In today’s home decor, hard surface flooring is playing an increasingly important role. Examples of popular flooring materials today include stone, concrete, ceramic/clay, wood, resilient and specialty flooring.

To protect and preserve the life and durability of your hard surface floors the cleantrust offers the following general guidelines for care:

Use Entry Mats. 80 percent to 90 percent of the soil found on floors is tracked in from outside.
Remove Dry Soil Often. Vacuuming is the most efficient method of dry soil removal.
Wet Clean Regularly. Use a neutral floor cleaner or one formulated for the floor surface you are cleaning. Note, when cleaning wood floors keep moisture to a minimum.
The above information comes from the IICRC Website. The IICRC is a certification and Standards Developing Organization (SDO) non-profit organization for the inspection, cleaning and restoration industries.