Throughout my life I have never seen someone so much fascinated with hardwood flooring like my dad. Even right inside his personal bathroom sat an ideal water based poly finished hardwood floor something that I might not just manage so well in my own home like he did. It is at the comfort of his home that I learned the best way to care for ideal hardwood flooring.
The first thing that I learned from my pap was that every hardwood floor should be regularly cleaned to keep off dust, grit, or dirt that may accumulate between the flooring boards. I learned that if overlooked, this dust will rob the floor of its elegance, and eventually its aesthetic value.
Another lesson that worked for me was keeping off any wet mops, towels, or rags that could dull up the floor’s finish. Instead my dad always insisted that I use the ever ready vacuum cleaner, dust mop, or a broom which had exploded tips. In fact our vacuum cleaner was designed for hardwood floors. This was evident from the special hardwood floor attachments that it came with.
Often when any spills occurred, say water, coffee, or any other form of liquids, my dad would always insist on wiping it up immediately. A practice that I later came to learn would ensure that the wood remained durable and its finish intact. However while wiping a soft, dry, or slightly damp cloth could be used from the outer part towards the center of the spillage.
And my dad loved his hardwood flooring, from time to time he would call a professional from Wood Flooring LA to drop by and inspect his floor for any damages.
In fact to ensure that our floor remained quite durable he taught me to avoid using my high heels on the floor, while at the same time he kept his sports cleats far away from the floor too. This practice ensured there were no scratches or dents on the floor.
And while he also placed felt pads at the bottom of the furniture stands to avoid more scratches, it was at Wood Flooring LA that he learned his cardinal rule, placing rubber free scatter rugs at the entrance of every door. This was to keep off debris and small stones that are notorious at scratching the wooden floors.
He purchased his special rug mats from ideal wood flooring retailer Wood Flooring LA and that is how his floor lasted for two decades.
The first thing that I learned from my pap was that every hardwood floor should be regularly cleaned to keep off dust, grit, or dirt that may accumulate between the flooring boards. I learned that if overlooked, this dust will rob the floor of its elegance, and eventually its aesthetic value.
Another lesson that worked for me was keeping off any wet mops, towels, or rags that could dull up the floor’s finish. Instead my dad always insisted that I use the ever ready vacuum cleaner, dust mop, or a broom which had exploded tips. In fact our vacuum cleaner was designed for hardwood floors. This was evident from the special hardwood floor attachments that it came with.
Often when any spills occurred, say water, coffee, or any other form of liquids, my dad would always insist on wiping it up immediately. A practice that I later came to learn would ensure that the wood remained durable and its finish intact. However while wiping a soft, dry, or slightly damp cloth could be used from the outer part towards the center of the spillage.
And my dad loved his hardwood flooring, from time to time he would call a professional from Wood Flooring LA to drop by and inspect his floor for any damages.
In fact to ensure that our floor remained quite durable he taught me to avoid using my high heels on the floor, while at the same time he kept his sports cleats far away from the floor too. This practice ensured there were no scratches or dents on the floor.
And while he also placed felt pads at the bottom of the furniture stands to avoid more scratches, it was at Wood Flooring LA that he learned his cardinal rule, placing rubber free scatter rugs at the entrance of every door. This was to keep off debris and small stones that are notorious at scratching the wooden floors.
He purchased his special rug mats from ideal wood flooring retailer Wood Flooring LA and that is how his floor lasted for two decades.