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tasmin
17-11-2008, 07:23 PM
hi all,

just wondering if any of u have tips for cleaning wooden floorboards....i.e stairs/hall etc

mil asked if i would clean these for her as shes unable...jesus when the carpet was lifted i nearly died....they were filty!!!

her son layed the carpet while she was in hospital and the gogs&%t didnt think to clean the wood after there was work carried out upstairs.

much to my mil embarressment!

so theres ground in muck on the stairs that has been there for like 11 years.

help!!!!!!!!!

i've said i'd clean them, but what do i use to get this grime of the stairs/hall?

any tips would be grately accepted.

tas

mammasboys
17-11-2008, 09:09 PM
I would give them a good scrub with sugar soap diluted in hot water. A good hard bristle new yard brush will get the job done quickly and a firm bristled scrubbing brush for edges and corners. Remember to rinse off well. You probably won't need a work-out afterwards. It'll be good exercise!
It's powerful stuff so wear gloves. You can get sugar soap in most hardware shops. MIL will approve of old fashioned approach.
Best of luck
Mammasboys

julfren
17-11-2008, 09:14 PM
Hi Tas

Have sent you pm. but on reflection, I think Mamasboys is right about sugar soap. It is very good. If you could get a good scrubbing brush with a long handle it would save you getting on your knees!(a yard brush is a bit difficult to manoeuvre in confined spaces). There are scrubbing brushes that you can put handles on that are about half the size of a yard brush.

Jul