Flooring tips and tricks


Flooring tips and tricks
Cleaning Tips
The latest floor-cleaning knowledge and tips from the experts.
4 Ways to Keep Floors Clean for Babies
Help keep floors clean for babies and little ones by choosing cleaning products designed for use in the home.
Your quick clean checklist
Learn how to clean any room quickly and efficiently, in 30 minutes or less. Just follow your helpful Bona quick cleaning guide.
The power of hydrogen peroxide
Learn about common natural disinfectants found in your home and why hydrogen peroxide is one of the best used to clean and disinfect.
Avoid water and vinegar on your wood floors
For many people looking for a quick and easy DIY cleaning solution, nothing beats vinegar and water. Cleaning with vinegar and water is cheap, and generally does a great job at cleaning many items in your home. Just please don’t use them to clean wood floors.
Household cleaning combinations to avoid
While we’ve shared the message that wood and water (and water and vinegar for floors) don’t mix, here are some other household cleaner combinations to avoid.
Clean floors fast
There are lots of cleaning tips and tricks out there, but one of the best ways to clean your floors is simply by having the right set of tools.
Reducing VOCs in Your Home
Free your home from harsh chemicals and additives by making a few small changes to your everyday routine.
Dust floors fast
Use Bona Microfiber Dusting Pads with your Bona Mop to quickly clean and dust wood and hard-surface floors easily and effectively.
Spray mop vs bucket and mop
When it comes to cleaning wood or hard-surface floors, ditch the bucket. Cleaning with Microfiber is easier, faster, healthier and safer for your floors.
Family cleaning routine tips
Tired of doing all the housework by yourself? Make household cleaning a fun event the whole family can take part in.
5 places you're forgetting to clean
House cleaning tips and tricks to address household surfaces that are often overlooked.
Reducing your holiday impact
Small acts can add up to more thoughtful choices for the environment.
How to deep clean your new home
Feel more at home in your new house with a deep clean using the proper tools and cleaners.
Top 10 best cleaning tools
The top 10 essential cleaning tools to keep your home clean and beautiful.
Party hard, clean smarter
Don’t dread the after-party cleanup. Good tools and a smart strategy are all you need to make cleaning easier.
Easy summer cleaning checklist
You may be ready for summer, but is your home? Keep things clean and beautiful all summer long with helpful summer cleaning tips.
9 cleaning hacks to save you time
Add these nine cleaning hacks to your routine to save you time and money, so you can have a few more minutes in your day to relax.
How to clean kitchen cabinets
Clean kitchen cabinets quickly and easily to reduce germs and maintain the health and beauty of the busiest room in your home.
Cleaning pads 101
Not all cleaning pads are created equal. Find the best one for your needs to keep scratches at bay and a beautiful organic shine on your floors.
Hydrogen Peroxide - the most effective natural disinfectant
Learn about common natural disinfectants found in your home and why hydrogen peroxide is one of the best used to clean and disinfect.
Cleaning Tips During Pregnancy
General cleaning can still be part of your routine during pregnancy. For added peace of mind, consider these helpful tips.
Winter deep clean
Winter weather brings new challenges to floor care. Maintain your floors’ beauty with these tips during the chilly season.
Spring spruce ups
Do more than just spring cleaning with some affordable, quick and easy home upgrades.
6 times you should never clean with vinegar
Is vinegar a staple in your cleaning regimen? Check out these six times you should NEVER clean with vinegar from Woman's Day Magazine.
5 reasons why Bona Cleaner is the best
Bona's dedication to research and development of effective products makes a winning combo. Here are five reasons why Bona Cleaner is the best choice for your wood floors.
Top Bona products for dog lovers
Want clean floors with dogs in the house? Get our recommendations for effective Bona products.
Wood floors
Your wood floors are one of the largest investments in the home. Care for them properly so they last a lifetime.
Give the gift of clean for Mother's Day
Looking for Mother’s Day gift ideas? Show mom you care with an act of kindness rather than the usual flowers.
How to clean wood floors
Learn how to clean your wood floors in just 3 steps with a quick and easy routine powered by the Bona System of cleaners, mops and mop pads.
