Lacquered floor care
A lacquered floor has a clear sealed coat sitting over the timber, so you clean it, you don't oil it.
Everything below suits lacquered timber. Start with the concentrate for everyday cleaning, add a refresher when the sheen starts to dull.
Lacquered floor care kits
What a litre of clean actually costs
You can buy the cleaner as a concentrate and mix it at home, or buy it ready-to-use. Here is the honest maths on both, from our shelf prices.
FirstFloor Wood Floor Cleaner Concentrate
$49 a 1L bottle
One 1L bottle makes up to 40 litres of cleaning solution (mix 25ml per litre of water).
About $1.20 a made-up litre
A ready-to-use 1L spray
$27 to $28 a litre
Already mixed, grab and go. Handy for a quick clean or a smaller floor.
About $27 to $28 a litre
Same cleaner, mixed at home. Prices are our current shelf prices, and the per-litre figure uses the concentrate's own stated dilution (1L makes 40 litres).
A lacquered floor has a clear sealed coat sitting over the timber, so you clean it, you don’t oil it. The right routine is a gentle wood-floor cleaner for everyday, and a refresher now and then to bring back the sheen between professional recoats. Here’s the range for lacquered floors.
Before you buy: keeping a lacquered floor looking new
Lacquer is a wear layer, so the aim is to protect it and clean it gently, not to feed the wood underneath. Use a pH-neutral wood-floor cleaner and a barely-damp mop for everyday. When the floor starts to look dull in the walked-on areas, a refresher coat helps restore the sheen and buys time before a full recoat. In a typical home a lacquered floor goes 10 to 15 years before it needs a professional recoat, less in a busy household.
Oiled floor as well? See oiled floor care →
Not sure which you've got? Find out in a minute →
Match the product to your lacquered floor
Shop the range above, or send us a photo and we'll tell you what it needs.
