Maintain oak parquet perfectly

What you need:

• Vacuum cleaner with matching brush
• Possibly. well wrung out cotton cloth
• Possibly. commercial wood floor soap

A parquet can look many different

With a well-laid one parquet the timbers are laid in such a way that the wood fibers lie horizontally. In the case of a wooden floor on which the annual rings can be seen, the fibers were cut vertically and the floor is then called wooden paving.

• The difference between a parquet and a plank is that the plank is made of large wooden boards and the parquet is made of smaller boards. The advantage of the parquet is that there are no joints due to the necessary load-bearing subsurface and the floor is therefore quite hygienic and climate-regulating.
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• Parquet can be made from different woods, such as: B. Pine, beech, cherry, oak and many other woods. And the processing method of the wood also affects the maintenance measures later. For example, it makes a difference whether that is wood natural, oiled, stained or varnished.

Oak flooring does not always look rustic

• The oak has never gone completely out of fashion, because it is u. a. one of the hardest woods in Europe, with many facets. The oak floor is known above all in the country house area but also in old urban buildings as a noble, valuable floor covering.

• Even in the commercial sector, oak parquet is very much appreciated because the wood is very solid and indestructible. Oak parquet also varies in color, sometimes in a lighter or darker shade. It is possible through various treatment methods to buy a parquet made of oak with a smooth, sanded, "old" brushed or even a planed surface.


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How to look after your oak parquet

Always maintain your oak parquet using gentle methods.

• You should only vacuum new parquet for as long as possible with a suitable floor brush. If you do this maintenance on a daily basis, usually no dirt particles can cause major damage.

• Bear in mind that oiled and stained oak quickly darkens from water droplets stains developed. Therefore, you should only wipe your parquet with a well-wrung, damp cloth if it is absolutely necessary.

• You should never clean an oak parquet with a microfiber cloth, especially not if your parquet is varnished. because microfiber cloths with their stable hair act like graters that dig themselves into the surface and so on to damage. Always use a cotton cloth to wipe your oak parquet with a damp cloth.

• If your parquet is older and you are annoyed by stains, it is advisable to ask a retailer for a suitable cleaning agent for oak parquet. But don't forget to distinguish whether you are looking at an oiled, waxed or lacquered oak floor.

• Care with a suitable agent goes beyond normal maintenance care, because it should not be used all the time.

• Care with an additive is included in the renovation care report. It is therefore important that you protect the pore system of an oiled oak with a special oil from the trade.

• Make sure, however, that you try out the oil on a hidden part of the parquet to ensure that it is harmless, because between the systems with hard oil and wax there are differences to consider. Only get advice from a specialist retailer.

• Sometimes the specialist dealers offer you wooden floor soap for daily maintenance. This wood floor soap is certainly useful every now and then, but unfortunately it covers the oak parquet with a layer of film. If you use the wood floor soap, you should work parquet with two mopping buckets so that you can wipe with warm, clear water and a wrung-out cloth.