5 Tips For Looking After Wooden Floors
04/15/2020
Wooden flooring adds a certain alluring property to any residence lucky enough to accommodate wooden floorboards in its interior. Yes, wooden floors look stunning and by this significantly contribute to the aesthetic of any property, but maintaining wooden floorboards over time can produce serious work as scuff marks, scratches and discolouration appear. The longer you’re unaware of how to care for your wooden floorboards the longer you remain at risk of incurring natural damage to your property, so we recommend you read up on the following ten tips for looking after wooden floorboards.
1. Don’t Wear Shoes Inside
The number one priority for looking after wooden floorboards is to remove any footwear upon entering the house. While this isn’t always possible, shoes can bring in tiny particles of rock, dust and detritus that, when dragged across the floorboards, can pull on the wood, creating scratch marks and visible dents in what used to be perfectly smooth planks.
2. Varnish Your Floors Regularly
Keeping in consideration that most experts recommend you varnish your floors every 10 years, you’ll probably need to varnish your floors five times in the lifecycle of your house. When doing so, be sure to take precautions such as moving furniture and taping over skirting boards and other items close to the floor to ensure that you don’t incur further damage as you varnish your interior floorboards. It’s always worth paying the experts to take care of your floor for you to manifest a professional job.
3. Use Floor Protection Pads
Heavy appliances like fridges, washing machines, beds and couches can leave significant impacts in the wooden flooring around your home. By using a strip of cardboard or protective felt pads on the legs of any household furniture you prevent the occurrence of dents and dings in your wooden floor. If you ever need to move your furniture, be sure to lift every leg off the floor using your legs to make sure scratches don’t appear where none were before.
4. Use Rugs
In rooms that experience a lot of foot traffic: the entry hall/atrium, the living room and the bedroom, be prepared to use rugs to mitigate the potential for damage to your beautiful wooden floor. When chosen correctly, rugs can really complement the style of your wooden flooring and add a nice ambience to the room. They also prevent shoes, feet and other items from being dragged across the floor and causing damage to the boards.
5. Clip Your Animals’ Claws
Not everyone has a cat or dog (or other clawed fauna) in their home, but if you do you’ll know how deadly your pet’s claws can be to nice, varnished floorboards. By trimming your pets’ nails every two weeks you prevent limitless damage to your floorboards. No longer will pets running to greet you bring tears to your eyes after you’ve had your floors varnished. Your floors will be protected and you’ll be able to enjoy peace of mind.