How do I clean wood flooring after I’ve removed old carpet on top of it??
We've been in out house about a year now & I wanted to take the carpet out of my daughter's room & put in wood flooring. When we ripped up the carpet...lo and behold there was wood flooring under there already. It looks like it's in good shape for the most part, but there's either parts of the carpet pad or possibly mold that's on the floor...it's big black dots only on one side of the room. We can get them up but I'm wondering the best way to disinfect the entire floor without damaging it since we don't know what it is. My daughter has horrible allergies which is why we're getting rid of the carpet so I can't take a chance with it being mold & not disinfecting it really well before she comes home. Any help is appreciated!!
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February 6th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Okay first or all you need to take a shop vac and vacumn it really well, and then Clean it with Pledge for wood floors,(it is liquid and comes in a can just follow the directions) and then I would recommend putting on a wax also in pledge name just wax on and wax off. but it is worth it. We took all the carpet out of our house and the original hard wood floors were down under it from about 40 years ago and people that come over now think they are brand new so it is worth all the work. But for a few days after you wax, it will be a little slippery, but on top of the garage there was black spots and also spots where the carpet pad stuck, and this is where the wax comes in handy b/c it worked wonders. And I have the worst allergies so does my Mom, especially when it comes to mold, and we have no trouble any more.
February 6th, 2010 at 9:43 am
my suggestion would be have someone that does wood refinishing come out and take a look at it. they can tell you exactly whats on it and what to do to make it better. best luck!
February 6th, 2010 at 9:43 am
the black spots are probably liquid spills. the best way would be to rent a high speed buffer. with a 100 grit screen this will take the finish down. then buff with a white pad. clean and wipe with a tac cloth. now you can apply a new finish. oil base is a little more durable but smells and turns yellow. water base doesn’t yellow and does not smell as much. the buffing causes some dust so put a fan in the window blowing out and plastic off any openings to the rest of the house. buff and coat at least twice three times is better. the buffer wont hurt the floors even if your a novice. care full turning it on though as it takes practice using it. lifting up and pushing down on the handle makes it go side to side