Don’t Skip This Step When Mopping

We see loads of it every week – sludgy soap residue on hardwood floors. What’s soap sludge, you might ask? It’s an alcohol-based ethoxylated surfactant (think dish soap) that most in the industry believe magically evaporates after cleaning – but it doesn’t.

Most hardwood floor cleaners have it, and it does a great job cleaning wood flooring. However, if not properly rinsed, it leaves a thin film of residue behind that not only attracts soils, but accumulates with each cleaning. I estimate that a majority of our customers use the Swiffer to clean their floor. And while it’s convenient, not a one of them actually rinses the floor afterwards.

Rinse Hardwood Floors After Mopping

The Solution to Pollution is Dilution: Surfactant-based cleaners must be thoroughly rinsed from the surface or it will continue to attract soils leaving you to wonder why – Why – WHY do the bottom of your socks keep getting dirty!? And using more water isn’t the answer and too much water can damage the fiberboard if you hardwood has it below the veneer.

Mopping your hardwood floors with warm water after a thorough cleaning removes the sticky soap residue. I know – I know – the floors looks clean – but’s not not. While mopping removed the soils, there is now a layer of soap residue that should also be removed for the really clean look and feel.

We use hardwood floor cleaners and special machines that leave your wood floor looking amazing. Along with clean-water rinse, we simultaneously rinse and squeegee dry your wood floor for expert results. Our hardwood floor cleaning service restores your floor’s luster leaving it squeaky-clean and ready for you to admire once again.