Care & Maintenance
Keep your floor beautiful for decades.
A few easy habits that protect your investment and keep the manufacturer warranty fully valid. Choose your floor type below.
Laminate Care Guide
AC4 laminate floors in the Gallery, Harbour and Lakeshore collections
Laminate is one of the easiest floors to live with. A tough AC4 wear layer shrugs off daily traffic, and care takes minutes. The essentials: keep water in check and keep grit off the surface.
Everyday cleaning
Vacuum or dry-mop regularly
A quick pass with a vacuum or dry microfibre mop keeps abrasive dust and sand from dulling the wear layer.
Clean with a well-wrung damp cloth
A standard laminate cleaner on a well-wrung cloth or mop handles everyday marks. Avoid large amounts of water, because even water-resistant laminate prefers a nearly-dry clean.
Wipe spills promptly
Harbour floors resist surface water for 24 hours and Lakeshore for 72, but the habit that keeps every laminate perfect is simply wiping spills when they happen.
Protecting your floor
Felt pads and area rugs
Felt pads under furniture legs prevent marking; rugs at entry points absorb sand and dirt before they spread.
Pets
Trim and maintain pet nails regularly to protect the surface.
Never do this
- Steam cleaners
- Flooding the floor with water while cleaning
- Abrasive scouring pads or powder cleansers
- Wax or polish (laminate never needs them)
Climate & long-term care
Ideal indoor climate
Around 35 to 55% relative humidity at normal room temperature (about 20°C). During heavy heating months a room humidifier prevents the small joint gaps dry air can cause.
Following this guide keeps your manufacturer warranty valid. Improper maintenance, like steam cleaning or wet mopping, is the most common reason warranty claims are declined.