Cleaning Tips for Floors
Timber Floors
  • Special care must be taken with any timber floor so as not to over wet, which could result in warping of the timber.
  • First sweep or vacuum the area to be cleaned to remove loose dust and debris.
    • To remove shoe scuff marks or old wax coatings etc..., treat with Cleaning Warehouse's Tile Brite Stripper.
  • For a high shine protective treatment apply either ;
    • Cleaning Warehouse's Liquid Floor Wax, also excellent on timber furniture, window frames and the like.
    • Cleaning Warehouse's Solid Floor Wax
  • Leave to dry
Tile Walls and Floors
  • First sweep or vacuum the area to be cleaned to remove loose dust and debris.
    • To remove stubborn marks, shoe scuff marks or old wax coatings, treat with Cleaningwarehouse's Tile Brite Stripper.
  • To clean the tiled floor
    • Using a mop or cloth, clean tiles with Cleaning Warehouse's Tile cleaner (50mls to 10L of water)
    • Leave to dry. No rinsing required

  • Should you require a high shine, low slip finish apply Cleaning Warehouse's Tile Brite 24%, neat, directly to the floor using a spray bottle. No buffing required, instant shine.
    • Tile brite may also be added to water and mopped directly onto the floor.
Concrete / Cement Oxide Floors
  • First sweep or vacuum the area to be cleaned to remove loose dust and debris.
    • To remove shoe scuff marks or old wax coatings, treat with Cleaningwarehouse's Tile Brite Stripper.
  • Clean the floor
    • Using a mop or cloth, clean tiles with Cleaning Warehouse's Tile cleaner (50mls to 10L of water)
    • Leave to dry. No rinsing required
  • Should you require a high shine, low slip, finish apply Cleaning Warehouse's Tile Brite 24%, neat directly to the floor using a spray bottle. No buffing required, for an instant shine.
    • Tile brite may also be added to water and mopped directly onto the floor.
    • As a cheaper but more labour intensive alternative to Tile Brite use
      • Cleaning Warehouse's Solid Floor Wax
      • Cleaning Warehouse's Liquid Floor Wax. Also excellent for timber surfaces.
      • Cleaning Warehouse's Spray and Buff. A quick drying polymer floor maintenance product.

For very heavily soiled floors and drive ways use Cleaning Warehouse's Floor Kleener

  • Spray effected area's with Cleaning Warehouse's Floor Kleener (dilute 1:10 for painted area's), wait 5 - 10 minutes
  • Work area with a stiff broom, for larger area's work area with water and a stiff broom
  • Mop or rinse clean
Paved or Concrete Drive ways
  • First sweep the area to be cleaned to remove loose dust and debris.
  • Apply Cleaning Warehouse's Driveway Cleaner
    • Use undiluted (for painted surfaces dilute 1:10) by applying Cleaning Warehouse's Driveway Cleaner directly to the area to be worked.
      • For large area's dilute 1:5 and wet entire area with mixture.
    • Scrubb area with a stiff brush into a light foam
    • Leave for 5 -- 10 minutes.
    • Rinse off and area to dry
Carpets and Upholstery

Hand washing

  • First vacuum the area to be cleaned to remove loose dust and debris
  • Prior to treating fabrics always test a small discreet area (preferably 24 hours before hand) for colour fastness.
  • Dilute Cleaning Warehouse's Carpet Shampoo 1:30 with water
  • Brush or sponge onto carpet with even strokes (do small area's at a time working back towards your entrance door, leaving the pile lying in the same direction)
  • Avoid soaking the carpet/fabric
    Let the foam dry
  • Remove foam reside and loosened dirt with a vacuum

Machine Cleaning

Linoleum Floors
  • First sweep or vacuum the area to be cleaned to remove loose dust and debris.
    • To remove shoe scuff marks or old wax coatings, treat with Cleaning Warehouse's Tile Brite Stripper.
      • Apply to the floor and scrub with the Kingfisher scrubbing machine (use black pads) to strip back to the original finish or use a hand scrubbing pad for smaller area's.
  • To clean the Linoleum floor
    • Using a mop or cloth, clean with Cleaning Warehouse's Tile cleaner (50mls to 10L of water)
    • Leave to dry. No rinsing required
  • Should you require a high shine, low slip finish apply Cleaning Warehouse's Tile Brite 24%, neat, directly to the floor using a spray bottle. No buffing required, for an instant shine.
    • Tile brite may also be added to water and mopped directly onto the floor.
  • As a cheaper but more labour intensive alternative to Tile Brite use
      • Cleaning Warehouse's Solid Floor Wax
      • Cleaning Warehouse's Liquid Floor Wax
      • Cleaning Warehouse's Spray and Buff. A quick drying, high shine, polymer floor maintenance product.
        • Spray evenly onto the floor while using the Kingfisher buffing machine (use red pads)