How to clean vinyl flooring

How to clean vinyl flooring, to help prolong its lifespan and stay looking bright, clean and healthy

 

Vinyl flooring is becoming increasingly popular in the UK due to its affordability, durability and unique patterns and designs including LVT such as amtico and karndean, which we see a lot in both domestic and commercial environments.

Taking care of your vinyl flooring will prolong its lifespan and ensure that it continues looking great for years to come. Continue to read this guide on how to clean your vinyl flooring.

Vinyl Floor Cleaning

Regular Cleaning Methods:

Daily dusting or sweeping – Using a soft broom or microfibre mop to sweep away dust, dirt and any loose debris. This is important as loose dirt or debris can potentially scratch the surface of your vinyl floors.

Weekly mopping – Using a damp microfibre mop combined with a vinyl floor cleaner, clean your vinyl floor often to reduce the likelihood of dirt building up on the surface of the floor.

Avoid:

  • Abrasive cleaners
  • Soaking the floor with water
  • Harsh chemicals

As these can dull the finish or damage your vinyl floors.

 

How to protect the surface of your vinyl floors

There are many ways in which you can protect your vinyl floors to help prevent scratching and scuffing. Here’s our top tips to protect your vinyl floors:

  1. Use Furniture Pads – Place felt or rubber pads underneath furniture legs to prevent furniture scratching your floors.
  2. Lift Furniture (don’t drag) – When moving furniture like dining chairs, do not drag as this may cause scratching or scuffing to the vinyl.
  3. Area rugs or mats – Place rugs or mats at entrance points and high-traffic areas. This will help to reduce the amount of dirt and debris being brought into and trod into the floor, protecting it from unnecessary wear.
  4. Limit direct sunlight – Prolonged sunlight may cause colouring to fade or become discoloured. Use blinds or curtains to help block direct sunlight onto your vinyl floor.

Professional Cleaning

Dirt can get trapped in the small pits and pores of your vinyl floors, which your normal cleaning methods simply is unable to touch. This is when you should call the professionals in.

Pure Floor Solutions use industry leading machinery combined with premium eco-friendly products to deep clean vinyl floors. Our deep cleaning methods allows us to safely remove years of built-up ingrained dirt without damaging your vinyl flooring creating a much healthier and brighter floor.

Professional Sealing

Once the floor is fully clean and free of the trapped dirt, Pure Floor Solutions apply protective coatings to the floor to help protect it against everyday wear and tear, scratching and to lift the colours of the floor. Our protective seal can come in a matt or gloss finish for your desired look. We can then strip this off periodically, re-clean and re-seal to prolong the lifespan of your vinyl floors.

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