Now that you have a hardwood floor–whether you just bought a home with an existing hardwood floor, or you just had a hardwood floor installed–you need to know how to take care of it. Here are some important tips for caring for your hardwood floors.
Hardwood floors are made from a single piece of wood. Each plank of hardwood floors comes from part of a tree. Engineered hardwoods are different. They are strips of wood with plywood underneath. There are many different types of hardwood flooring. The flooring is separated by color, grain and hardness. Hardwood floors require different care than other types of flooring, such as laminate.
First, if you have hardwood floors in high traffic areas, you may want to put rugs on these floors to protect them from contant strikes from shoes. You could also request family members and guests take shoes off to walk across floors.
Second, any moisture on the hardwood floors is a bad idea. If you are thinking about putting hardwood floors in your kitchen or bathroom, you may want to opt for engineered hardwoods that are less likely to absorb moisture. If you do spill something on your hardwoods, clean it up immediately.
If you need to move furniture on your hardwoods, you need to pick it up and move it rather than sliding it across the floor. You can also put scratch-resistant pads on the legs of your furniture to further protect your hardwoods. You may also want to consider sealing your hardwoods as well, because this gives your hardwoods additional protection.
When you’re ready to talk to someone about your floor, you need to contact Flooring.org. Call us anytime at 1-800-689-9006.
