Small stones, mud and gritty dirt tracked in from outside
can scratch the finish of your wood floor’s finish.
To help combat this use long bristle welcome mats placed
at all outside entrances for people to wipe their feet
on before entering onto the floors. Also, vacuum using
a soft bristle brush attachment.
Narrow wheels, sharp wooden legs or metal furniture legs
can scratch and dent hardwood floors. Any furniture that
rests directly on top of a hardwood floor should have felt
protectors, or furniture coasters under all it’s
feet. For extremely heavy objects such as a piano, use
wide, non-staining rubber cups. Purchasing floor protectors
is cheap insurance for protecting your hardwood floor investment.
There are many over the counter oil-based soaps and wax
based cleaning products that may damage or dull the finish
of your wood floor. The best suggestion is to only use
the manufacturers recommended cleaning products on your
hardwood flooring.
If your hardwood floor has a polyurethane finish never
use a paste wax on the floor’s surface. A paste wax
may form a sticky film on your floor and allow tracked
in dirt to stick to your wood finish. Polyurethane finishes
will not adhere to any wax and adding a fresh coat of polyurethane
to your floor will be very difficult.
When accidents happen and some liquid gets spilled on your
hardwood floor, you should use a slightly damp white cloth,
or paper towel to immediately clean up and dry the affected
area.
For cleaning your floor and protecting it we recommend
Bona’s Parkett Freshen Up and Parkett Cleaner. The
former helps to protect the floor against wear and tear
and livens it up while the latter can be used in a few
drops of water for regular cleaning. Both products can
be purchased from Okan.
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