When the furnace fires up each fall, Toronto homes feel dustier and a duct-cleaning flyer appears. Here is when it is worth it, when it is not, and what actually clears your winter air.
Laminate and vinyl plank look identical underfoot, but their care sheets prescribe opposite methods. A Toronto guide to steam mops, damp mopping, hard water film and winter salt on floating floors.
Road salt, a collapsing winter humidity level and moderately hard tap water make Toronto unusually tough on wood floors. Here is the finish-safe way to clean them, season by season.
Desmond Breau
Aug 27
Born in the GTA. Canadian-Owned. Trusted Since 1978.