Even waxed or sealed floors cannot withstand excessive water and if the wax or sealer is wearing.
Water soaks in hardwood finish.
Water damage on hardwood if a protective hardwood finish wears off your floors can become susceptible to water damage.
Be sure to change the rinse water often.
After a flood or spill it is imperative to extract as much water from your wood floor as possible.
Fortunately unless you ve had a spill.
If water soaks into the wood immediately rather than resting on top it s likely time for a refinish.
These floors prefer to be dust mopped with only a dry microfiber or electrostatic mop pad between re sealing.
Clean the floor the a minimum amount of water water is wood s worst enemy.
Water also will cause breakdowns such as rotting and molding on the wood.
Oil treated or penetrating seal treated flooring has a softer wax finish that soaks into the wood grain itself.
Wood will shrink and cracks will develop during dry seasons due to a loss of moisture and expand during hot and humid summer type conditions.
A heavier denser wood will do better with water than a light wood.
Then remove the dirty soap water with a hard wrung cotton mop or a cotton cloth and rinse it out in the rinse bucket.