How To Clean & Look After Your Vinyl Flooring

New Floors

Use a Damp mop immediately. Do not scrub or wash for at least 72 hours.

Sweep or vacuum regularly, to remove loose dirt, which can scratch your floor. Note: We do not recommend vacuums that have a beater bar since it can visibly damage your flooring surface. Additionally, we do not recommend electric brooms with hard plastic bottoms with no padding as use may result in discolouration and de-glossing. The use of steam mops or similar is not recommended.
Wipe up spills as soon as possible. Never use highly abrasive scrubbing tools on any resilient floor.
Wash your floor regularly with a neutral detergent.
DO NOT use abrasive cleaners, or “mop and shine” products. These products may leave a dull film on your floor.
Over time, if the shine on your floor begins to dull, you can apply a Shinekeeper Floor Finish. DO NOT use paste wax or solvent-based polishes.
Vinyl flooring, like other types of smooth floors, can become slippery when wet. Allow time for floor to dry after washing. Immediately wipe up wet areas from spills, foreign substances, or wet feet.
Do Not use highly alkaline ‘floor strippers’ to clean the floor covering. Highly alkaline solutions have the potential to damage the adhesive bonds between the planks.

When moving appliances or heavy furniture it is always wise to lay a plywood panel on your floor and “walk” the item across it. This protects your floor from scuffing and tears.
Use floor protectors under furniture to reduce indentation. As a general rule of thumb, the heavier the item, the wider the floor protector needed.
Place a walk-off mat at outside entrances to reduce the amount of dirt brought into your home. We strongly recommend mats without a latex or rubber backing since these backings can cause permanent discolouration.