Mini-guide to the care and cleaning of floors

The floor is considered the visiting card of a house, so it is important to keep it clean and shiny. But what are the precautions that we must take to preserve the impeccable durability and beauty of the same? Which products should we use? We at ChiwiShop have created a mini guide that will help you to better manage the cleaning of the floor of your home.

Let's start with the principle: that cleaning at home takes away precious time, so it would be great to be able to optimize the times. Cleaning the floors seems a simple, almost daily gesture, but in reality it requires a certain amount of care. We must pay attention to the products you use and we will have to make sure they are indicated for the type of flooring we are going to clean. In fact, each type of floor is made with different materials and to each of them corresponds a series of specific products. So actually, the first question we should ask is: what kind of floor are we going to clean?

The most common types of flooring

We can, in general, that the most common types of flooring are:
• Marble / Marmot: its characteristic is a translucent surface, ideal for environments with a fresh and refined style; it has chemical / physical characteristics that make it resistant to mechanical forces, particularly hard and impact resistant.
• PVC: PVC floors are ideal for the bathroom, as they do not allow the formation of mold; cleaning must be delicate, to preserve its aesthetic beauty.
• Cotto: it is a very resistant material over time, if it were not for its porous surface which makes it however particularly predisposed to the absorption of water and liquids in general; it is ideal for environments with a rustic style.
• Parquet: respects the environment since it is made of a sustainable and recyclable material, it has an excellent durability and resistance to wear. It reacts well to mechanical and vibrational stresses, it is excellent as both thermal and acoustic insulator.
• Stoneware: commonly called porcelain stoneware, it is resistant and hygienic, it is aesthetically elegant; completely water repellent, it has high characteristics of mechanical resistance.
• Grit: it is obtained by mixing small pieces of marble, then mixed and tied with the use of cements and natural oxides. Elegant, resistant and with a good aesthetic impact, it is ideal for environments with a classic style and can be easily combined.
• Cement: it is very trendy in recent years, it is leak-free and therefore easier to clean. Very resistant to wear, stains, chemicals, temperature changes and impacts.

Types of flooring and recommended products

Using the right product will allow you to make your floor brighter and cleaner, but above all to preserve it over time. For example, for marble, PVC, terracotta, parquet, grit and concrete floors, you can dust them daily with the Sutter Spolvero Mop spray: this anti-dust and antistatic spray will help you effectively eliminate dust and prevent it from returning, without leaving oily residues. on surface. For washing PVC, marble, parquet and grit floors, the product indicated is Sutter Blue, in fact, this neutral detergent washes waxes, has an anti-slip action and a pleasant fragrance. Your floor will be fragrant, nourished and cleaned for a long time.

Parquet is a floor that requires greater attention and care. For this reason, in addition to the Sutter Light Blue wax cleaner, for a particularly shiny effect, we also recommend the Sutter Parquet Clean detergent: pleasantly scented, in addition to having a brilliant effect, deeply nourishes the parquet thanks to cedar oil and its polymers. Concrete floors can be treated with the use of Sutter Forte, which with its highly degreasing power, effectively removes even the most stubborn dirt thanks to its detaching and solubilizing power.

Now, with our advice and the right products, it will be easy to clean quickly and optimize time, you can enjoy your free time to do what you like best!