Special Who has products for cleaning and maintaining wooden floors?

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FLOOR FITTERS ACT AS ADVISERS AND VENDORS

Parquet is a gorgeous floor solution and wood is an ecological product with a warm look. Parquet certainly does require some maintenance, but that no longer involves the hard labour of bygone days when all floors were given the classic ‘coat of wax’. The market has realised that clients want convenience when it comes to maintaining parquet. Floor fitters for their part can use this situation to increase their turnover considerably. The range consists of specialist products from suppliers who are associated with parquet.

Products for parquet Parquet and wooden floors are fragile. Depending on the usage and taste preferences, clients opt for a certain finish on the advice of their floor fitter. That finish affects the look, the lifespan, and the resistance of the floor to all sorts of influences. However, it also affects the way in which we will maintain the floor. The most important distinction that we have to explain to clients in this area is the distinction between a film-forming and non-film-forming finish. Only lacquer forms a film. Other finishes are with oil or soap and they impregnate the floor.

Clients are ‘open’ to advice Anyone who opts for a wooden floor from the vast range of floor coverings knows at once that this choice has a number of consequences. In some respects you are bringing ‘living’ material into your home since wood, of all building materials, swells and shrinks the most under the influence of fluctuating climate conditions. That knowledge also means at once that clients are open to advice from parquet floor fitters. The fact that the owner of a wooden floor should best be armed to keep an eye on those climate conditions (by means of a hygrometer) and, if necessary, take action (using an air humidifier) shows that in some respects parquet gives us some concern.

A lacquered floor The standard maintenance of a lacquered floor is limited to daily sweeping with a ‘swiffer’ or vacuum cleaning and mopping lightly with a damp cloth once per week. To do that, you can basically use any cloth which absorbs dirt and any detergent whatsoever. Nevertheless, here, too, makers supply products which are ‘compatible’ with the applied lacquer. Whether or not consumers use such products will depend largely on the floor fitter’s persuasive powers.

Oil, wax, and hard wax Apart from for lacquered floors, little persuasive power is needed to convince clients. This is because maintenance products are usually based on the product used for the finish itself e.g. oil, hard wax oil, wax, or soap. Consumers are bound completely at this point to the producer of the applied finish and therefore they usually have no objections to that. On the contrary, clients who opt for an oiled floor are hesitant to use any products other than those which the floor fitter recommends.

Complete systems Brands which operate in the parquet industry present complete systems for maintaining parquet. Those systems form a wide assortment which is divided up according to the applied finish. Products for daily maintenance constitute the basic range, but the assortment also includes the so called ‘refreshers’ for giving a somewhat depleted floor a new lease of life. Then there are tools e.g. broomsticks, swiffers, mops, cloths, dusters, and such like. What is important here is the branding within all these products and accessories whereby end users are given peace of mind and know that nothing can go wrong with their floor. The assortments appear as a maintenance kit where maintenance products are usually included with the purchase of the accessories.

What’s on the market ?

Blanchon

Anyone in a hurry will find the right solution at Blanchon in the form of Lagoon®. This product is sprayed onto the floor and the floor is then mopped clean using a micro-fibre cloth. Blanchon offers Lagoon® in a kit: a mop with micro-fibre cloths (washable 500 times) and the spray. Lagoon® can be used on both oiled and lacquered floors, and that’s good for retailers! For lacquered floors Blanchon has two detergents (metallic): the Satin Renovator (‘Rénovateur Satiné’) for semi-gloss or gloss floors and the Matt Renovator (‘Rénovateur Métamat’) for matt floors. Both are suitable for renovation since they can seal small cracks and restore the look to worn out lacquers. For regular cleaning there is Lisabril Cleaner (Nettoyant Lisabril®’), which is used diluted. This product has recently been given a new formula to make it even more suitable for large surfaces (e.g. sports floors). For oiled floors and floors finished with wax oil Blanchon promotes its (universal) Maintenance Oil (‘Huile d’Entretien’). For regular cleaning they recommend Natural Soap (‘Savon Naturel’). Finally, for polished floors there is Blanchon Liquid Wax (‘Cire liquide Blanchon’). Blanchon has developed a presentation display case for the maintenance range. The display case can be filled and divided up according to choice and combined, if necessary, with other products such as varnishes or oils.

Ciranova

Ciranova has a complete range of products for the maintenance of oiled, varnished, laminated and LVT floors. For the regular maintenance of oiled floors we recommend Flooring Soap Ciranova®. Flooring Soap cleans and nourishes the floor and provides extra water-resistant protection. For a dirty and dull floor it is recommended to treat the surface with Intensive Cleaner for removing stains and soap residue. After use of the Intensive Cleaner its recommended to treat the surface with Maintenance Oil. This Maintenance Oil nourishes the floor and gives extra protection and a new look. For the regular maintenance of varnished floors, laminate and LVT, Hard Floor Fresh can be used. Hard Floor Fresh cleans the floor and gives a fresh smell. UNICARE X-MATT or Hard Floor Polish can be used for periodical maintenance. Both products provide an extra protective film and hide micro-scratches, maintaining the original look of the floor. Hard Floor Cleaner is especially developed for the removal of old layers of polish. Hard Floor Cleaner can also be used as a degreaser to remove stains and stripes on varnished floors. The maintenance products for both floortypes are available in a convenient (useful) maintenance kit. Its the perfect way to promote the maintenance products and to stimulate sales through our distributors and parketshops.

