We recently had a laminate floor put in our kitchen, laundry room and powder room. The installer told me to use Windex to clean it. The ammonia in the window cleaner allows it to dry quickly. After sweeping or vacuuming, I spray the Windex on a small area and then use a dry Swiffer sheet (or a paper towel) attached to my Swiffer mop to clean the area. This method lets me clean as big or as small an area as I want to without getting out a mop and bucket and committing to washing the entire floor! I buy the economy size Windex at a restaurant supply store and use it to refill my spray bottle, which saves money as well. I had a terrible time keeping my laminate floor looking good. At last, I have learned the secret. With microfiber, you do not need any cleaner at all. It is simply amazing! You can also use it to clean windows, mirrors, countertops, sinks, etc.
From the same website, I also bought a bottle of floor cleaner. You add a couple of ounces to a spray bottle and dilute it with water. Since I have been using microfiber, I only use the cleaner occasionally. A bottle should last me about a year for cleaning laminate floors. Get more tips for caring for and cleaning laminate flooring. Share your thoughts about this article with the editor.One factor to consider when shopping for flooring is thickness. Thicker flooring--any kind, whether solid hardwood, luxury piank vinyl, or engineered wood--means reduced sound migration, better insulating properties, softer foot fall, and better bridging of subfloor imperfections.And in the world of laminate flooring, thickness really counts--every little bit of it--because laminate is inherently thin. The quest for thicker laminate flooring is a battle won in tiny increments: millimeters, to be exact. This is why 12 millimeter (mm) laminate flooring is so highly sought after.No, 12 mm laminate is not the absolute thickest laminate you can buy.
Instead, it is the thickest you can reasonably find in most retail markets at a fair price and it is a type of laminate you should consider if you're going for better quality flooring.The 12 millimeter (mm) measurement refers to the thickness of the planks. To visualize, imagine the thickness of a U.S. penny. A stack of 8 pennies is just a hair thicker than 12 mm.At just a touch less than a half-inch thick (0.47 inches to be exact), this is pretty hefty stuff, at least within the world of laminates.Another way to look at 12 mm laminate: it is about twice as thick as the rock-bottom cheap laminates that you buy for less than $1.00 per square foot. This measurement does not include the thickness of any underlayment. Underlayment is the optional foam padding under the laminate planks. With some brands, such as Pergo Accolade, underlayment comes pre-attached.One often confusing measurement listed in laminate flooring specifications is mils. A mil is one-thousandth of an inch and it refers to the extremely thin top photographic and wear layers.