I don't know about your specific kind of hardwood floors, but all we do is sweep regularly, and if they feel really dirty, scrub them down with a little murphy's oil soap in a bucket of hot water. Not sure if engineered floors would react differently though.

@Cancork...

Give it up Stephanie... it's "Murphy's Law"... and it's an epidemic! lol

Is this just an issue with engineered floors? Because I have never had a build up problem. I actually had to google it to find out what you guys might be talking about. Maybe its an issue with using too much. Just a cap full in a bucket of water twice a year doesn't seem to cause any problems.

@Tina Cassell...

No, it's NOT just an "issue with engineered floors"...

And, just for the record, "Googling" for information may or may not lead to positive results... depending on what information you're reading. If you read the info posted by one of the easy maintenance producers, of course you'll see glowing reports of how wonderful their product performs.

The issue begins with what the particular floor is either "site finished" or "factory finished" with.

There are a multitude of options out there, especially in the prefinished product lines, although the variety is also present in site finished flooring products as well.

If the flooring, regardless of what is used to finish (top coat) is a surface finish, such as a form of polyurethane... using a product which DOES NOT leave a film or "additive" behind, would be the best bet.

Too many "off the shelf" products are sold suggesting that they will ADD a protective substance, in addition to revitalizing the look of the product, whether it's hardwood flooring or wood furniture. That's not the case. That "additive" is basically something which will impede the possibility of a simple RECOAT at some point, rather than having to resort to a complete REFINISH.

Keep in mind that the people who produce these items are in the business of selling their products... whereas the people who produce wood products, will typically recommend an approach which is designed with the customer's total satisfaction in mind. They have a vested interest in providing a favorable outcome over the long haul.

We, for example, are in the hardwood floor PRODUCTION biz... and thus have nothing to gain by suggesting a product or system which will endanger the longevity or maintenance of our product.

I'd assume anyone in a similar situation would agree with that philosophy... if they have any business sense to begin with.

Cancork and Select - is Bona cleaner an OK product for cleaning a factory (prefinished) solid walnut floor - sprayed lightly on a dry swiffer cloth - about 4 times a year? This in addition to regular vacuuming?

@Ann...

I'll suggest that the "Bona" cleaner is one of only a few options I'd recommend for cleaning/dusting wood floors.

Reason being that: Bona is a producer of hardwood finishes, thereby giving them a bit more insight into what's good vs. bad for poly finishes in general.

They actually have a "dog in the hunt" when it comes to customer satisfaction with their finish choices rather than promoting maintenance products of dubious long term results in the interest of selling off the shelf care products.

Of course, this is my opinion arrived at by application of simple logic... not to be accepted as etched in stone.

Thank you Select Hardwood. That's great to hear and I'll just keep doing what I'm doing with my floors (using Bona from time to time) and I've changed to Enddust for the very occasional times I use a product on cabinets or furniture, which also sounds like an OK product if not overused.

I had a similar issue. It did 't matter how much I dust mopped or vacuumed it just didn't look or feel clean.

Solution: I too bought Bona and using several towels, and two refills, I cleaned the floor in sections on my hands and knees. It took me two days. But my floors are immaculate!

I use Murphy’s oil On my prefinished Brazilian floors and works great and removed any film from previous products. My floors look as clean as when first installed 15 years ago

Also an advocate for Bona. I use a very small amount (VERY) of free and clear dish soap in a bucket of warm water, and after dusting the floors, they are mopped with a microfiber cloth on a mop handle with the warm water mix and then water, and then Bona at the end. The Bona is done only once a month, the other cleaning/dusting every two weeks, with regular sweeping in between. These old red oak hardwood floors stained with Jacobean just glow after the Bona treatment though.