Maintenance & Care

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Light Commercial Laminate Flooring | MAINTENANCE

Mohawk Laminate Maintenance

Laminate ooring is virtually maintenance-free. Routine cleaning requires you only to vacuum, use a dust mop, or use a slightly

damp (NOT wet) mop and then dry immediately with a clean, white cotton cloth.

I. Basic Maintenance Procedure

1. Sweep your oor to remove any particles that could scratch your oor.

Warning: Vacuums with a beater bar or power rotary brush head can damage your oor and should never be used. Use a

vacuum cleaner with suction only.

2. Apply the approved Mohawk FloorCare Essentials Hardwood & Laminate cleaner to a terry cloth ooring mop, NOT directly to

the oor!

3. Use a back and forth motion with the mop. When the terry cloth cover becomes soiled, simply replace it with a clean one.

Cleaning the oor with a soiled cover could cause streaking.

Basic Dry Maintenance

• Use a dust mop, microber mop, or vacuum cleaner with suction only. Ensure vacuum cleaner wheels are not

embedded with grit. Plastic wheels may scratch your oor.

• For bevel-edge ooring products, we recommend dry maintenance ONLY.

Basic Slightly-Damp Maintenance

• Lightly apply an approved cleaning product (or plain water) to a dry, soft cloth. Never apply the cleaning product or

water directly to the oor. Wipe the cloth over the oor, and

ALWAYS WIPE DRY IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, until no moisture is visible on the oor. DO NOT ALLOW THE

FLOOR TO AIR DRY.

• Wet maintenance is entirely forbidden. Never wet mop or steam clean your oor. Laminate ooring is not suitable

for use in damp spaces like saunas.

II. Guidelines for Cleaning and Care

• Sweep regularly, with a soft-bristle broom or dust mop.

• Remove spills promptly, and use Mohawk’s FloorCare Essentials Hardwood & Laminate cleaners and a clean white cloth.

• Never wet or damp mop your oors. Water can cause damage to your ooring.

• Never use soap, detergents, wax, polish, oil/oil soaps, varnish, or shine enhancer/restorer products to clean your oor. Never

use one-step clean-and-shine type products, or any product that sprays liquid directly onto the oor.

• Never apply water or a cleaning product directly to the oor; mist the water or product onto a clean, dry cloth, and then use

the cloth to clean the oor.

• Never use steam cleaners on your oors. This will force moisture into the ooring and cause damage. Never use any type of

cleaning machine such as buffers/polishers, spray mops or power cleaners.