Chimiver

Each wooden floor, depending on the treatment receveid and its frequency of use, requires specific products for the proper cleaning and maintenance. The regular use of Chimiver Care Line will enhance even in the time the beauty of your wooden floor! The 90% of Chimiver maintenance products contain surfactants from natural and renewable origin. Best seller is VELUREX Cleaner Star: an intensive multiuse cleaner, recommended for maintenance of lacquered wooden floors. It also efficiently acts on PVC, linoleum, melamine, marble, etc. removing dirt, black heel mark, various stains; it doesn't leave halos and perfume the environment. VELUREX Cleaner Star is a neutral cleaner with addition of special nanoparticles which guarantee to the treated surfaces a deep cleaning and a long lasting action, even in the presence of pets. CHIMIVER COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT: Chimiver maintenance packagings are composed of 50% recycled plastic.

Devo®

Devomat presents the following DevoNatural® products. The DevoNatural® Soft Cleaner is a cleaner for the regular maintenance of varnished parquet, bamboo, cork, vinyl, and laminate floors. This product leaves no residue. DevoNatural® Polish is a waterrepellent and protective maintenance product for varnished parquet and wooden floors, cork, and bamboo. Finally, the DevoNatural® Intensive Cleaner is a powerful cleaner for removing old layers of soap, layers of polymer, polishing, and degreasing heavily contaminated wooden floors, tropical wood sorts, etc. Devo® also includes the Devo® Softclean, a neutral domestic Universal cleaner and the Devo® Strongclean, a powerful degreasing universal cleaner.

LOBA

LOBAHOME, the care line for end users – easy and reliable maintenance for beautiful floors For the maintenance of hardwood floors, ParkettRefresh Plus is highly recommended. It is available in two versions – one for oiled floors and one for coated floors. The ideal choice for all resilient floors is ElasticRefresh Plus. These products are concentrates to clean and care in one wipe and protect against wear and wetness. FloorCleaner Plus is the outstanding solution for intense cleaning of wood floors as well as all water-resistant surfaces. It removes even the most stubborn dirt as well as layers of previously used care products. FloorCleaner Plus combines powerful results with a pleasant scent. It is gentle to the surface and pH-neutral. The concentrate yields 100 litres of cleaning solution. All four products are environmentally friendly thanks to natural ingredients. The extremely handy SprayMop Set contains a practical mop with integrated spray system especially designed for easy cleaning of parquet, hardwood, cork and resilient floors. Cleaning solution for four refills is included.

Osmo Optimal cleaning and care for treated wooden flooring Wooden flooring treated with Osmo Polyx®-Oil is hard-wearing, requires little maintenance and repels dirt and liquids. At the same time, the wood can still breathe. In this way, wooden flooring enjoys long-lasting and optimal protection. A further advantage: upkeep and care are easy. It is essential to choose the right care product: Aggressive all-purpose household cleaners damage the Polyx®-Oil layer, and so the flooring becomes more susceptible to dirt and grime. Therefore, Osmo recommends cleaning regularly with a damp mop and the moisturizing Osmo Wash and Care. For suborn dirt and stains or for regeneration, Osmo

Liquid Wax Cleaner is suitable. It provides flooring natural hard waxes and regenerates the oil-wax layer without forming a film. For the simple and optimal application of cleaning and care products, Osmo offers a multitude of various tools, such as Osmo Spray-Mop.

Pallmann

The correct and tailored cleaning and accompanying care procedure can, in regular application, preserve the beauty of a wood floor and prolong its life for up to 5 times. For the day-to-day cleaning of wood floors Pallmann recommends Pallmann Clean, a neutral all-purpose cleaning agent for all types of floors. Pallmann Clean can be applied with Pallmann Mop or cloth. The maintenance cleaning depends on the degree of soiling and the desired hygiene. For the thorough cleaning of wood floors Pallmann Clean Strong is available. Pallmann Magic Oil Care is suitable for the surface care of all oiled hardwood and wood floors. For the surface care of all sealed wood floors, Pallmann recommends Pallmann Finish Care.

Plastor

To help you maintain and care for your parquet floor, PLASTOR offers a full professional range of parquet maintenance products (parquet cleaner, deep cleaner, and parquet renewer). These are ideal for maintaining varnished or oiled parquet. The multifunctional cleaning products from Plastor are available in various formats, adapted to any use. Wood specialists can also count on a universal maintenance oil, which is designed to revive and renew oiled parquet floors. Plastor presents a complete display with the correct application equipment: the Microfibre Cleaning Kit, which cleans and revives without scratching. Plastor also offers a floor care guide.

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