Hardwood floor is popular among homeowners because of its naturally attractive appearance and lifetime durability. However, without proper care, your
Hardwood floor is popular among homeowners because of its naturally attractive appearance and lifetime durability. However, without proper care, your hardwood floor could become dirty, disfigured and its protracted longevity becomes a myth for you. To avoid this and to make sure your hardwood flooring doesn’t suffer damages from wear and tear, you need to place maximum attention into cleaning it. An amazing fact is that hardwood doesn’t require rigorous cleaning procedures. It’s one of the easiest floor types to clean and maintain, meaning you don’t have to allocate hours of your time every day for cleaning. Great, right?
Here’s how to take care of hardwood floors.
1. Dust Daily
Since it’s made from pure solid wood, it may collect dust easily, especially in dusty areas. Sweeping and dusting regularly helps to remove dirt, debris, and dust, keeping your floor sparkling clean always. You can also use a treated mob to clean the floor right after cleaning. To reduce the amount of dirt on your hardwood floors, try placing a mat outside your door for visitors to thoroughly wipe their shoes before entering your home.
2. Vacuum on weekends
Vacuuming is a good way to keep your house clean, free from dirt and debris. This is also true for hardwood floors. You don’t have to vacuum every day, that would be excessive and time-draining. If your work isn’t remote and the foot traffic in your home isn’t much, then vacuuming on weekends would work best for you and your hardwood floor.
3. Clean dirt immediately
With hardwood floors, dirt and spills should be cleaned immediately. Dirt could lead to a scratch while a spill could damage your hardwood. Hardwoods don’t do well with wet areas and leaving standing water on hardwood would damage that area. And with wood, once one part is damaged, the rest become susceptible to damage.
4. Avoid scratches
The worst enemy of a radiant sparkling hardwood is a scratch. Scratches on hardwood are visible and long-lasting. Things that may cause scratches on hardwood include shoes, tables, chairs, and metal. To avoid such, add furniture pads to all your home furniture and make sure your floor doesn’t come into direct contact with metals of any kind. Also, some shoes could cause scratches, so asking your visitors to take off their shoes before entering your home would keep your hardwood sparkling and whole.
Follow these steps to keep your hardwood floor sparkling clean at all times.
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