Cleaning Wood Floor: Step by Step
Cleaning wood floor entails a lot of things. Trust me, there are a lot of things that you should not do and there are a lot of things you really should do. I will try to provide a comprehensive and complete guide as much as possible as to how you should go about cleaning hardwood flooring.
Guide
In order to perform proper maintenance for your hard wood floor, cleaning it often is the key. Also, the materials that are to be used should not just be anything.
- Wood floor cleaning has to involve periodic sweeping with the use of a broom that has soft and fine bristles.
- At least 2 times a week, you have to perform vacuuming so that even the mpost little of messes can be taken care of. So as not to scratch the wood will cleaning away the dirt, I use a soft brush vacuum attachment.
- We alreay know that water can rot wood faster so if ever any water or other liquids come into contact with your wooden flooring, wipe it away immediately. Make sure to have your hardwood floor dry always.
- If part of the house sees more traffic than others, meaning more people frequent that area, you may want to place in some carpet runners. Ä°deal carpet runners are those that have no skid pads.
- >I also make it sure to vacuum not only the floor but also the rugs and runners because dirt can accumulate there. With enough dirt, a carpet or a runner can scratch a wooden flooring.
- Wearing shoes, heavy ones or high heels should not be done in areas where the flooring is wood. Dents are highly possible if you do so.
- If you have heavy furniture and you want to rearrange it, do not drag it around a wooden flooring. You can use furniture pads that would help you glide the furniture around.
- It is also advisable to have floor mats at entrances so as people entering will not bring in dirt.
- Wooden flooring will have recommendations from their manufacturers. So better take not of that and implement it.
- The furniture pads should be placed liberally under legs of tables, chairs, and other heavy room decors. This will prevent that furniyure from scratching the surface of the wooden flooring. The furniture pads are readily available in hardwares.
- There are some hardwood flooring out there that may need waxing and buffing from time to time. Make sure that you do that.
Here are some very important not to do things when cleaning wood flooring:
- Never use wet mops
- Never use ammonia for cleaning
- Never use dust cleaners
- Never leave a track dirt uncleaned
- Never use floor cleaning products that are not recommended by manufacturers
- Never wax a wooden flooring with urethane finish
If you follow these things, then surely your wooden flooring will be in good hands.