Are wood floors hiding under your carpet?
Hardwood floor refinishing
Cleaning, deep cleaning or renovation?
There is a lot you can do to make your hardwood floors stay beautiful over time. Clean, maintain or a thorough deep clean? Find out what you can do to ensure that your hardwood floor is always looking it's best.
The importance of using the right cleaner
Tips & tricks on preserving wood floor beauty by understanding what cleaners works best for optimal results.
Avoid Water and Vinegar When Cleaning Wood Floors
Finding an effective way to get the best cleaning results for your wood floors is an important step in wood floor care.
How to Polish Wood Floors
Learning how to polish wood floors yourself is a relatively quick, cheap and easy way to properly maintain wood floors.
How to Get Rid of Cloudy Wood Floors
Identifying the root causes of cloudy or milky-looking wood floors can help get you to a proper solution without hours and hours of trial and error.
Protect Floors From Furniture
In the realm of floor care, a lot of attention is placed on protecting floors against outside contaminants and making sure everyone in the home is aware of good floor-friendly habits.
Best Treatment for Waxed Wood Floors
Keep the look of your waxed floor with easy tips from our floor care experts.
How to Care For Oiled Wood Floors
Learn how to clean oiled wood floors to maintain their natural character and warmth.
How to Care For Varnished Wood Floors
A varnished floor is highly resistant to abrasion and chemicals. It is important that you dust, clean and maintain your varnished wood floors the right way.
How to fix scratches and stains on wood floors
Dirty marks and scratches can be common on a wood floor. Most can be fixed, but it depends on the hardness of the floor and how the surface is treated. By maintaining a clean floor and fixing minor damage immediately, you’ll keep it beautiful for longer.
What’s The Difference Between Floor Polish and Refresher for Wood Floors?
Thinking about maintaining your varnished wood floor but not sure if you should use Bona Wood Floor Polish or Bona Wood Floor Refresher? No problem, we are here to help you consider the differences to find what best option for your floor.
How to deep clean wood floors
Make your home clean and healthy by giving your floors a proper deep clean.
Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner Reviewed by The Spruce
Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner was recognized for its ingredients, excellent cleaning power and low odor.
How to Polish Hardwood Floors Do’s and Don’ts
Do you really know how to polish hardwood floors? Get expert tips and tricks.
New Year, New Floors
Give your floors some extra love and excitement for the new year. Discover ways to get the floors you want in 2021.
How to Shine Wood Floors
Reclaim your abode and feel at home again with shiny wood floors.
Best Rug Pads for Wood Floors
Rug pads can have many different features and purposes. Here are the main reasons people choose to use rug pads.
Preventing Scratches on Hardwood Floors
To best protect your floors from any major damage, the best defense is a great offense.
Quick shine your wood floors
Learn how to quickly shine your floors with Bona Polish to add extra beauty, shine and longevity to your floors with these quick tips.
How to Deep Clean Floors
Deep cleaning your floor with a professional at least once a year will provide you with important advantages
Bona’s Quick and Easy Speed Guide to Super Clean Floors
Care for wood floors fast with our super-fast guide to floor care.
How to Deep Clean Your Kitchen
Get into the spring cleaning spirit and learn how to deep clean your kitchen!
How to Dust Wood Floors
Dust and hardwood floors don’t mix. Particle debris like dust can scratch and damage a floor’s protective finish.
How to assemble the Bona Premium Microfiber Mop
Learn all the features, benefits and how to put together your Bona Premium Microfiber Mop for wood and hard surface floor cleaning.
How to Get Rid of Cloudy Wood Floors
Identifying the root causes of cloudy or milky-looking wood floors can help get you to a proper solution without hours and hours of trial and error.
Bona Polish Guide
Discover the right polish to give your floors the maintenance they need, and the renewed look you want.
How to Refresh Wood Floors With Bona
Use Bona Hardwood Floor Revitalizer to clean and shine wood floors in one easy step! Clean, shine and protect floors with Bona.
Cleaning, Deep Cleaning or Renovation?
There is a lot you can do to make your hardwood floors stay beautiful over time. Clean, maintain or a thorough deep clean? Find out what you can do to ensure that your hardwood floor is always looking it's best.
