1. Apply felt pads to all furniture.
Self-adhesive protective felt pads should be applied to all the legs of the furniture, paying particular attention to the dining chairs - this is the furniture that moves most frequently and can cause damage quickly. Tip: Roughly up the bottom of the stool chair with a piece of wallpaper before applying the felt to help with more constant adhesion.
2. Use appropriate input mats.
Hard plastic plastic mats will help to very remove dirt and sand from the tread of the shoe.
3. Vacuum and sweep regularly.
Vacuum the floor regularly so that it does not contain grit, since it will act like sandpaper under shoes, causing unnecessary and accelerated wear in the main road areas of your home.
4. Avoid damaging dog claws.
After trimming your dog's claws, round off the edges with an emery board or a piece of thin emery paper. The sharp edges will leave permanent scratches on any polished wooden floor, if it is pine or hardwood.
5. Use the right cleaning products. ,
Refrain from using products in supermarkets, as they may leave a residual layer that may cause rejection problems at a later stage, when maintenance coverage may be required to extend the life of your floor. Use recommendations for the manufacture of products for your flooring. Tip: A half cup of methylated spirits in half a warm-water house bucket is a neutral cleaning solution, suitable for periodically polishing any polished floor.
6. Dissipate direct sunlight.
Intense direct sunlight on an internal polished floor can cause a number of problems:
- Premature yellowing of the finish.
- It can dry the boards in this particular area to reduce humidity and cause excessive expansion of the gaps between the boards.
- In extreme conditions, it can accumulate boards, as well as cause accelerated deterioration of the quality of the coating.
Tip: If necessary, use curtains, blinds or tinted glass.
7. When ventilating the floor.
If your house is on supports and is close to open ground or has a closed area in which humidity is constantly present, make sure that there is sufficient ventilation to help keep the floor surface dry, as wooden floors will absorb moisture from under it, the problem of direct exposure sunshine. The absorption of moisture from below will lead to swelling and the appearance of convex above. If this happens, it will eventually be fixed, if the problem of ventilation and moisture is solved.
