How quickly to wash the floors of the house?

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

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Than to wash the floors?

Before starting to perform a wet cleaning in the house, prepare the following household equipment:

• broom;
• brush;
• Duster;
• mop;
• vacuum cleaner;
• bucket;
• beaker;
• dry cloth of soft cloth;
• wet wipes.

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

• laundry soap;
• water;
• specially developed household chemical products;
• vinegar;
• liquid ammonia;
• mastic;
• laundry detergent;
• drying oil;
• glycerin.

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Where to start?

Each wet cleaning of the room begins with a preparatory stage, which is necessarily carried out, regardless of the material from which the floor is made. To properly, but quickly wash the floors of the house, the preparation for this process should be done in this way:

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

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

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

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flooring varieties Depending on the materials used for flooring, the following types of cover are distinguished:

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

Important! Each type of coating requires its own means and methods of cleaning, so that washing the floor is as efficient and quick as possible.

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Washing the floors

In order for your cleaning to bring the maximum feeling of cleanliness and freshness to your home, the following recommendations should be adhered to.

Wooden floors

One of the most popular floor varieties in a living room is a planking of wooden planks that can have both a painted and not painted surface.

It will help clean and quickly wash the floors of the house, created from un colored wood, the following algorithm of action:

1. Add a small amount of detergents to the bucket of water - liquid or household soap, washing powder, household chemicals.
2. Moisten the floor with a soap solution.
3. Treat the surface with a stiff brush until foam forms.
4. Soap foam with clean water.
5. Wipe the floor surface with a dry cloth.

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

• In a bucket pour about 5 liters of warm, but not hot water.
• Add a couple of tablespoons of ammonia to the container.
• Dampen a rag or foam mop in the solution.
• Wipe the floor surface.
• To make the coating attractive shine, treat it with a small amount of linseed oil.
• In areas where the paint is rinsed or peeled, treat the surface with parquet mastic of the appropriate shade.

Parquet floors

The procedure for wet cleaning of parquet flooring differs little from the processing of a wooden surface. However, experts still recommend to adhere 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 barely damp rag.
• To prevent scratches from appearing on the floor, an additional layer of protection should be attached to the furniture legs in the form of pieces of soft cloth or felt.
• Traces of sharp objects are eliminated by steaming the wood with an iron over the pre-wrapped wrapping paper. After heat treatment, remove the paper and grind the areas of swollen wood.

The complete cleaning process itself, in which you will have 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 to a glass of liquid.
• Dampen a piece of soft cloth in the solution.
• Wipe the surface of the parquet with a damp cloth.

Floors from linoleum or laminate

Today, floor coverings made of laminate are very popular, which are easy to use and maintain. However, for this material, there are certain rules:

• in front of the entrance door, arrange mats that prevent dirt from entering the room;
• on the furniture legs attach the felt backing;
• the most practical way to clean such a surface is a vacuum cleaner;
• 1 times 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 medium containing wax.

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

1. 2-3 spoons of grinded laundry soap, dissolve in 5 liters of warm water, then rinse the floor with a dampened cloth and a thoroughly wrung rag. After cleaning, dry the linoleum.
2. In a bucket of warm water, moisten a rag of wool, which should be carefully squeezed. With barely damp hair wash the floor, then wipe the surface moistened in warm milk with a soft rag. This approach will give linoleum attractive shine.

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Useful advices:

• Try to regularly carry out a wet cleaning in the house, for which you can select a specific day of the week.
• Clean the surface of stains and dirt immediately after detection.
• Choose different cleaning means for each of the types of flooring.
• Try to use natural detergents if possible and only in extreme cases resort to the use of specially developed household chemicals.

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