Protect Floors From Furniture
In the realm of floor care, a lot of attention is placed on protecting floors against outside contaminants and making sure everyone in the home is aware of good floor-friendly habits.
Clean Floors Better With the Bona Microfiber Mop
Learn how to clean floors fast and easy with Bona's Microfiber Mop and floor cleaners. Clean wood, stone, tile and laminate floors with Bona!
Quick Clean Wood Floors With Bona Wet Clean Pads
Save time while giving your floors a great clean with Bona Wet Cleaning Pads. Clean floors smarter with help from Bona!
How to Revitalize Hardwood Floors
It’s coming—spring cleaning season! Get your floors ready for the next season with this spring cleaning checklist.
A guide to streak-free wood floors
Let us guide you through our professional tips on how to keep your wood floors free from residue and streak-free.
Bona Product Info Spray Bottle Refill
Watch this video to see how to refill your spray bottle.
Hardwood Floor Deep Cleaning
When floors get dull, revive them back to their natural glow with a deep clean by a trusted professional.
Avoid Water and Vinegar When Cleaning Wood Floors
Finding an effective way to get the best cleaning results for your wood floors is an important step in wood floor care.
Wood Floor Stain Color Guide
Transform your floors with a stylish hardwood floor stain.
Hard-surface floors
Care for the hard surfaces in your home safely and effectively with these tips.
Marble, Tile or Concrete: Which Floor is For You?
Learn the pros and cons of marble, stone, tile, and concrete to help you decide which floor type is best for your home.
How to Clean Luxury Vinyl Flooring
Learning how to clean luxury vinyl flooring will save you from future headaches for a good cleaning routine is the best protection for any floor.
Laminate Flooring Guide
Laminate flooring can be used on any level in your home and is extremely durable and easy to clean, especially with an appropriate cleaner.
Zest up your kitchen cleaning with lemon
Lemon-fresh cleaning just got easier with these quick tips for your kitchen.
How to polish tile floors
Learn how to polish this popular floor type efficiently and effectively to get a natural shine.
Floor Polish 101
Daily maintenance protects your floors, but don’t forget that polishing your hardwood floors adds another layer of protection and shine.
How to deep clean bathrooms
Learn how to deep clean your bathroom, kill germs and give one of the most bacteria ridden rooms in your home the clean it deserves.
Cleaning Stone, Tile and Laminate Flooring
What do stone, tile and laminate floors have in common?
How to Assemble the Bona Multi-Surface Floor Care Kit
Discover Bona's Multi-Surface Floor Care Kit.
Vacuums for Wood and Tile Floors
Looking for new ways to clean hard surface floors? See if a vacuum might be the option you’re looking for.
How to Refill Your Bona Spray Bottle
Learn how to fill your Bona spray bottle and save money while reducing excess landfill waste!
How to Refill Your Bona Spray Mop Cartridge
How to Refill Your Bona Spray Mop Cartridge
DIY renovation
Give varnished or oiled floors a refresh with our easy renovation solutions and tips.

Do-It-Yourself
Don't you just love the feeling of when you have done something yourself? To help you get started with your wood floor renovation, we have gathered guides for every step of the way with Bona Home!
How to Prepare a Wood Floor Renovation
Don't you just love the feeling of when you have done something yourself? To help you get started with your wood floor renovation, we have gathered guides for every step of the way with Bona Home!
How to sand a wood floor
Your floor needs to be sanded in stages with progressively finer abrasives for the best finish. Starting with grit 40, then grit 60 and finally grit 100 is typically a good procedure for most wood floors. The goal with the first coarse abrasive is to remove the old surface coating and to flatten the surface.
How to Varnish a Wood Floor
Varnish is the most common wood floor surface treatment, favoured for its high wear resistance and low maintenance. Compared to oil and hard wax oil, varnish gives the wood a light colour, more consistent with natural wood.
How to Oil a Wood Floor
Unlike varnish or hard wax, oil doesn’t create a film on top of the wood. This means you wear directly on the wood. Protect the floor by filling the pores of the wood with oil.
