Care for parquet properly
Our tips for cleaning parquet flooring and optimum parquet care.
When you install parquet flooring in your home, you are choosing a durable natural floor that you will enjoy for many years to come. However, to maintain the value of your new parquet floor for a long time, you should clean and maintain your floor properly and regularly.
Simply clean
You can remove dirt and dust from the high-quality surfaces of our parquet floors in no time at all. Dry cleaning with a hair broom, mop or hoover is usually sufficient. We recommend hoovers with a parquet nozzle for this purpose, as the floor is not scratched. If, after a walk through the woods, coarser dirt is carried into the cosy living room, damp cleaning is unavoidable. Simply wipe your parquet with a damp cloth using a flat mop. It will be clean again in no time.
Well maintained
From time to time, it is also necessary to re-care your high-quality parquet floor, depending on the load and stress. Whether you want to re-oil or refresh a sealed floor, both are almost as easy today. This way, the appearance is beautiful again and at the same time you build up an additional protective surface layer on your wooden floor. Simply apply the appropriate care product evenly with a weed wiper, let it soak in and you're done.
Tips & tricks so that you can enjoy your parquet floor for a long time.
1. Prevent scratches and dents in the parquet
Even before cleaning and maintaining your parquet floor, there are a few preventative measures you should take. Whether you have oiled or sealed parquet, use Teflon (PTFE) furniture glides under your kitchen chairs or polycarbonate mats under your home office chair to avoid unsightly scratches in the wood that can be caused by "moving chairs". Doormats in the entrance area also help to prevent stones and dirt from entering the living area in the first place.
2. The right room climate for your parquet floor
Wood is alive. Just like us humans, a wooden floor also enjoys a pleasant and even climate. The ideal room temperature is just as important as cleaning and care to keep your parquet floor beautiful for a long time. Wooden floors feel particularly comfortable at a room temperature of approx. 20 °C and a living climate of approx. 50 - 60% relative humidity. A humidifier helps to keep the room climate regulated. Especially during the cold season in our latitudes, the outside air is very dry, which we humans feel on our skin, which we then moisturise with cream.
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A fresh bouquet of dahlias blooms on the beautiful antique chest of drawers, a family photo from a holiday in the Alps next to it and the oiled parquet on the floor is impressive. With the right cleaning and the right parquet care products, this "high-gloss idyll" from interior design magazines can also become a reality in your home.
Cleaning and caring for parquet is very simple. When the house cleaning is just around the corner or you want to treat your parquet floor to a wellness treatment, we recommend our ecologically harmonised cleaning and care product system HARO clean & green. With two cleaning agents and, depending on the surface finish, a care product, you have everything you need to optimally care for your floor.
HARO Parquet cleaner clean & green natural
Our parquet cleaner is ideal for regular cleaning of your parquet floor. Specially formulated to meet the requirements of modern, sustainably orientated households, the cleaning agent is easy to use and environmentally friendly. It is also extremely economical thanks to the practical dosing aid. Simply add 1/2 dosing head of HARO clean & green natural to 5 litres of cold water and wipe your parquet floor with a damp cloth. Standing water should of course be avoided. By using cold water, you save energy and, above all, avoid unsightly streaks caused by the drying process.
HARO Basic cleaner clean & green intens
For the basic cleaning of your parquet floor, the HARO Basic cleaner is a reliable partner. Removes stubborn dirt, e.g. rubber marks from shoe soles or grease stains HARO clean & green intens effortlessly. Here too, 1/2 dosing head per 5 litres of cold water is sufficient. Wiped with a damp cloth, your floor will quickly be sparkling clean again.
How often you need to clean your parquet depends on the intensity of use and the degree of soiling. As already described, dry cleaning is usually sufficient and occasionally damp cleaning with the parquet cleaner. Intensive cleaning is mainly used before using our parquet care products, as this prevents dirt from being trapped under the new protective layer.
HARO Parquet care for sealed wooden floors
HARO Refresher clean & green aqua shield is the perfect parquet care product for sealed parquet with permaDur or naturaDur surface finish. In addition to a visual refreshment, clean & green aqua shield HARO clean & green aqua shield protects the parquet from penetrating moisture from above and increases its durability. Before applying the HARO Refresher undiluted with the "Wischwiesel" floor mop, please carry out a basic cleaning with the HARO Basic cleaner clean & green intens to remove dirt and dust.
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HARO Parquet care for oiled wooden floors
With the HARO Intensive care clean & green aqua oil makes caring for oiled parquet floors child's play. With HARO these are the parquet floors with naturaLin plus surface. With our parquet care product for oiled surfaces, you can maintain your floors yourself and are not dependent on an expensive maintenance machine or a craftsman. And above all, the drying time is significantly reduced.
After basic cleaning of your parquet floor with the HARO Basic cleaner clean & green intens, apply HARO Intensive care clean & green aqua oil undiluted with the "Wischwiesel" floor mop. Spread the aqua oil evenly over your parquet in overlapping strips in the direction of the wood fibres. The floor can be walked on again after just 2 hours. In addition to oiled parquet flooring HARO clean & green aqua oil is also suitable for the initial care of our HARO Spa parquet for use in the bathroom. Here, aqua oil must be applied twice to guarantee a perfect result. The care product for oiled parquet is based on raw materials such as linseed oil and is 100% solvent-free.
Cleaning and maintaining parquet is easy. So that you know how to care for your floor, our floors come with care instructions. You can also download these care instructions digitally here.
Regardless of whether you opt for our HARO clean & green range or other cleaning and care products. In any case, please refrain from using household remedies when caring for your high-quality wooden floor. "Life hacks" and tips based on experiments and internet videos will certainly not do your parquet floor any good and may even cause permanent damage.
