Care & Maintenance for Laminate

Laminate Care

You can protect your Mannington Laminate Floor by following these easy guidelines.
  • Place rugs or floor mats on heavy traffic areas to avoid excess wear and tear.
  • Place doormats on both sides of outside entrances.

Laminate Maintenance

Mannington Laminate Floors come as close as possible to being maintenance free and are extremely resistant to wear and stains. Here's how to keep yours looking like new.
  • Important: Never wax, polish, sand, or lacquer your Mannington Laminate Floor.
  • Spot clean your floor as needed and completely clean several times a year with Mannington Award Series® Cleaner.
  • Occasionally vacuum or sweep to eliminate loose dust and debris.
  • Wipe soiled spots with a cloth dampened with clean water or Mannington Award Series® Cleaner diluted in water. Make sure the cloth is thoroughly wrung out. Never flood the floor with water or cleaner.
  • After damp cleaning, dry the floor thoroughly with a clean cloth.
  • Remove tough, stubborn stains such as paint, adhesive, asphalt, oil, etc. with alcohol, acetone, or nail polish remover.
  • Never wax, polish, or use soap. Doing so may damage the wear surface, causing it to be slippery or to have unattractive smudges.
  • Never use a steam cleaner.
  • Never use scouring powder products, steel wool, or abrasives.
  • Do not treat or seal Mannington Laminate Floors after they have been installed.

Laminate Stain Solver

Take a look at how easily even tough stains can be removed from our floors:
  • Start with the first procedure listed.
  • Only do the procedures necessary to resolve the problem. Always use a clean white cloth for wiping up stains, and turn it frequently to avoid spreading the stain.
  • Rinse with clean water and allow area to dry between procedures.
  • For items not covered by the following chart, call Mannington Consumer Services at 1-800-FLOOR-US (1-800-356-6787).
Stain/Problem Procedure
Juice, wine, grease, chocolate Dampen a rag with Mannington Award Series® Cleaner solution or warm water and mild detergent and spot clean.

Cigarette burns, asphalt, shoe polish, paint, crayon, ink, dried foods, nail polish

Dampen a rag with alcohol or nail polish remover and spot clean

Candle wax, chewing gum

Allow to harden and gently scrape with a plastic scraper.