Archive for July, 2009
Slow killers: spills on the floor and the sun.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
As it was written, water doesn’t damage the properly protected and well-sealed hardwood floor. It is true when we wipe it up in a short time of period and don’t let it stay to dry up. Clear water does not affect the finish to the large extent but the other liquids can be dangerous. All [...]
Sandpaper under your feet
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Do you realize that dragging things from outside across the floor, it becomes perfect sandpaper to scratch, grind, dull and dent the finish and surface? If you don’t even feel that you scratch your floor walking through it with the muddy shoes, you always leave all sorts of dirt, gravel, and tiny morsels of mud. [...]
Water - the enemy of the wood
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
If we make a survey of the most popular wood’s enemy, the unbeaten leader will be water. Everyone knows that wooden furniture or hardwood floor in prolonged contact with water will swell the wood and cause the extreme buckling. Also water may leave dark spots after it dries up, especially on the light color [...]