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Timber Care & Maintenance
Your lovely new timber floor will not stay beautiful for long unless you take good care of it and spend a little time each week looking after it. Maintaining the new sheen will be a lot less troublesome than maintaining a carpet, for instance, in the long run and will be easier and cheaper than maintaining vinyl or laminate flooring which will eventually need to be replaced.
CLEANING
Vacuum regularly and mop the floor weekly to keep grit and dust off the timber. This is to prevent abrasion under foot as well as to prevent scratches. Make sure that the vacuum has soft pads to prevent scuffs.
Try to use a top quality mop and wash it first so that it is grit free from the manufacturing processes. .
Immediately wipe spills with a paper towel or dry cloth. For sticky liquids moisten cloth first before wiping. Use a degreaser for hard to remove fatty or oily spills.
Try to use a top quality mop and wash it first so that it is grit free from the manufacturing processes. .
Immediately wipe spills with a paper towel or dry cloth. For sticky liquids moisten cloth first before wiping. Use a degreaser for hard to remove fatty or oily spills.
Wash your timber flooring with a dry mop using a mixture of half a cup of methylated spirits added to half a bucket of cold water. The spirits help evaporate the water from the timber once cleaning is done.
Wipe the floor as dry as you clean so that the floor is wet for as short a time as possible, avoiding mositure damage.
For more information on timber floor maintenance call the Timber Advisory Service on 1800 044 529
Wipe the floor as dry as you clean so that the floor is wet for as short a time as possible, avoiding mositure damage.
For more information on timber floor maintenance call the Timber Advisory Service on 1800 044 529
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Grit and dirt do not just hide the sheen of your lovingly polished floorboards, the abbrasive properties actually harm the timber by scratching and wearing out the surface. Placing a mat at the front and back door to wipe feet before entering the house will help prevent grit, sand and dirt particles from tracking through your rooms and hurting your timber flooring.
Direct sunlight is another cause of damage as the light can cause a chemical reaction in the timber, making it fade and change colour.
Sharp feet on tables and chairs, high heels, dragging objects across the floor and even heavy objects in the same spot for a period of time will cause damage to the wood. Try to move rugs and mats on occasions so that the light is dispersed evenly across the floor over a period of time.
Direct sunlight is another cause of damage as the light can cause a chemical reaction in the timber, making it fade and change colour.
Sharp feet on tables and chairs, high heels, dragging objects across the floor and even heavy objects in the same spot for a period of time will cause damage to the wood. Try to move rugs and mats on occasions so that the light is dispersed evenly across the floor over a period of time.