Steam Mop Parquet Flooring

The steam that comes out of a steam mop can be detrimental to your luxury vinyl floor.

Steam mop parquet flooring. Have found using a mop leaves it too wet and i worry about water getting down between the pieces and causing damage. I d still never use a steam mop on unsealed wood floors. Steam mops are generally safe for vinyl ceramic and porcelain tile floors however it is always a good idea to check with your flooring brand to be sure using steam won t void your floor s warranty. Consumer reports 4 may 2020.

North american laminate floor association 13 may 2014. This is when you might be tempted to use a steam mop to wash it. Using a steam mop on hardwood floors is undoubtedly riskier than simply cleaning with a dry cloth. Choosing a safe product.

Parquet flooring tiles are the product of choice for homes today and they re do. Dry mop the floor with a microfiber or wool dust mop to remove dust and. Of course every hardwood floor will inevitably get grimy and dirty. Steam cleaning is not a good choice for parquet flooring.

Although it uses a minimal amount of moisture one of the main components of parquet is the glue used to adhere the wood pieces. The shark steam pocket mop uses two sided microfiber pads to lift dirt off floors which can be washed and its steam feature heats up in just 30 seconds. I have no idea how to maintain it. We bought our house 12 months ago with a beautiful parquet floor in the kitchen.

Steam mops are becoming very popular as they offer a deep hygienic clean and they are fantastic for tiles or vinyl floors but should not be used to clean any type of hardwood floor. Bought some stuff from lakeland especially for parquet which is ok. Laminate specific cleaning products. Why you shouldn t use a steam mop on wood floors.

But for us the risk is worth the reward until we see real life examples indicating otherwise. This mop has all of the basic steam mop functions can be used on any type of sealed hard floor and it kills 99 9 of germs and bacteria with its powerful steam. The heat steam and moisture can penetrate into the lvt flooring tiles and cause damage. And i m still a little apprehensive about using a steam mop on laminate flooring.

National wood flooring technical publication no. Remember that lvt flooring is synthetic so the surface coating or any of the underneath layers can become affected with heat and steam. Since the pieces are so thin and so much glue is used the heat could cause the glue to loosen.