kcal
I live in a small apartment alone. There isn't too much foot traffic but my wood floors do get a little dirty looking and I have a dust bunny problem.
How often do you clean your wood floors? What do you use? I just bought the BONA system kit and there is some left over "Bruce" from the previous tenant.
Do you sweep weekly and then do a full cleaning every few weeks? I need to make a better and more regular schedule so I don't get into these overwhelming situations.
Also, do you move all your rugs or do you just clean around them?
I'm just interested to know what your wood floor cleaning habits are :)
Thanks!
Answer
Most wood floors can be kept clean by first sweeping or vacuuming with a floor nozzle to remove most of the surface dust and dirt, then damp mopping with clear water (dip a sponge in clear water, squeezing it out so that the mop is barely damp, almost dry). Use very little water and rinse your mop thoroughly after each use since excess water can dissolve protective coatings, alter the color of the wood and raise the grain to roughen the surface.
If your floors are not dirty enough to need mopping every week, then you should not do it, as it will wear the floors faster, not to mention waste your time. Simply sweeping is often all they need.
If need to restore the shine to your wood floor after you get it clean, try damp mopping it with 1/2 cup vinegar and 2 tablespoons furniture polish in a gallon of warm water. Vinegar is also useful for removing any soap residue or build-up, but should not be necessary every week...
Most wood floors can be kept clean by first sweeping or vacuuming with a floor nozzle to remove most of the surface dust and dirt, then damp mopping with clear water (dip a sponge in clear water, squeezing it out so that the mop is barely damp, almost dry). Use very little water and rinse your mop thoroughly after each use since excess water can dissolve protective coatings, alter the color of the wood and raise the grain to roughen the surface.
If your floors are not dirty enough to need mopping every week, then you should not do it, as it will wear the floors faster, not to mention waste your time. Simply sweeping is often all they need.
If need to restore the shine to your wood floor after you get it clean, try damp mopping it with 1/2 cup vinegar and 2 tablespoons furniture polish in a gallon of warm water. Vinegar is also useful for removing any soap residue or build-up, but should not be necessary every week...
Vacuuming!???
Anonoymous
How often should you vacuum your carpets. HOW are you supposed to kill Dust Mites in your home?
Answer
Things Youâll Need:
Wash Machine
Vacuum
Spray Allergen
Step1
One way to keep dust mites at bay is to wash bedding weekly. Make sure to wash the bedding in hot water, above 130 degrees. I wash everything else in cold water,, but I always wash my linens in hot. Launder mattress pads, blankets and comforter covers at least once a month and more often if one suffers from allergies. For fabrics that may not be washed in hot water; just pop it into the freezer for 24 to 48 hours to kill dust mites.
Step2
The most effective means is to enclose the mattress top and sides with a plastic cover or other dust mite impervious cover, thoroughly vacuuming mattress pillows and the base of the bed. Put an airtight plastic or polyurethane cover over your mattress. This tip is number one for a reason: it is in your bed that you are closest to the mites and their feces and enclosing the mattress and pillows in a dust mite cover virtually eliminates the mites here. You can also search the web for dustmite-proof fitted sheets. Mattresses covered with "fitted sheets" help prevent the accumulation of human skin scales on the surface
Step3
Replace feather and down pillows with those having synthetic fillings, foam is great. Replace woolen blankets with nylon or cotton cellulose ones. Wash forget the children's stuffed animals: be sure to get washable stuffed animals in the future!
Step4
Wash stuffed animals or the ones that can't be washed can be put in a plastic bag and put in the freezer over night, which will kill the mites.
Step5
Here's a reason to NOT make your bed. A study in 2005 by Kingston University shows that simply leaving your bed unmade each morning, with the sheets exposed to the air lets the sheets dry out and reduced the numbers of dust mites.
Step6
Keep the thermostat in the house below 70 degrees and the humidity below 50 percent. Dust mites love warm, humid conditions.
