LVT Cleaners

Key Takeaways: Luxury Vinyl Flooring Cleaners

• What can I use to clean my new luxury vinyl floor?
• Is there a particular brand of LVT cleaner that I have to use?
• Do Karndean; Polyflor or Amtico have their own vinyl floor cleaners?
• What should I never clean my LVT with?
• Can I use water to clean my luxury vinyl tiles?
• Is it OK to vacuum my new LVT?

It is important to maintain the appearance and cleanliness of your new LVT flooring to ensure you get the best appearance and longevity of your new LVT floor. It is a question we do get asked quite frequently from customers who have purchased their new LVT floor. The need for a specific cleaner is relevant through the different installation types of luxury vinyl tiles - from glue down to click, rigid core and self-adhesive.

CARE GUIDE FOR LUXURY VINYL TILE FLOORING

1. Sweep or vacuum as often as is needed to remove loose dirt.
2. Wash the floor with a non-abrasive, “no-rinse” floor cleaner.
3. When damp mopping, use warm water & don't flood the floor.

How often should vinyl flooring be cleaned?

To keep your LVT looking its best, we recommend sweeping with a soft brush every day or as needed and mopping with a suitable floor cleaner once a week. A deeper clean using a recommended stripper solution should be used at least once a year to remove ingrained dirt and get your LVT floors looking as good as new.

What is the best cleaner for LVT flooring? Although there are a variety of cleaning solutions for LVT on the market, white vinegar or apple cider vinegar will also do the trick. The acidity of the vinegar binds to caked-on dirt and debris, making it easier to wash away. We have described below some of the most popular resepctive choices that are on the market at the current time and available to purchase in the United Kingdom:

Polyflor Cleaning Kit For Luxury Vinyl Tiles

Polyflor has launched the Polyflor at Home Floor Care Kit which is designed to offer a complete cleaning solution for luxury vinyl flooring installed in the home. The Floor Care Kit comprises of three bottles of cleaning solution – “Daily Cleanse” for everyday maintenance as well as a two-step stripper and polish, “Prepare” and “Polish & Protect. The box also includes coarse and soft polishing pads, a cleaning applicator, floor protector furniture pads and clear step by step instructions:

• 1x bottle of 750ml Daily Cleanse
• 1x bottle of 750ml Prepare
• 1x bottle of 750ml polish & Protect
• 1x applicator Head
• 1x scubbing pad
• 1x polishing pad
• 1x set ot furniture protectors
• 1x instructions

Amtico Luxury Vinyl Tile Floorcare Kit

Amtico Floorcare starter kit with guide contains all you need for your floor care, so you can enjoy years of beauty beneath your feet. The kit contains the following:

• Spillage remover 500ml
• Maintainer 1 litre
• Protective felt pads
• Cleaning pad

Dr. Schutz Floor Care Kit

Optimal care set with everything needed to keep your LVT floor in immaculate condition, even in the most demanding areas such as hallways, bathrooms & kitchens. Enhances the floors anti-slip properties with a natural matt care film that does not alter the appearance of your floor, with a special cleaner to maintain and ensure long-life of your floors for many years to come:

• Ideal for maintaining LVT and other vinyl floors at home
• Protects with a natural matt appearance and anti-slip texture
• Reduces resoiling and makes day-to-day cleaning easier

Cleaning Your New Karndean LVT Floor

Your Karndean floor has been designed with an enhanced surface treatment so it’s not only beautiful but also very easy to clean. With day to day care and a few simple steps you can keep your floor looking as stunning as the day it was installed. See below for the range of LVT cleaning products from this manufacturer:

• Karndean Floor Care Kit - contains all you need to clean and maintain your floor.
• Karndean Clean - a pH neutral everyday cleaner specifically formulated to protect and enhance your Karndean floor, keeping your floor looking as good as new.
• Karndean Remove - is an alkaline based floor polish remover that is used for deep clean applications.
• Karndean Refresh - is a non-soluble polish that gives your floor extra protection over time.

For a fantastic Flooring Hut article with more insights on how to clean and maintain your LVT, click here.

Our leading LVT ranges include the following: Polyflor Camaro; Polyflor Camaro Loc; Karndean Knight Tile; Karndean Van Gogh; Amtico Spacia and Amtico Signature.