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Mixed
Water with Vinegar
Ratio:
1 Water : 1/3 Vinegar
Add
a Table Spoon of Salt
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The
straw of your tatami can be cleaned from time to
time with a wet cloth, beforehand dipped into some
water soapy and with vinegar.
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You
can also vacuum on your tatami. Vacuum so to clear
the floor of any dry material. Be careful not to
scratch the mat. When vacuuming, slide the vacuum
cleaner slowly along the grain of the
tatami,
When
something spills on it you soak it up with a towel.
Any contact with a big quantity of liquid
would risk damage your tatami. If incident quickly
wipe with a towel on your tatami. Aerate your
tatami under the sun.
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Tatami
has a problem which can happen any time but tends
to occur more often during season changes from dry
to humid or humid to dry, the bugs are prone to
inhabit tatami. This requires store-bought chemical
interference with spray-type or smoke-type
insecticides, which are sold in drugstores or
supermarkets.
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Aerate
your tatami from time to time to protect its
natural qualities.
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When you open the door to your
room take off your slippers before getting on to
the TATAMI (straw mat floor) Do not walk on the
TATAMI with your slippers. The TATAMI room is
always tread upon barefoot or with your socks on
and you can squat down on just lie down on
it.
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Avoid
storing too long your tatami in a too wet or too
hot place (against a
radiator). |
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Tatami, like carpets, do not provide everlasting
flooring. Periodically, they require replacing,
that period depending on how much wear and tear
they receive, but they should last for at least ten
years |
