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Immediately: Blot up spills or spots with a lightly damp (well-wrung)
cloth.
Frequently: Vacuum or sweep your floor daily to prevent dirt, dust and
grit from scratching or dulling its finish. Keep mats by doorways to
prevent grit from getting into the room.
Periodically: To help extend the life of a your floor remove all
cloudy residue or dulling dirt-film layers, clean it regularly with
Wood Cleaner. Complete instructions can be found on the label of
each bottle of cleaner.
Wood Cleaner is specially formulated to clean no-wax wood
finishes like similar to a factory finish. It's a cleaner, not a polish, and it
contains no waxes or oils. However, since it removes the dulling
residue that builds up on the surface of the floor and dries clear with no
streaking, it appears to enhance the shine.
Easy & Safe to use in your home!
Non-toxic vapor
Non-flammable
Highly transparent
Extremely effective
While most floors are tough, they aren't indestructible. However, you
can generally prevent most problems before they occur with proper
care and maintenance, ensuring your new floor retains its natural
beauty, strength and durability.
Do:
* Support furniture and heavy appliances with wide-bearing,
non-staining glides or casters.
* Moving appliances and furniture into place by sliding them
slowly over the floor on a clean piece of carpet (turned
upside-down), or on masonite with the smooth side down.
* Place a quality door mat at the entrance of your home to help
protect your floor from abrasive dust and grit and to help save
unnecessary clean-up tasks.
* Maintain normal interior humidity levels (some floors require a
relative humidity range of 45-60%.
Relative humidity should never fall below 30% or exceed 60%).
* Place area rugs in high - or concentrated - traffic areas to make
long-term maintenance easier and less expensive.
Don't:
* Do not use wax conditioners, oilsoaps, or acrylic wax.
* Do not use steel wool on the floor.
* Do not use soap or detergents on the floor and never pour water
directly onto the floor.
* Do not use ammonia-based cleaners.
* Do not use vinegar on the floor.
Once your floor is installed, nothing is more discouraging than
discovering dents or scratches that you could have easily prevented.
Because wood is a product of nature, it can be dented or scratched by
sharp appliances and heavy loads on furniture legs. Some furniture
manufacturers place small-bearing metal or plastic domes, or hard
rollers on furniture legs that can cause damage to any wood floor.
Combat this potentially-damaging problem by using wide-bearing and
non-staining glides and casters and by placing Floor Protectors
beneath the feet of all furniture legs.
We offer both Steel Shank Floor Protectors for wooden legs and bases
and Peel-and-Stick Floor Protectors (95% wool felt) for metal or plastic
legs and bases. Both provide maximum protection against scratches
and dents commonly caused by furniture and appliances
No matter how carefully you treat your floor, accidents do happen.
Dropped packages and equipment and other things can dent or scratch
any wood floor, regardless of how hard it is. Flooring manufactures have designed
easy-to-use, user-friendly Touch-Up Kits so you can make minor
repairs. We offer kits to match each flooring color.
Each kit contains a filler stick, touch-up market, and a bottle of clear
finish. Both simple and inexpensive, Touch-Up-Kits can be the
perfect remedy when you need to repair minor flooring blemishes.
It's rare and extremely unfortunate, but if you damage your floor too
extensively to repair by yourself, contact your floor covering dealer and
ask for a professional to repair your floor.
Most floors can be refinished without removing the factory finish. As a
floor ages, normal wear and tear will cause a floor to lose its shine.
This is natural-it happens to all wood floors! To restore the luster and
extend the wear layer of the wood floor recoat with a water based urethane coating.
Recoating should be done when necessary. Don't wait until the finish
has worn off. Call your professional flooring contractor for
recommendations as soon as you see a wear pattern developing.
Note: To achieve a uniform look coat the worn traffic areas first
followed with a coat over the entire floor.
Problem Solution
* Food/drink stains & spills.
Wipe with lightly-damp (well-wrung) cloth and/or Wood Cleaner.
* Tar, asphalt, gummy substance, ink, lipstick, carbon, typewriter ribbon scuff marks.
Wipe with Wood Cleaner;clean any remains with mineralspirits.
* Scratches, burns.
Consult your Touch-up Kit,materials, and professional assistance is available.
* Surface wear, low luster levels.