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Care Instructions for Real Hardwood Flooring
In the tough housing market that you have, installing real hardwood flooring could add significant value to your home. This is true for two reasons, first, it is a high quality flooring material, and second, it is timeless, and never goes out of style. In addition, real hardwood flooring has the ability to suit most any dcor. However, once you have invest the time and money having beautiful hardwood floors installed, you have to extend some effort in protect your investment. This includes setting ground rules and making a few adjustments. The first thing you have to understand is that there are several things that can damage hardwood flooring, with the first being UV rays from the sun. Sunlight can fade wood. Therefore, you want to protect your floors from the direct sunlight. The next thing that will destroy hardwood floors is water, and wet spills including drinks and pet stains. These must be cleaned up immediately. Lastly, overzealous cleaners that contain harsh chemicals will ruin the finish. Do not use any cleaner on your hardwood floors that is not especially formulated for hardwood floors. The following is a brief list of what you should do and not do in order to protect your beautiful hardwood floors. Place felt or pads on the bottoms of chairs, tables, and other furniture so that they will not dent or scratch your hardwood flooring especially when they are moved around.
Never drag, push, or shove furniture over your floors. Always lift furniture.
Avoid having toys with large or small, with hard plastic wheels pushed over your hardwood floors as these wheels can scratch your flooring.
Sweep or vacuuming, using the brush attachment, to remove dirt and grim from your floors regularly.
Place doormats at all doorways leading into your home as well as into the rooms where hardwood flooring is, to help keep down the amount of dirt and grim that is tracked into the room.
Using only the cleaning agents recommended by your flooring consultant.
Consider having your windows tinted to reduce the risk of fading your flooring.
Clean up all spills immediately
Avoid wearing athletic spikes and high heels, especially stiletto-spiked heels when walking across your hardwood floors.
Keep pet nails trimmed to avoid scratching the floor. While the previous list may seem too much, especially if you have small children and pets, it will be worth it when your hardwood floors remain beautiful for years to come.
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