Maintained properly, high quality hardwood flooring can last the lifetime of your home! The most effective maintenance techniques involve preventative actions designed to protect your floors from scratches and moisture that degrade your hardwood floors.
The National Wood Flooring Association was created nearly two decades ago for wood flooring professionals to exchange ideas, advance their skills, and increase their knowledge. Today, with over 3,500 members throughout the world, it’s a terrific resource for technical, industry information and training. As an active member of the NWFA, MacDonald Hardwoods is pleased to pass along these useful hardwood floor maintenance tips compiled by the industry experts at the NWFA.
The NWFA has identified 10 steps you can take to maintain the beauty of your floors.
1. Avoid the use of sheet vinyl or tile floor care products on wood flooring. Some Self-polishing acrylic waxes cause wood to become slippery and dull.
2. Throw rugs in high-traffic areas help prevent grit, dirt and other debris from being tracked onto your wood floors. Use them to prevent scratching.
3. Avoid a wet-mop. Standing water can dull the finish and possibly damage the wood.
4. Wipe up spills immediately.
5. Do not over-wax a wood floor. Buff a dull floor instead.
6. Place glides under the legs of furniture. Glides will prevent scuffing and scratching.
7. Avoid walking across your wood flooring in cleats, sports shoes and high heels. This kind of impact can dent any floor surface.
8. Be careful moving heavy furniture across your wood floors. Don’t slide it – pick up the furniture completely to protect the wood flooring.
9. To protect your wood kitchen floor from moisture, place an area rug in front of the kitchen sink.
10. Use a humidifier to combat wood movement and shrinkage common in arid climates and during dry seasons.
Source: NWFA, “Preventive Maintenance”, www.woodfloors.org/consumer/maintReg.aspx
MacDonald Hardwoods Easy Hardwood Floor Cleaner(TM) and the MacMop(TM) product line (see MacMop.com) have been specially formulated to address the NWFA maintenance recommendations listed above.
1. The NWFA warns us about the acrylic wax cleaners – the Easy Hardwood Floor Cleaner(TM) cleans dust, grease, dirt and grime without dulling your finish or leaving residue. This ph-neutral, water-based cleaner is ready to use full strength – there is no mixing or diluting in a bucket.
2. Our washable terry cloth mop head cover is perfect for removing spills and debris without scratching your wood flooring. Affix the mop cover to the MacMop, then mist and mop.
3. Use our Safeglide Floor Protectors to prevent scuffing and scratching by furniture legs
4. Protect your flooring from abrasion. Use our Easy Hardwood Floor Care Polish(TM) to restore a rich new luster to dull polyurethane-finished floors
We’re proud to be experts in the care and maintenance of today’s polyurethane finished wood floors. MacDonald Hardwoods NOW offers high quality hardwood floor cleaning products and accessories to our valued online customers – visit www.MacMop.com If you have a question about how to maintain or renew your hardwood floor, call us toll free at 800-639-3006.
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