tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post86251349068221432..comments2023-03-22T03:15:33.160-07:00Comments on The Ravenna Rant: 3 Months, and not so new...Ravenna Ranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16356644632445661949noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-24316889062006857242012-01-24T19:13:32.954-08:002012-01-24T19:13:32.954-08:00We have been cooking every single day and I have b...We have been cooking every single day and I have been obsessed with cleaning! lol. We wipe down the stove top after every meal (we take the grates out and wipe the stovetop). I have just been using soap and water and will have to try some of the recommendations here. For the hardfloors, I have been using the Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop and I love it! It uses washable microfiber cloths and it comes with an empty bottle where you can use any type of cleaner. I followed the advise of the flooring reps and used Bruce Hardwood cleaner. I was told not to use anything else as it would void the warranty (this could be bluff though, so I'm not sure). For my granite, I have been using Granite Gold (from Bed Bath & Beyond) and it has been working well.. no streaks. However, it's a little pricey and I may need to find a cheaper alternative soon.swhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074469979986351253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-20518436037699515432012-01-15T12:10:38.395-08:002012-01-15T12:10:38.395-08:00Thanks BD. Tell us more about your floor problems...Thanks BD. Tell us more about your floor problems! I have noticed a few small cracks in a couple boards but just accept that as a reality of using natural materials. All in all the floors still look gorgeous. You upgraded to the wider planks, right? We did have ALL THAT RAIN right around the time that our houses were getting flooring - I wonder if the humidity did them in? Let us know what's happening!Ravenna Ranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356644632445661949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-67133386789364001142012-01-14T21:15:08.264-08:002012-01-14T21:15:08.264-08:00Bar Keeper's Friend works great. The guy who c...Bar Keeper's Friend works great. The guy who came in to do some work on our vanity and other surfaces uses WD40 to clean the stainless appliances. It is amazing! Just spray it on a paper towel and wipe it with the grain on the appliance and it comes up nice and shiny...just like new...who would have thought. He also said to forget all those fancy granite cleaners and said to just use soap and water and make sure it is dried real well after cleaning...so far ours continue to look great. Can't say the same about our hardwood floors. Still working with the flooring company and Bruce Flooring rep to figure out what the solution is going to be to all the cracking boards. It may come down to tearing it all out and reinstalling from scratchBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831914806525111506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-18267316922802503672012-01-10T19:02:46.195-08:002012-01-10T19:02:46.195-08:00Thanks for all your ideas guys! I will put some o...Thanks for all your ideas guys! I will put some of them into effect as we clean up the place for our "official" house-warming party this weekend. I'll be sure to report results, good and bad.Ravenna Ranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356644632445661949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-15439882107351962312012-01-08T19:17:33.214-08:002012-01-08T19:17:33.214-08:00well, I would first throw the cats outside.
With t...well, I would first throw the cats outside.<br />With that out of the way, I would use Murphy's Oil on the cabinets. We used to have Pergo Wood floors and used Murphy's on them and it worked great. My friends that we are staying with just use a wet swiffer on their hardwood with satisfying results. <br />Not sure about the sink, we plan to ditch the shit steel sink quick and go with a Cast Iron or Composite.....rather soon after move in.<br />Good luckSgt.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908060926056178459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-69152982324830170072012-01-08T17:55:43.836-08:002012-01-08T17:55:43.836-08:00Not sure if the hardwood floors in your area are t...Not sure if the hardwood floors in your area are the same pre-finished type that we get here. If so our flooring rep gave us a big thing about how they have to be cleaned differently than old hardwood floors because they aren't sealed after they are put down like old style were. They strongly suggested never using a steam cleaner, and staying away from any type of cleaning that used a large amount of water as the floors will absorb it. They recommended the stuff that is sold at bed bath and beyond I think it's called bona or something like that.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749818602095205162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-53402261642394229662012-01-08T13:37:54.336-08:002012-01-08T13:37:54.336-08:00WOW!! The time goes by so fast!! We're in th...WOW!! The time goes by so fast!! We're in the same boat, finding our new house is losing its newness luster :-( We have also used Bon Ami on our sink and it works awesome! To clean our cabinets we have used Method Wood for Good wood surface cleaner, and we have also used good old fashioned pledge as well which seems to keep everything nice and shiny and polished. As far as cleaning hardwood floors....we don't have hardwoods in our new house but we did in our old house and we used one of those floor steam cleaners like shark or h2o mop etc. and it worked awesome. Every now and then to add some shine we would use orange glow for hard wood floors and that kept them very shiny and new looking. Well I wish you the best of luck in trying to hold on to the newness as long as you can. Our 4th bedroom is the guest room (of which no guest has spent the night yet) so its still the newest room in the house in terms of use. Every now and then my husband and I will walk in and just breath in that new smell it still has....love it!! Just wish it would last forever!Jennel and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269771950068134958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533086935587975964.post-77680343993477095342012-01-08T12:55:35.419-08:002012-01-08T12:55:35.419-08:00I use Murphy's Oil Soap on my hardwood floors ...I use Murphy's Oil Soap on my hardwood floors and Bar Keeper's Friend or Bon Ami for the stainless steel sink. If you have never used those cleaners on the sink, just be sure to rub in the direction of the grain of the sink.<br />At least the cat is having accidents on a hard surface. Mine prefers a spot along the baseboard in the dining room :(Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358539472223402638noreply@blogger.com