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How to Clean Luxury Vinyl Flooring the Right Way

admin • Mar 13, 2022

Luxury vinyl flooring , like luxury vinyl tile and planks, is an awesome and versatile option for many homeowners. Because they’re available in a wide variety of textures, colors, and styles, they can work in almost all rooms and aesthetics in the home.

You can have floors that look exactly like porcelain tile or hardwood flooring but are actually luxury vinyl. This material is often easier to maintain, contains zero grout, is more affordable, and feels softer underfoot adding comfort to the awesome style.

Yes, you read that right: luxury vinyl flooring is simple to maintain… once you understand how to do it, that is. 

Keep reading to learn how to clean luxury vinyl flooring the right way!

Daily Cleaning

One of the best things about luxury vinyl flooring is how easy it is to maintain and how resistant it is to damage that other flooring types are sensitive to. 

However, that doesn’t mean that you don’t have to take care of your floors! There are daily practices that you should practice with your luxury vinyl floors.

To keep your vinyl planks or tiles looking and feeling their best, we recommend daily sweeps or even daily vacuuming to clear away debris, dust, dirt, etc. Dirt, metal, and glass debris over time can lead to scuffs, scratches, and dulling of the overall finish of the vinyl planks. 

This “dry cleaning” of the floor is best to do first before you do any mopping or swiffering. Clearing away dirt and debris avoids the potential for scratches caused by the spreading of any metal, glass, and dirt or dust around with your mop.

Our luxury vinyl planks have diamond seal technology and are not easy to scratch. However, if you don’t have one of our brands or brought your flooring somewhere else, we recommend sticking to this method to be on the safe side. 


Want to see the types of luxury vinyl flooring you could have in your home?

Check out our selection.


Mopping can be done on a weekly or bi-weekly basis with warm water and gentle soap or neutral pH cleaners. Vacuuming is definitely OK, just make sure not to use attachments or vacuums with very hard or bristly parts as these can scratch the floors (if they are not a Tiles Plus More grade, that is).

Quick note: do not steam clean luxury vinyl flooring. Most standard vinyl flooring materials aren’t made to stand up against steam and this can seriously damage your floors. Opt for brooms, vacuums, and mops instead!

If you are dealing with an aquatec vinyl floor, there may be some wiggle room when it comes to heavy water cleaning. Ask the experts before doing anything, though!

Stains

Luxury vinyl flooring is durable, but that doesn’t mean it’s invincible! 

Stains can still occur. Hopefully in your daily sweeping routine you’ll notice any spills or statins before they set in or become noticeable.

However, if you do see stains, simple water and neutral pH floor cleaners with a soft rag should do the trick.

Don’t rub or scrub with harsh bristles as this can damage the flooring. You should also avoid using harsh cleaners, detergents, chemicals, and any other abrasive cleaners.

Not only can these products damage the floor, they likely won’t fix the stain and will leave a dull film behind as well.

Check out our selection of tile expert-approved cleaning and maintenance products for options that are definitely approved for your luxury vinyl flooring.

Scuffs, Nicks, and Scratches

Scuffs, nicks, and scratches can occur on luxury vinyl flooring. The good news is that you can potentially buff the scuff (say that five times fast) with a gentle melamine pad.

Larger scratches or scuffs are a bit more difficult and sometimes cannot be buffed out at all. If you try to buff it away to no avail, you might need to replace that area of the floor with a new tile or plank.

You should also be wary of how often you buff scratches out of the floor. After a while, this can wear away at the flooring. For small nicks or scratches, it should be OK. But be careful with larger scratches and avoid doing this too often. Instead, opt for a good defense .

The Best Offense Is a Good Defense

Along with these cleaning options, one of the best methods of how to clean luxury vinyl flooring is to set up a defense that protects it from stains, scratches, dirt, metal, glass, etc.

Area rugs, floor protector pads, and doormats are great options for high traffic areas. These will protect the floor itself and add a bit more design to the rooms.

You’ll also want to make sure any furniture that’s on these floors (tables, chairs, etc) have floor protectors on the legs to prevent scratches and to keep the heavy furniture from sliding on the floor.

Avoid dragging your furniture or other items on these types of floors, too, as that can easily lead to scratches and damage.

There’s also something to be said about the type of luxury vinyl flooring that you get. At Tile Plus More, we sell very high-quality and durable luxury vinyl flooring. 

One of our most popular brands is called COREtec, which is known for being 100% waterproof, kid-proof, and pet-proof providing you with stability, durability, and comfort underfoot!

How to Clean Luxury Vinyl Flooring the Right Way: Bottom Line

As one of the lower maintenance and versatile flooring types, luxury vinyl flooring is pretty simple to clean. Now that you know how to clean luxury vinyl flooring the right way, you’ll greatly extend its lifetime and have it looking brand new for much longer.

If you need more advice or have other questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us! You can contact us or check out the luxury vinyl flooring section of our site for more information.

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