Your business and residence have a variety of wood surfaces that need care and cleaning to look their best. Here are 20 tips for caring for your hardwood floors, furniture, and cabinets.
General care
1. Know how hard your wood is and follow
Kiln, dry kiln and pecans are the hardest of hardwood species. Next on the list is solid maple. Other hardwoods to reduce hardness include white oak, red beech, yellow birch, ash green ash, black walnuts, soft maple, cherry hacking, elm gums, figs. Yellow poplar, aspen, treats these hardwoods with special care.
2. Clean regularly
If allowed to accumulate scraps of paper, it will act like sandpaper on hardwood.
3. Choose the right product for the job at hand.
Remove scratches or not? Use light-colored sandpaper, matching stains, and polyurethane coats. Restore complete? Choose wax or oil recommended by hardwood manufacturers and apply according to the instructions. Clean gently or not? Use an alkaline dish soap and a damp sponge to be sure to dry the area immediately. Avoid using ammonia water and excessive abrasive cleaners. Be careful that some products, such as linseed oil, will leave residue and others may stain your clothes if you lean on the shiny surface. Silicone spray may damage the wood.
4. Use appropriate tools
Choose a vacuum cleaner without a beater bar and a brush. Choose a broom with a bomb tip. Use a mop of microfiber dust. Dust and scrub with a clean soft cloth
5. Remember that you tend to clean hardwood floors more than hardwood itself.
Unless you’re looking for stains to match the color of hardwoods such as cherries, products designed for a particular wood have no purpose. Choose the best product for painting wood instead.
6. Protect your hardwood flooring from scratches and wear
Use a welcome pad or two to catch dirt and debris at the door. Sweep the dirt every week Every day is better Do not drag the furniture across your hardwood floors. Instead of placing felt pads under the legs of furniture, especially pieces such as dining room chairs that are frequently moved Guests are advised not to wear high heels, football shoes, skates, or mud shoes through the front door. Keep toys with wheels outside
Avoid moisture, the smell of hardwood
7. Keep the humidity stable.
Air conditioning in summer and using humidifiers in winter This will help reduce the expansion and contraction of natural hardwoods.
8. Protect your hardwood from the elements
Close the window before the raindrops blow in and out on the floor of the cabinet or furniture. If you are building a new home or renovating your hardwood from damage by sending new building materials to an enclosed area Be sure to install doors and windows correctly and close before starting work on hardwood. If it’s best, your contractor will collect hardwood or wood flooring in the room to be installed so the wood can adapt to the humidity in that area.
9. Use sealing machine
Use a sealer on hardwood cuts to prevent moisture from penetrating into the exposed area. Also, use a sealer on surfaces that will get heavy traffic or use continuously because they will have to clean the damp cloth frequently.
10. Install the vapor barrier.
Do not install hardwood above the floor, under damp water or newly installed drywall. Dry the area and install the vapor barrier first.
11. Use protective sheet
Encourage families and guests to place coasters under the drink. Use pads on a solid wood table. Place warm objects on a heat pad or quilt. Use a felt or tablecloth under sharp objects such as cut glass bowls, picture frames, vases and lamps.
12. Immediately wipe off spilled water.
In the past, builders avoided using hardwood in moisture-prone settings, such as bathrooms, basements, and kitchens. Now hardwood can be coated with polyurethane and still looks natural. Just wipe the cleaning product, liquid splashes, food and beverages, or pet accidents as soon as possible.
Other ways to care for and protect your hardwood
13. Filter sunlight shining on hardwood floors and furniture with curtains or blinds.
14. Move hardwood furniture from heat sources such as fireplaces.
15. Use adhesives to protect hardwood floors and work surfaces
16. Use a cutting board instead of a cutting board on your wooden counter
17. Let the brass polish your hardwood by removing it before polishing.
18. Clean the glass of the solid wood cabinet by spraying liquid onto the fabric first.
19. Remove plastic from hardwood surfaces to avoid sticking and discoloration.
20. Be wise, if a child should not eat it or you cannot pronounce it, it may not be left on your hardwood.
