Best Way to clean linoleum

I don't know what "Duse" is but if you mean a linoleum manufacturer could make it look like wood or anything, then sure.

My bigger point is these floors are different: many people see a retro looking floor -- like checkerboard layout, or Grandma's pastel kitchen floor -- and assume it's linoleum when it's not, and they're very different for maintenance. This isn't a difference of pronouncing peacon pie as "peecan" vs "picon"; it's like confusing peacon with walnut.

We installed Armstrong's linoleum ourselves. It came only in sheets or squares. Vinyl usually gets rolled down because it's much faster to apply, so one sign of linolem will be lots of seams. Sure, vinyl comes in squares too so this isn't THE way to tell the difference but it's a common way. I still think the biggest way to tell is scratch the (clean) floor a bit and if it smells like linseed oil, then it's linoleum. If it smells like a petrochemical, then it's vinyl. We flipped that house shortly after installing the linoleum checkerboard tiles, so maybe that smell wears off.

I was always told to not let water stand on linoleum, so something similar to hardwood. It's sealed but to be safe liquids should be minimized. Dry vacuuming should work :) I just saw lots of comments here that implied wet / steam / shampooing that would be OK for vinyl bu wanted the poster to know that real linoleum will be ruined by heavy wet cleaning.

Armstong has linoleum cleaning info in their link below, and like I thought they also say to "never" use ammonia:

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Post# 439639 3/11/2021 at 09:16 (1,141 days old) by VacTec2 (The Boiler Room Of Hell)
Checkrate/Likes Hello, I have wood look alike linoleum and i would like to know the best way to clean it.I currently use a Hoover FloorMate with the hoover paws and claws solution.

Post# 439640 , Reply# 1 3/11/2021 at 09:33 (1,141 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)
Checkrate/Likes 2 *Are you unhappy with the Floormate results?* I used to use hot water and liquid Spic and Span, or Top Jog, or ammonia. I no longer have any linoleum, except under the washer/dryer. I also have numerous Hoover Steam mops. Armstrong makes a wonderful solution called "One and Done". It mixes with water. I loved the way it cleaned vinyl flooring above all other chemicals, really.

Post# 439645 , Reply# 2 3/11/2021 at 11:26 (1,141 days old) by VacTec2 (The Boiler Room Of Hell)
Checkrate/Likes *GOTTAHAVEAHOOVE* I love the floormate restults, just want a method for in-between cleanings. (I use it every other day, i supplement before using it with a shark genius steam mop.

Post# 439649 , Reply# 3 3/11/2021 at 15:33 (1,141 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *That's great.* Perhaps you might try that Armstrong Once & Done. I loved it.

Post# 439650 , Reply# 4 3/11/2021 at 15:49 (1,141 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)
Checkrate/Likes *Try* Try a Bissell Crosswave it's really convenient being able to both wet and dry cleaning simultaneously. After having it for a while now I don't think they're quite as thorough as a floormate. And I think this is due to the agitator it's very soft and I don't think it provides the same amount of scrubbing action. That said it still does a pretty good job. Of course there are some similar machines like the Tineco Ifloor or if you've got deeper pockets the Hizero

Post# 439667 , Reply# 5 3/11/2021 at 22:51 (1,140 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York)
Checkrate/Likes Years ago when we bought our house there was no wax linoleum in the kitchen and it was clearly neglected, we didn't have money for a new floor so we decided to clean it. We have an Electrolux 3 brush shampoo/polisher, we put down floor stripper, went over it with the green scrub pads on the hard brushes and worked it in a 3 foot square, sucked the solution up with a wet vac, we did the entire kitchen, the whole floor was stripped. I put a light coat of liquid floor was down with a lambs wool applicator. Buffed it with the lambs wool pads on the hard brushes, the floor looked like new.

Post# 439669 , Reply# 6 3/11/2021 at 22:55 (1,140 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)
Checkrate/Likes *What* Ever vacuum you use instead of a cleaner use distilled water. It won't dry out the linoleum and no chemical residue.

Post# 439728 , Reply# 7 3/12/2021 at 22:19 (1,139 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *linoleum or vinyl?* Are you sure the floor isn't vinyl? I've never heard of wood looking linoleum. We installed linoleum in a previous house. It's hard to find. If I remember right, there were only to manufacturers in the US left who still make it with linseed oil. You'll know because it has a distinct linseed smell. Most of today's hard surface, non-wood flooring is vinyl. If it's really linoleum, do not use ammonia like whoever said that above. Treat linoleum like a natural wood floor: no standing water, no harsh chemicals, etc.

Post# 439730 , Reply# 8 3/12/2021 at 22:33 (1,139 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)
Checkrate/Likes *Duse* Linoleum is like wallpaper. It comes however you want it.

Post# 439820 , Reply# 9 3/15/2021 at 08:14 (1,137 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin)
Checkrate/Likes *huh?* I don't know what "Duse" is but if you mean a linoleum manufacturer could make it look like wood or anything, then sure. My bigger point is these floors are different: many people see a retro looking floor -- like checkerboard layout, or Grandma's pastel kitchen floor -- and assume it's linoleum when it's not, and they're very different for maintenance. This isn't a difference of pronouncing peacon pie as "peecan" vs "picon"; it's like confusing peacon with walnut. We installed Armstrong's linoleum ourselves. It came only in sheets or squares. Vinyl usually gets rolled down because it's much faster to apply, so one sign of linolem will be lots of seams. Sure, vinyl comes in squares too so this isn't THE way to tell the difference but it's a common way. I still think the biggest way to tell is scratch the (clean) floor a bit and if it smells like linseed oil, then it's linoleum. If it smells like a petrochemical, then it's vinyl. We flipped that house shortly after installing the linoleum checkerboard tiles, so maybe that smell wears off. I was always told to not let water stand on linoleum, so something similar to hardwood. It's sealed but to be safe liquids should be minimized. Dry vacuuming should work :) I just saw lots of comments here that implied wet / steam / shampooing that would be OK for vinyl bu wanted the poster to know that real linoleum will be ruined by heavy wet cleaning. Armstong has linoleum cleaning info in their link below, and like I thought they also say to "never" use ammonia: CLICK HERE TO GO TO vap0rtranz's LINK