The clearest isn't an oil based polyurethane, it is a water based polyacrylic. These are clearer and typically used on maple or bamboo because they do not amber the face of the wood. Minwax sells one in most home improvement stores. Nothing is completely clear, but you can pick up a small can and try it out on a sample. The disadvantage to these products is they are a lot more expensive and also not nearly as strong.
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There are many advantages of having bamboo wood floors and there are some disadvantages. There is no actual test proving that bamboo wood floors are better or stronger than wood floors. It really just depends on your personal preference.
Oil based cleansers are great for hard wood floors. Water or too many chemicals can really mess up hard wood floors. Every once in a while you can use the steam shark it works great.
There are many products available to clean wood floors. A floor with no polyurethane finish should be swept regularly, damp mopped and waxed. For a polyurethaned floor, including almost all pre-finished floors, you can use a mix of one part white vinegar to 3 parts water to mop or sponge clean your floor. You can polish with a product such as Bruce Hardwood Floor cleaner.
No, you cannot clean wood floors with a steam mop. The steam will cause the wood to bubble and will get a mould underneath it.
The moisture difference between Wood floors and wood sub floors would be 4% Plywood sub floors are about 12 to 13% here in Northern Calif. and the wood flooring is usually from 7-9 % .Now of coarse moisture and RH plays into the picture too. The ocean & lake areas may have a greater % of moisture in their wood sub floors due to greater RH