A solid hardwood floor is normally delivered pre-finished with lacquer and is ready to use as soon as it has been installed. In areas that experience high levels of foot traffic, however, or with floors that are subjected to spillages and require frequent cleaning, a further coat of lacquer after installation may be recommended.

Regular cleaning

The floor should be regularly swept and vacuumed, and when necessary wiped with a well wrung out mop or cloth. For floors with a larger surface area, our own TileMaster 40 machine or TileMaster Scrubber dryer machine is recommended. To aid the removal of dirt from the surface of the floor, a solution of TileMaster Cleaner No1 is recommended and can be added to the cleaning water or the scrubber dryer.

Floors which have just been re-lacquered should not be cleaned for at least 72 hours.

Use of water – Important
Try to use as little water as possible for cleaning, and remove any excess pools immediately to prevent swelling or other types of water damage.

Protection & light restoration of the surface

If your floor has lost is lustre, you can apply our specialist refresh product to hide minor scratches. If the damage is more severe, a light sand using a mesh disk and a top up of the lacquer can be employed to revive a dull looking surface and protect the floor from when it was first sanded.

Long term maintenance

Periodically, when the lacquered surface becomes tired and worn, the floor should be cleaned, lightly sanded and then over-coated with the lacquer. The length of time between maintenance coats depends mainly on the amount of foot traffic the floor receives.

Floors in busy commercial areas such as retail spaces, restaurants etc. require resealing more often than residential floors. It’s important that your floors are resealed before the lacquer wears through to bare wood, so regular inspection is a must.

Floor protection methods

Felt pads
Furniture is one of the main causes of marks on your hard floors, but you can mitigate this problem by fitting felt pads to chair or sofa legs. Please remember that these pads will wear out eventually, so you’ll need to replace them every so often. Wear and tear from office chairs and other furniture can be reduced by use of purpose made plastic mats.

Barrier matting
A good quality barrier mat is a very effective way to keep dirt, water and grit off the floor. Mats must be of sufficient size and the correct type to suit the type of building and number of users.

Stain removal

Dried stains are normally more difficult to remove than fresh ones, so always make sure you remove any spillages and stains as soon as you can.

For fruit juice, milk, cream, tea, soft drinks, beer, wine, coffee:
Remove with Cleaner No1 and Bug Kit

For chocolate, grease, oil, shoe polish, scuffs marks from shoes:
Remove with Cleaner No1 and Bug Kit

For ink, lipstick:
Remove with Cleaner No1 and Bug Kit

Prevention of slips and trips

A properly maintained and installed Junckers floor will have superior slip resistance, but any spillage will make the floor more slippery and increase the likelihood of accidents, so you should always wipe them up straight away.

Use of adhesive tape and masking materials etc.

Try to use low tack adhesive tapes and masking materials. Adhesive on tape and logos sometimes have a very high tack value, damaging the protective layer of lacquer when they’re pulled off quickly.