Waxing wooden floors
Maintain your house by protecting your floor. The floor is the most abused part of the house. Taking care of it ensure your house lasts longer. Here are quick and easy steps to do it.
- Rid floor of dust by using a broom or vacuum cleaner. Move all light furniture to one side of the room, to ensure that you get all corners.
- Mop or wipe the floor with a damp cloth. Start in a far corner the room, and work your way towards the door. Work in small, manageable sections.
- Apply wax using a sponge or rag-this cleans more thoroughly than a mop, although it’s more tedious. Read instructions on the wax packaging; most brands require you to apply it only once.
- Use a polisher the polish the floor. Sweep the polisher from left to right do this at least 3 times in the area. Sweep only up to arms length. Don’t over stretch the sweeping area.
If you’re too busy to do this two or three times a week (which you probably are), just wax on weekends. For daily maintenance, sweep dust and put a rag under your feet as you walk around the house.