Here
are Berkeley Central, our residents enjoy a wide range of great features, and
one of them is our beautiful hardwood flooring:
While
hardwood flooring is certainly designed to withstand all the wear and tear you
and your family puts it through, there are a few steps you can take to make
sure that your floor always has a lustrous sheen—and, of course, is clean.
Whether
it’s beverage spills, heavy furtinure, or your pet, there are a number of ways
that your beautiful floor could get damaged, dirty, or otherwise soiled. Design
and architecture website Fresh
Home has a nice guide on protecting your
hardwood floors, featuring some simple, cheap tips. Here are some of them:
Protect
your investment from moisture damage.
Homeowners often think of moisture damage as flooding
incidents in their homes or large amounts of liquid being spilled on their
hardwood floors. While these are possible and should be dried up immediately,
moisture damage can stem from spills, but also climatic changes in the humidity
levels in your home in the summer time. Ensure that your home is kept at a
reasonable level for air conditioning and humidity control throughout the
season. In the wintertime when it is dryer in the air, heat can cause the opposite
affect and cause wood to pull apart at seams of planks. Once again, keep
humidity levels constant to keep your wood flooring from reacting drastically.
Keeping
your wood floors looking shiny:
There are several products, theories and suggestions
for how to care for your hardwood flooring. From wood soaps and cleaners to
waxes that you can buff on. To clean your floors, suggestions of water and
vinegar sprayed on a sponge mop will clean your floors effectively while also
protecting the finish, without stripping. For making your floors shiny, many
hardwood flooring experts suggest natural products such as olive oil as opposed
to wax-based cleaners. If you do decide to use these, alternate the use with
natural products to give your floor a healthy break from the waxy products.
Protecting
your hardwood floors from a day-to-day basis.
To protect your floors from getting scratched daily,
consider using cloth furniture protectors under the feet or legs of your
tables, chairs, and heavy furniture. Also consider removing shoes, especially
high heels and shoes that can scuff and scratch the floor. For pets and kids
that regularly track through your home, you will have to be more diligent for
keeping up with sanding and maintenance. While many homeowners feel scratches
and natural wear can add to the character of the flooring.
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