How to Maintain & Care for Hard Flooring | Ian Hunt Flooring
How to Maintain & Care for Hardwood Flooring
OCt 6th 2024
There’s something magical about hardwood flooring. It brings a timeless beauty to any home, instantly elevating the décor and making cleaning easier. Since hard floor care is generally quite simple, this presents an opportunity for you to preserve your hard flooring for years to come.
Why is Hard Floor Care important?
Hardwood flooring is both durable and long-lasting but it's not invincible! Hard Floor care is vital as it is gives your floor the best chance of looking good for longer. Consistent care in high traffic areas such as kitchens, hallways and living rooms is a must as it can wear down faster and is more prone to scratches and denting.
No matter whether you have engineered timber or laminate flooring, a regualar maintenance plan will remove all dirt before it can penetrate the floor. Not only foes this damage accumulate to harm your floor's appearance but it can also allow moisture to go into the flooring and cause it to age much faster.
How to Maintain Hard Floors
Let's dive right into the best ways to maintain your hard floors! For anyone new to owning hard floors, this practice can be intimating but once you have the routine in place it's actually an easy part of home care.
Regular Sweeping & Mopping
Your first defence against premature wear and tear is simple. You can easily clean up dirt as it comes with your broom, no need to vacuum all the time! This saves time in your weekend deep clean.
Regular mopping is also really helpful and brings your floors back to life, just make sure your mop isn't sodden as this can damage your floor and cause it to sink in over time.
Use a Specific Formulated Cleaner
Many homeowners with the best intentions regularly clean their hard floors with a standard floor cleaner. Unfortunately, many standard floor cleaners are not designer to protect engineered wood and the harsh chemicals contained can strip the finish. We have options of floor cleaners perfectly designed for engineered timber and laminate in our hard flooring show room.
Polish & Protect you floor
Finally, hard floor care is unique because it requires an extra step that carpets don't. Polishing your hard floors is an excellent way to maintain their shine while protecting them from high foot traffic.
Depending on how much foot traffic you have you might want to polish them every two to four months. Consider also adding protective pads onto the bottom of your furniture legs to prevent scratching.
As you can see, caring for your hard flooring is as simple as sweeping your floors during the week, mopping every so often with a specialised cleaner and polish them from time to time to keep them fully protected.
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