Post-Installation Laminate Floor Care Guide
Congrats on your recent Laminate floor installation! Below are some care guide topics to follow in order to maintain the integrity of your new floor.
Protecting Your Floor
- Place mats inside any exterior doorway over your floor to collect sand, gravel, or dirt tracked in the home. You can also place area rugs in other spaces for extra coverage.
- Make sure your rugs have a solid backing, so soil does not sift through the rug to meet the floor.
- Use floor protectors or felt covers on chair legs, sofas, TV stands, tables, and other easily moveable furniture so you do not scratch the floors.
- Replace plastic casters on chairs with rubber wheels.
- Lift, do not slide, heavy objects across floors.
If an Accident Occurs
Minor Damage or Dings
Treat minor damage or dings to a laminate plank or tile with Pergo Finishing Putty. If the area is too big to treat with Pergo Finishing Putty, a certified retailer can recommend a professional to replace the plank or tile.
Candle Wax or Chewing Gum
Remove candle wax or chewing gum from laminate with a blunt plastic scraper after the material has hardened.
Food or Liquid Spills
To remove chocolate, grease, juice, cordials, or wine, use lukewarm water and a nonabrasive cleaner (like ammonia and water or vinegar and water) with a soft cloth or mop.
Glue
To remove glue, use an appropriate glue remover. After use, be sure to clean with standard cleaning products.
Tough Stains
To remove tough stains like tar, markers, crayon, lipstick, oil, shoe polish, nail polish, or cigarette burns, use acetone nail polish remover or denatured alcohol on a clean cloth. Note: Do not use on coordinating wall base or quarter round.
