Archive for the ‘Care & Maintenance’ Category
Pros Beat the Cons of Hardwood Floors
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Every flooring type has its pros and cons, and hardwood flooring is no different. The weight of these pros and cons between flooring types will differ between homeowners. However, most homeowners that begin looking at hardwood flooring choices quickly find that the benefits of hardwood flooring far outweighs the constraints.
The most significant deterrent to installing [...]
A shiny floor
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
A shiny floor caught your eyes during a visit at your friend’s house. “ What did you do to get the wood floor looked like that?” you might ask her. You’ll probably receive name of a some specific remedy or a safe, eco-friendly cleaner. In many cases an effective cleaners aren’t the best solution for [...]
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 [...]