How to Hard Wax a Wood Floor
Hard wax oil is something in between the varnish and oil. It provides a warm wood coloration similar to oil, and leaves a protective film on top of the wood, strengthening the resistance to water, chemicals and general wear.
How to Fasten a Wood Floor
When installing a wooden floor, you need an adhesive that's well suited for the particular job. It’s about having the right combination of strength and elasticity to achieve the ideal foundation.
Home Renovation Mistakes to Avoid
Want to avoid a home remodeling nightmare? Then stay away from these common home renovation mistakes!
How to Nourish and Refresh Oiled Wood Floors
Learn how you can easily refresh your oiled wood floor’s lustre and resilience – without any buffing or machines.
Breathe Easy With a Bona Certified Craftsman
Refinishing wood floors can be a dusty process that is not only a nuisance, but harmful to your health. Luckily, you have options for your floor renovation with Bona dust-free sanding using a professional Bona Certified Contractor.
Dreaming of White Pigmented Wood Floors?
Are you dreaming of a white pigmented wood floor? You can achieve the look with lacquer, white hard wax oil, or a white penetrating oil.
How to Choose Hardwood Floors: Janka Hardness Scale
Is harder always better? It depends on what you want in your floors.
What to expect when sanding and finishing a wood floor
Understand what to expect before, during and after you renovate your wood floors to make your project seamless.
Concerns About Swedish Floor Finishes
Refinishing a hardwood floor and selecting a finish can be a designing delight with a range of sheen and even color choices.
Hardwood Installation Types
If you are considering installing your own floor, be sure you understand the different types of hardwood floor installation.
How to Hire a Flooring Contractor
Renew your floors with confidence when you hire a flooring contractor.
All About Natural Oil Finishes
Discover the benefits of an oil finished floor.
Why Choose Hardwood Floors?
Hardwood flooring is safe, clean and low maintenance
Prefinished vs. site-finished flooring
Let us guide you through the differences of prefinished vs. site-finished floors so you can make an informed decision about your floor renovation.
What Is Reclaimed Wood?
Thinking about using reclaimed wood in your next flooring or furniture project?
Why You Should Refinish Your Hardwood Floors
Refinishing wood floors is an excellent way to restore floors to their original beauty.
SPC vs. WPC Vinyl Flooring
The durability, look and affordability of vinyl make it a top choice in resilient flooring.
How to Choose Flooring for Your Home
Need help choosing the best flooring option for you home? Our quick guide helps break down the most popular options.
Revive, Recoat and Refinish my Floors
A strong maintenance routine is the key to the longevity and durability of your floors.
How Floors Change and How Bona Helps: One Family’s Floor Transformation
The Grossman Family wanted to update their kids’ old playroom into something new and fresh.
Wood Is Not Always a Wood
Not every floor that appears to be made of wood is actually the real thing
Domestic vs. Exotic Hardwoods
When it comes to choosing the right wood for your floors, you must consider the differences between domestic and exotic wood.
Recoat Hardwood Floors Guide
Extend the life of your floors and your wallet by recoating hardwood floors.
Floor styling
Learn about all the possibilities you have to create stunningly beautiful and unique floors through our stains, sealers, and finishes.
Bathroom flooring guide
Update your bathroom floors and choose the right flooring option with help from Bona.
New Looks for Beloved Floors
See the new possibilities to add not only great new looks, but a whole new feel. By reviving, restoring or even tinting it, you can change the impression of an entire room.
Bona DriFast Stains
Bona’s Drifast Stain Collection offers a range of color options that you can use alone or with a combination of stains to create your own custom look.
Put a Spotlight on Beautiful Floors
Learn how to make your beautiful floors the highlight of your home with some simple tips & tricks.
Home Renovation Mistakes to Avoid
Remodeling can be a great way to get the perfect look you want, while adding substantial value to your home.
Home Office Design: Light vs. Dark Wood Floors
Discover the right polish to add the shine and protection you want floors and furniture need to keep them looking great.
Chevron and Herringbone Flooring Trend
All zigzags are not created equal. Learn more about chevron and herringbone floor designs.
