Proper Care and Cleaning of New (Or Old) Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl flooring can handle spills but don’t drag furniture across this floor without good felt pads.

Vacuum and mop the floor often with plain water to remove surface dirt. appleyayee/Shutterstock

If you’ve ever dealt with vinyl flooring—especially in an older home where the flooring has not been well cared for—you know the heartbreak of trying to clean it. Tiny grooves and crevices are the problem, especially along the baseboards and thresholds, where stubborn dirt has built up over time and is now holding on for dear life.

But truth be told, vinyl flooring is not a thing of the past. It is alive and well, highly improved, and quite lovely. In fact, some brands of vinyl have now entered the luxury lines of flooring.