Basic for protection of wood floors
In order to keep your parquet floor beautiful for a long time Is recommended to use Felt pad / mats under furniture (chairs, tables, sofa etc.) and floor maters In the entrance area to avoid scratches.
For entrance areas and roller chairs is recommended to use carpet mats protection.
Never place plants directly onto a wooden floor. Always use a pot stand or dish.
Remove loose dirt with a vacuum cleaner or Floorservice dry-clean cloths. Any remaining grains of sand may cause scratches in the surface.
We recommend overmat or murexin cleaning or maintenance products for you wood floor.
First Cleaning – First Maintenance
Only dry-clean the newly oiled or lacquered floor during the first 10 days.
The first cleaning after installation should be done with a Maintenance Product (Cleaner Protection or Maintenance Oil) that joints .
Daily Cleaning of you wood floor
The parquet should be cleaned dry with a mop, soft broom or vacuum cleaner with head for parquet (soft ).Use the appropriate Cleaner .
Clean the parquet always with a very well squeezed out cloth.
For daily cleaning you need to use Floorservice Parquet Cleaner or Cleaner AP 10 .
Add Floorservice Parquet Cleaner or Cleaner AP 10 to warm water (10 to 25 ml to1 liter).
Clean you wood floor with a damp cloth or mop with a very well squeezed out cloth.
Maintenance for oiled parquet
Depending on the intensity of use, treatment with Floorservice Maintenance Oil must be carried out regularly (minimum once a year for domestic use) in order to keep the floor in optimum condition.
Use white maintenance oil for white oiled floors and natural for darker shades.
First thoroughly clean the floor with Floorservice Parquet Cleaner or Cleaner AP 10 (see deep or wet cleaning of the floor) and allow it to dry completely. Apply Floorservice Maintenance Oil to small areas in an even layer with a cloth with the grain of the wood
For larger areas we recommend using a buffing machine Floorboy XL300. Dribble the Maintenance Oil in the shape of a snake let to dry 10 minutes and polish it in with buffing machine with a thick white pad or felt pad.
1 litre of Maintenance Oil is sufficient for approximately 60 to 80 sq.m.
Drying time: 6 to 12 hours (depending on temperature and ventilation).
Maintenance for lacquered parquet
Add Floorservice Parquet Cleaner or Cleaner AP 10 to warm water (10 up to 25 ml to1 liter).
Clean with a damp cloth or mop.
Maintenance of your laquered floor: Floorservice Parquet Polish
Deep cleaning of wood floors for intense use areas
Remove loose dirt with a vacuum cleaner or Floorservice dry-clean cloths.
Any remaining grains of sand may cause scratches in the surface.
Add Floorservice Parquet Cleaner or Cleaner AP 10 to warm water (30 up to 75 ml to1 liter , depends of dirt need to be removed).
For oiled surfaces:
Mop the floor and using Floorboy XL300 buffing machine with a green pad you make a deep cleaning.
After deep cleaning when you floor is dry (minimum 2 hours) you need to apply Floorservice Maintenance Oil .
For lacquered surfaces :
Mop the floor and using Floorboy XL300 buffing machine with a green pad you make a deep cleaning.
After deep cleaning when you floor is dry (minimum 2 hours) you need to apply Floorservice Parquet Polish
Apply undiluted product evenly over a clean and dry floor using a cloth (free of fluff), e.g. 2 to 3 times a year. Apply Parquet Polish always in the direction of the wood grain and do not rub in the opposite direction to avoid stripes.
To clean your floor (e.g. weekly) use Floorservice Parquet Cleaner. To clean your floor thoroughly and to remove build-up Polish-layers, use Floorservice Polish Remover.
Environmental for Parquet
For Maintenance and keep In good condition your parquet floors you need to keep air moisture at all time between 45-60% and temperature 18-21 Celsius . For this purpose you need to use humidifier/dehumidifier (depending on the climatic condition).
Any deformation of the flooring caused by the failure to provide the proper environmental surrounding Is no reason to claim .
Please note that wood Is a living material and reacts to climatic changes, with high humidity wood absorb moisture (summer time ) and with low humidity wood release moisture (winter time), shrinks and contracts. This Is a normal procedure, cannot be avoided and Is no reason to claim.
Our recommendation Is to use for Install professional installers or you can install you parquet floors with our installers.
