MAINTENANCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Air temperature and air moisture:

Parquet board is produced of 100% natural timber, therefore significant moisture variations can influence it.
It is important to maintain the relative humidity in the room as stable as possible.
Our recommended humidity is RH 40-60%. Recommended average temperature is 14-23 C.

General Care and Damage Prevention:

Please monitor moisture and temperature as set out above and take corrective measures if necessary
Place doormats on both sides of your front door.
Remove any grit or other abrasives immediately.
Immediately wipe up liquid spills – If you spill (food or drinks), wipe up immediately with cloth or paper towels to prevent any permanent damage or staining.
Protect all furniture with felt pads to avoid any scratching with movement.
Lift rather than sliding heavy furniture to move it.
Close curtains or blinds to limit direct sun exposure.
Avoid wearing high-heeled shoes on the floor, as they can dent or scratch the floor.
Pets’ nails will scratch and mark the floor surface. Keep pets’ nails trimmed to minimize damage to the surface.

Lacquered Floor Maintenance

In order to ensure lasting satisfaction from your new lacquered floor, it is important to correctly care for the floor starting immediately after installation. With the right care, the lacquered floor will maintain a clean, fresh and new looking surface.

General Cleaning:

Dry Cleaning: Floors should be cleaned daily using dry cleaning methods, such as vacuum, soft broom or scissor mop. It is important to remove any abrasive particles of grit and dirt which may scratch the lacquered surface when trafficked under footwear, chair legs, and other items moved across the floor.
Damp Cleaning: When necessary, the floor can be washed with a mild detergent (pH 6 – 8). Dip the mop into the bucket of prepared cleaning solution, wring it out completely, mop in the direction of the wood grain and repeat. When the water gets dirty, empty the bucket, mix a new batch of cleaning solution and continue mopping.

Mopping Technique:

Always keep water to a minimum when cleaning your wood floors. Water is wood’s worst enemy, so use a damp mop rather than a soaking wet one.
Wipe up any spilled liquids and avoid any standing water or liquid as wood will absorb liquid and expand which could effect the stability of the floor.
Do use a floor-cleaning product recommended by the floor finisher or opt for plain soap and water.

General After-Care:

Normal cleaning to remove surface debris is accomplished using a broom or vacuum cleaner.
To remove normal stains and dirt, the floor should be cleaned with a lacquered floor cleaning spray.
Simply spray evenly across the floor, allow a minute to work on any stubborn marks and simply mop over.

UV-Oiled Floor Maintenance

Oiled floors give you a gorgeous, natural, open-grain appearance but the finish can suffer through high foot traffic, making it more sensitive to moisture and more prone to lasting damage. In order to ensure lasting pleasure of your oil finished floor, it is especially necessary to care correctly for the floor right after installation.

General Cleaning:

We recommend to clean the floor with the wood floor soap after installation.
After the initial cleaning, you can clean your oiled floor by simply vacuuming on a regular basis.
Day-to-day cleaning should be based on dry methods such as vacuuming or sweeping, as use of water and cleaning agents increases the need for further maintenance.
If a deeper clean is necessary (usually recommended about once a month), make sure to use a cleaner specifically made for oiled wood flooring.
NOTE: Always work with two buckets – one with soap water and one with clear water for rinsing of dirty cloth or mop.

Important:

Always wipe floor with soap on cloth or mop.
If you use a special cleaning or care product for oiled floors, please try that product first on a small, less visible test area of the room. Some product brands may be not compatible with the oil finish.
Don’t use any cleaners or maintenance products on your oil finished wood flooring that aren’t specifically made for oil finished wood flooring. This especially refers to products featuring waxes, ammonia, vinegar, detergents or bleach.

Maintaining with maintenance oil:

Before oiling, clean the floor with a cleaner mixed with water.
Maintenance Oil should be sprayed onto the floor and immediately polished in by hand or with polishing machine.
Respray with oil if necessary.
After approx. four to five hours (at 18 – 20 degrees Celsius) the floor may be used again. After 24 hours, the floor may be cleaned with soap.

Suggested Cleaning Products for Oil-Waxed Floors

OSMO Maintenance Oil 3081 for oil-waxed floors

Used for maintenance and upkeep of wooden floors finished with oil, UV oil, UV oil-wax.

The maintenance oil is intended for maintenance and regeneration of wooden oil-waxed floors. Dulled and damaged floor coatings can be refreshed with maintenance oil. Regular use helps avoid sanding and renovation works in the future.

Use:

Ideal for all wooden oil-waxed floors (solid wood with different patterns, floorboards, cork floors and OSB boards), wooden stairs and furniture. Particularly recommended for intensively used floors (restaurants, museums, shopping centers and other heavily visited public facilities).

Instructions for use:

Manually: For smaller areas, apply the Maintenance Oil thinly using a lint-free cloth and let the surface dry in a well-ventilated place.

Mechanically: Apply the maintenance oil using a putty knife or a short-haired roller and spread it carefully using a machine with a white pad. Remove excess product.

NOTE: The appearance of the coating depends on several factors, among other things, the condition of the wood. Therefore, a trial application is always recommended.

OSMO 8016 concentrate for cleaning of oil-waxed floors

Concentrate for regular cleaning and maintenance of wooden floors: oiled and oil-waxed.

Product's description:

Water-soluble cleaning concentrate for everyday cleaning and maintenance – developed especially for oiled and oil-waxed wooden floors. It contains soaps based on natural oils. The product cleans efficiently without drying out the wood. It does not leave any residue or smudges. It cleans and refreshes the floor at the same time. When used regularly, the concentrate produces a low-maintenance surface with reduced slipperiness. Especially mild on the skin, free of dyes and aromas, biodegradable, free of solvents and emissions, and thus safe to use at home.

Recommended use:

It is especially suitable for cleaning and maintenance of oiled and waxed wooden floors. It is also recommended for furniture, doors and wooden panels.

Application methods:

Manually: The concentrate gives perfect results when it is used with a mop with a microfiber cover. To remove contaminants that occurred during normal domestic use, add 1 concentrate bottle cap (15 ml) to 2 liters of water. Clean the floor with a damp (not wet!) mop.

With a machine:

Spread the diluted solution with a sprayer. Using a polishing machine and a white pad, loosen the dirt. Then immediately clean it away or remove it using a machine with a microfiber pad.

Before oiling:

Before next oiling of heavily used and strongly contaminated floors clean the floor using the Concentrate for cleaning of oil-wax floors (thin with water in 1:1 proportions). Aggressive mechanical cleaning (e.g. using a machine with a red pad) can also remove the protective oil-wax coating from the wood. Once the floor is dry apply one thin layer of Hardened Oil-Wax on the floor.