Cleaning solid oak wooden floors

[meadow]

Hi
We have just completed some renovations in our house where the builders have been in and out every day.

There was a lot of dust raised during this time and this has settled everywhere so we are now starting to clean up.

The existing solid wood red oak floors are looking a bit tired and dull.

I have tried hoovering and mopping with a slightly damp mop and while this has worked to some extent they are not looking as good as 6 weeks ago

Just wondering if anyone out there has any other ideas or products which they have used to buff up/restore solid wood floors which have been subjected to workmens boots and dust.

I don't think they don't need to be sanded or anything like that. Just a facelift but am obviously reluctant to use much water when cleaning.

Thanks for any ideas/suggestions

 

[Gunney]

Sounds like your floor needs more than a light clean.
The finish applied when fitted will dictate the process required to restore it to a finish it deserves. It may just need to be re-oiled. Try this site for some tips www.terhuerne.de

 

[jessie175]

We had the same problem after the builders left, dust engrained in the floor boards that we couldn't get rid of by just cleaning. We ended up just re-oiling the floors, tirsome but they came up great.

 

[meadow]

We had the same problem after the builders left, dust engrained in the floor boards that we couldn't get rid of by just cleaning. We ended up just re-oiling the floors, tirsome but they came up great.

Thanks for the tip.

Did you have to sand down the floors first before oiling them ? What did you use for this ?

Or did you just wipe down the floors with a damp cloth and then oil them ?

Thanks again.

 

[jessie175]

No sanding required as the floors were relatively new. We just cleaned the floors and then applied the oil. As our oak floors were antique colour, warm medium-dark colour, I tested coloured oils on a leftover piece and found the best match.