Simple Decorating Tips for a Home Makeover
Learn five quick and simple decorating ideas to give your home a makeover, for a spring refresh.
Getting Your Home Ready to Sell
If you’re looking to sell your home, making a good first impression is vital. Buyers typically make their decisions based on their first impression
Kitchen Flooring Options
Every good kitchen needs a great floor. Find the best kitchen flooring options for you
Vinyl Flooring Trends
Discover why vinyl flooring can be the perfect option for daring designers.
Healthy home tips
Top 5 Tips for Cleaning Your Floors With Pets
Clean, beautiful floors with pets in your home? Yes, it’s possible!
Importance of Hardwood Floors and Sustainability
Bona’s Dave Darche shares his expertise on the sustainability of wood flooring with gb&d Magazine, a resource for building professionals interested in green technologies and design.
Hardwood vs Carpets
Hardwood is one of the oldest flooring materials there is, and it never goes out of style.
Bonafide Living: Reducing VOCs in Your Home
VOCs are always a concern when it comes to maintaining a clean, healthy home.
VOC’s in the Home: How to Make Smart Choices to Protect the Ones You Love
Floors are the largest surface area in the home. Improve the health of your home by starting with the floors.
Benefits of Sustainable Hardwood
Hardwood floors are known for more than their good looks.
Hardwood Floors, The Planet’s Renewable Resource
With the increased focus on environmentally conscious architecture and design
Outdoor surfaces
Option 1 - Clean your outdoor deck with a hard-bristle brush
No pressure washer needed!
Bona Decking Reviver and some good old fashioned manual labour will make your outdoor deck look like new again. Just grab a brush and get going!
Option 2 - Clean your deck faster
Rent a Bona PowerScrubber
Cleaning the outdoor deck is usually time-consuming and takes a lot of hard work. But not anymore. Learn how to do it with a Bona PowerScrubber.
Option 3 - Relax and let a professional revive your deck
Find a Bona Certified Craftsman
Why work when you can enjoy the sun, right? The most convenient way to revive your outdoor deck is to sit back and let someone else do it. So just relax and hire one of our professionals to clean your deck.
Make your outdoor deck last longer with Bona Decking Oil
Revive and protect your outdoor deck
When you have cleaned your outdoor deck with the help of Bona Decking Reviver, it’s a good idea to apply Bona Decking Oil to protect it against the unreliable weather conditions.
A homeowner's experience with the Bona PowerScrubber and Bona Decking Reviver
Read a testimonial on how to clean and revive your deck today
Susanne has been using the Bona PowerScrubber for the past three years to revive her outdoor wood terrace. Not only does she say it saves time but it is one of her most enjoyable spring cleaning tasks of the season!
Wood floor basics
Why wood floors?
Wood floors add value to your home and are easier to maintain and clean. Discover the many reasons why wood floors are a great addition to any home.
Wood Types I
Learn the basics of selecting a wood floor. Your journey begins here. Learn about wood floor species, the hardness levels of wood and the difference between solid vs. engineered floors.
Wood Types II
Play with the physical attributes of wood to get the look you want. Discover more about board width, style, and grades of wood floors to find the style that fits your home.
Wood colours and styles
Make a statement with your personal combination of wood type, stain colours and finish sheens.
Installation of site-finished floors
Trust a Bona Certified Craftsman for your wood floor installation. Dust-free sanding and waterborne finishes will ensure an easy wood floor project with beautiful and durable results.
Cleaning and maintenance
Cleaning your wood floors shouldn't get in the way of enjoying them. Learn some simple tips and tricks to keep your floors looking great without breaking a sweat!
Pre-Finished Flooring
Make an informed choice about pre-finished flooring with help from the Bona experts. Learn about their benefits and what you need to consider when choosing your wood floors.
Halloween holiday cleaning tips
Don’t let a messy home scare your guests from enjoying your Halloween party.


































































































































