Use felt pads on furniture
Place felt pads on the bottom of all furniture and furniture legs to ensure your furniture does not damage your floor. It is also important to ensure grit does not get between your floor and the felt pads on your furniture. Even small amounts of grit or dirt can cause damage to your floor.
Use entrance mats at all exterior door entrances
Good quality door mats will collect dirt, grit and small stones. This can help prevent such items from entering your home and heavily reduce the chance of scratches or gouges to your wooden floor.
Use mats in wet areas
In kitchens and bathrooms where sinks, refrigerators, dish washers and other water based appliances are located it is helpful to place mats in front of such appliances to prevent water from getting on your floor.
Clean spills or messes ASAP
Spills like water or wine, and especially pet urine, should be cleaned ASAP to ensure your floor is not spoilt or even stained. After cleaning messes it is advisable to clean the whole area to ensure everything has been cleaned up.
Keep pet nails trimmed
As much as we love them, our pets can cause havoc on
wood floors. Keeping your pet's nails trimmed will help to ensure no scratches or gouges are caused by your pet.
Move appliances carefully
Make sure to use some form of protection when moving appliances. Appliance delivery guys tend to overlook using such items and even appliances with wheels can dent, scratch and gouge your floor. When moving appliances, first ensure your floor surface is very clean, as even the smallest amount of dirt and grit can damage your floor under such weight. Then use a protective item to protect the area your appliances will be moving over.
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