Caring for your Floors

How to Care for your Floors

Your floors can remain beautiful and even look new for years if you care for them properly. There are some steps you can take to accomplish this, many of which merely involve common sense. Obviously, you should clean your floors on a regular basis. By doing so, you will lengthen the time between any major renovations that you may need to perform. Cleaning your floors will involve dusting, mopping, vacuuming or sweeping on a regular basis. Remember, your floor's worst enemies are dirt and dust.

Follow the manufacturers' recommended cleaning instructions for products and procedures, as each type and brand of flooring care needs will differ. Never use water to clean your wood floors because wood and water do not mix. Too much water on your wood floors will result in swelling and other damage. However, you may use a damp mop to clean the surface of your hardwood floors. Another item that may cause damage to the surface of your wood or stone floor is the vacuum beater bar. Turn off the beater bar and use the wand or hose attachment with the soft nozzle on your stone or hardwood surface.

Before cleaning your floors, make sure to vacuum, sweep or dust mop in order to remove any dirt and debris.

Do not use furniture polish or any type of dust treatments on hardwood floors or on floors that are extremely polished. Those types of products could dull the finish of the floor or result in extremely slippery falls that could cause falls.

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