Timber Floor Chemicals
Timber is the floor most often damaged by cleaning. The finish is what you are actually working on — not the timber — and it is thin, it varies enormously by age and product, and alkaline chemistry will dull or lift it.
Moisture is the second risk. Water that sits in a joint or a board end raises grain and cups the board, and that damage is permanent.
The range covers Actichem Proneutro in 1 litre, 5 litre and 15 litre; Bridgepoint Woodfresh hardwood cleaner 3.8 litre; Bridgepoint Hardwood Preservation Finish Gloss 3.8 litre; and Actichem Instagloss 15 litre.
How to choose
Neutral pH is the default on sealed timber. Proneutro exists for exactly this. An alkaline cleaner that works beautifully on vinyl will haze a timber finish, and the customer will see it in raking light.
Identify the finish before you choose the product. Polyurethane, oil, wax and modern water-based finishes respond differently. If nobody knows what is on the floor, test an inconspicuous board first.
Minimum moisture, always. Damp, not wet. A microfibre pad barely wrung out is the right amount. Standing water in a board joint is a callback you cannot fix.
A finish coat is a separate service, not a step. A preservation finish restores sheen and adds a wear layer, and it needs a genuinely clean, genuinely dry floor and its own cure time. Quote it as its own job.
Denib between coats, do not strip. Raised grain is knocked back with the right pad, not with an aggressive one.
Pads are in Floor Pads, hard floor chemistry in Concrete, and moisture instruments in Moisture Meters.
