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General Tips to Maintain your Hardwood Floor
If you have a hardwood floor you may want to know a few tips that will help you maintain your hardwood floor. You can either make sure no one ever walks on it by throwing a carpet over it or by taking some precautionary measures and let everyone see your hardwood floors. Chances are if you have a hardwood floor you want to show it off, so one way to maintain your hardwood floor is to protect it with a coat or stain or varnish. Preferably both if you can. Keep Dirt Off That Floor!One great tip to maintain your hardwood floor is to keep it from getting a lot of dirt tracked on it. You can do this by placing a mat in the front of every door outside. Hopefully this will get visitors, children and spouses to wipe their feet before coming in. It serves as a constant reminder. You may even want to designate a spot to remove shoes before entering further down the hallway. Dirt actually causes scratches to form on your beautiful hardwood floors, the less dirt in your home is best for your floors. Don't Drag Your FurnitureTrying not to scrape your furniture across your floors will help in maintaining your hardwood floor. How can you do this? One way is by lifting everything off the ground with the help of someone. Make sure not to drop it against the ground as that will definitely dent the surface. If you can, add a few small rugs under your furniture. In the dining room chairs scrape back and forth across the floor, this would be the perfect place for a larger rug. Make sure it fits enough so that when someone scoots their chair back they aren?t going to fall back off the rug. Just Keep It CleanThe best tip to maintain your hardwood floor is by keeping it clean. Every day you should sweep your floor with a soft bristled broom. Never a hard one, it leaves scratch marks. Try mopping it once or twice a week with a dust mop, not with water. If you must use water, make sure to dry it thoroughly and as quickly as possible. Wash those mats in front of the doorways weekly, be sure to shake them out outside before bringing them in. WaxingThe last tip to maintain your hardwood floor would be to wax them. Waxing a floor helps preventing dirt from seeping into the grains. An area that gets a lot of traffic may need to be waxed more than once every couple of months, just to keep up the shine. |