What about Wax?

11/01/10 20:38 Filed in: Flooring

a urethane floor. By doing so you forever change the ease of maintenance associated with today's no-wax finishes. Waxing a urethane floor also prevents you from re-coating your floor in the future as the urethane will not ad here to the wax.

Never wax

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My Floor is Changing Color! Exposure to Sunlight

11/01/10 20:38 Filed in: services

appearance, move area rugs occasionally (once a month is suggested) and drape or shade large sun-facing windows.

Your wood floor will oxidize in strong light causing the wood to change color. To avoid an uneven

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Plants and Planters

11/01/10 20:32 Filed in: Floor services

plants directly in contact with your hardwood flooring, even if they are placed in waterproof saucers. Condensation can develop under these saucers and damage your flooring. To avoid this place your plants on trivets or stands so that air can circulate underneath.

Never place potted

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Wood and water don't mix!

11/01/10 20:32 Filed in: Floor hardwood

Excessive amounts of water can cause your wood floor to swell and cup. "If a little is good then a lot must be better" does not apply to cleaning hardwood! Lightly misting your mop or the floors surface in heavily traveled areas is the best way to apply cleaner. Never use more cleaner that what is required.

Never wet mop a wood floor.

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High Heels

11/01/10 20:32 Filed in: Flooring hardwood

Keep high heels in good repair. Heels that have worn down or lost their protective cap exposing the steel support rod will dent and pit wood, fracture tiles or stone and perforate vinyl. A person in stiletto heels weighing 125 lbs. exerts approximately 2000 lbs. of pressure per square inch!

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