Maintaining Your Floors

Good Morning!  Today we are going to talk about how to maintain your floor.  Since you know what NOT to do from yesterday's blog, I figured it would be a good idea to learn the proper way to clean and maintain your floor today.  


If you have a polyurethane finish, which the majority of wood floor owners do, your floors only require simple care.  Make sure to dustmop, sweep, or vacuum regularly.  Always follow the manufacturer's cleaning recommendations if you know them.  When cleaning no longer restores shine, you will need to recoat the floor with a surface finish.  The frequency of recoating depends on the amount of traffic your floor has.  Wichita Wood Floor Cleaning recommends a maintenance cleaning from a professional wood floor cleaning company every 6 months.  Make sure the company is using a specialized floor prep machine made especially to clean the wood floors.


Remember to never wax a surface-finished floor, and never use vinyl or tile floor care products on any wood floor.  Another quick fact most people don't know is to not use a steam mop on your wood floors.  Think about it, hot steam on your wood floors.  If you use this technique, and your floors are cupping, stop immediately.  Your floors need to dry completely, the cupping means there is moisture still trapped in your floor.  Place a fan on your floor for about a week to let the floors dry completely.


Hopefully you got a few good tips out of today's blog, and your floors are one step closer to being healthier, and cleaner!  Once again, feel free to post any comments or questions you may have.  We would LOVE to hear from you!


*Most information in this blog was referenced from NWFA website*