HOW TO LOOK AFTER SOLID OAK FLOORING

 Your brand hardwood floor has now been carefully installed and finished, so what is there left to do?

Thankfully, not much. The beauty of oak flooring, such as every hardwood flooring, is you will only need some simple maintenance and care to look after it and keep it in excellent condition for decades to come.

Choose the Right End

One of the most significant things that you have to do, even before your flooring is installed, is selecting the most appropriate finish to suit your home. After all, not everyone will want the exact same appearance in their flooring or have the exact same level of activity in their house, all of which impact which complete you should select.

By way of example, a lacquer finish provides your flooring anything from a set matt to a high gloss finish, depending on what is preferred, and is quite easy to care for. An oil finish, on the other hand, will give your floor a far more natural"soaked in" appearance that tends to float towards more of a matt look and can be quite easily patch repaired if the demand arise.

Besides pets and particular footwear, the most common cause of marks and scratches on solid oak flooring is furniture. Whenever large pieces of furniture and intentionally or intentionally moved, they can make a permanent mark. Even something as simple as getting up from a seat can scratch your floors if done without care. To stop this from happening, invest in certain felt covers to the bottom of your furniture. These cheap bits of felt easily adhere to the bottoms of tables, chairs, and couches, providing a gentle buffer between your furniture and the floor. It should go without saying that if you are moving any heavy pieces of furniture in a room with hardwood floors, you ought to lift it rather than dragging it across the ground.

Know How To Properly Clean Solid Oak Flooring

Cleaning solid pine flooring could not be any simpler and certainly will go a long way in keeping your hardwood floor in good condition. The first step would be to sweep the ground using a brush to remove dust and dirt every couple of days or so depending on the degree of footfall in the room. It is also possible to do this step with a vacuum cleaner but make sure that you have an appropriate hardwood flooring compatible attachment until you do this, otherwiseyou can scratch the end.

For a clean, you can also wash your hardwood flooring once each week or so but take care to use a damp mop rather than a moist one.