Step7
Weekly change pillowcases, sheets, and under blankets, and vacuum the bed base and around the covered mattress. Use a damp mop or rag to remove dust. Never use a dry cloth or broom, since this just stirs up mite allergens.
Step8
Wash curtains.
Step9
Remove carpeting and replace with wood, tile, linoleum, or vinyl floor covering. Remove cloth drapes and blinds. (If you have carpet, vacuum every day.) Vacuuming your carpets and upholstery every week can help. Vacuums with high-efficiency filters (Hepa filters) pick up more dust mites, but even standard vacuums work well enough and if yours use a bag you can find bags made for allergy sufferers that work the best. Also, use a carpet steamer to steam clean the carpets. Bissell makes an anti-allergen solution that they say will help to kill and clean dust mites.
Step10
Purchase an allergen spray at a home store or a supermarket and spray on a mattress. Follow the directions on the back of the spray can.
___________________
Take a dust mite impervious cover, along for when you stay at hotels.
Daily dust plastic bed covering.
Freezing kills mites but does not remove their residue. In addition to freezing temperatures and washing items in temperatures greater than 130 degrees F, extended exposure to sunlight, and low levels of humidity also destroy the mites.
Things Youâll Need:
Wash Machine
Vacuum
Spray Allergen
Step1
One way to keep dust mites at bay is to wash bedding weekly. Make sure to wash the bedding in hot water, above 130 degrees. I wash everything else in cold water,, but I always wash my linens in hot. Launder mattress pads, blankets and comforter covers at least once a month and more often if one suffers from allergies. For fabrics that may not be washed in hot water; just pop it into the freezer for 24 to 48 hours to kill dust mites.
Step2
The most effective means is to enclose the mattress top and sides with a plastic cover or other dust mite impervious cover, thoroughly vacuuming mattress pillows and the base of the bed. Put an airtight plastic or polyurethane cover over your mattress. This tip is number one for a reason: it is in your bed that you are closest to the mites and their feces and enclosing the mattress and pillows in a dust mite cover virtually eliminates the mites here. You can also search the web for dustmite-proof fitted sheets. Mattresses covered with "fitted sheets" help prevent the accumulation of human skin scales on the surface
Step3
Replace feather and down pillows with those having synthetic fillings, foam is great. Replace woolen blankets with nylon or cotton cellulose ones. Wash forget the children's stuffed animals: be sure to get washable stuffed animals in the future!
Step4
Wash stuffed animals or the ones that can't be washed can be put in a plastic bag and put in the freezer over night, which will kill the mites.
Step5
Here's a reason to NOT make your bed. A study in 2005 by Kingston University shows that simply leaving your bed unmade each morning, with the sheets exposed to the air lets the sheets dry out and reduced the numbers of dust mites.
Step6
Keep the thermostat in the house below 70 degrees and the humidity below 50 percent. Dust mites love warm, humid conditions.
Step7
Weekly change pillowcases, sheets, and under blankets, and vacuum the bed base and around the covered mattress. Use a damp mop or rag to remove dust. Never use a dry cloth or broom, since this just stirs up mite allergens.
Step8
Wash curtains.
Step9
Remove carpeting and replace with wood, tile, linoleum, or vinyl floor covering. Remove cloth drapes and blinds. (If you have carpet, vacuum every day.) Vacuuming your carpets and upholstery every week can help. Vacuums with high-efficiency filters (Hepa filters) pick up more dust mites, but even standard vacuums work well enough and if yours use a bag you can find bags made for allergy sufferers that work the best. Also, use a carpet steamer to steam clean the carpets. Bissell makes an anti-allergen solution that they say will help to kill and clean dust mites.
Step10
Purchase an allergen spray at a home store or a supermarket and spray on a mattress. Follow the directions on the back of the spray can.
___________________
Take a dust mite impervious cover, along for when you stay at hotels.
Daily dust plastic bed covering.
Freezing kills mites but does not remove their residue. In addition to freezing temperatures and washing items in temperatures greater than 130 degrees F, extended exposure to sunlight, and low levels of humidity also destroy the mites.
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