A baseboard (also called skirting board, skirting, wainscoting, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding) is usually wooden or vinyl board covering the lowest part of an interior wall. Its purpose is to cover the seam between the wall surface and the floor. It hides the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall, protects the […]
A baseboard (also called skirting board, skirting, wainscoting, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding) is usually wooden or vinyl board covering the lowest part of an interior wall. Its purpose is to cover the seam between the wall surface and the floor. It hides the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall, protects the wall from kicks, abrasion, and furniture, and can even be used as a decorative molding.
During the use of baseboards, dirt may accumulate on the surface, and at the corners, causing loss of aesthetics as well as possible health effects for family members. Therefore, you should clean the baseboard regularly along with cleaning other furniture in the house. The following are some tips for cleaning baseboards classified by material.
Vinyl baseboards are much easier to clean than wood baseboards since they are waterproof and less impacted by detergents.
Before starting cleaning, you’ll need the following tools:
You can clean the Vinyl baseboard according to the following steps:
Stained wood is a long-lasting and appealing baseboard material, but if it gets too wet or dries out completely, it might warp or discolor. To keep the wood’s natural glow, stained wood baseboards require specific care, but don’t just reach for a commercial cleaner. The good news, there are safe, economical, cleaner alternatives available directly in your own home that are just as effective.
Before cleaning stain wood baseboard, you need to be aware:
To start, dust or vacuum your wood baseboards. Then combine the ingredients as follows:
Tip: Vegetable oil may be recommended as an all-purpose wood conditioner. Vegetable oil, on the other hand, can develop rancid over time and emit disagreeable scents. Your best bet is always mineral oil or a specialist wood treatment oil.
To get your baseboards shining, you don’t need a lot of expensive cleaning agents. Vinegar is used in our favorite recipe to wipe baseboards. It’s an excellent all-purpose treatment for any type of baseboard or stain, as well as being non-toxic and environmentally friendly.
Simply combine the ingredients in a bucket and clean all of your baseboards with the solution. In fact, you may use this recipe practically anyplace as an all-purpose cleaner. If getting down on the floor is problematic, pour the liquid into a spray bottle and squirt it where it’s needed.
If the above detergents are not available, you can use baseboard cleaner such as a liquid fabric softener to clean the baseboard with the following steps:
So, what’s the deal with this? The antistatic feature of the fabric softener, on the other hand, aids in the removal of dirt and inhibits static cling from gathering further dust.
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