Periodic Care: Following your routine sweeping or vacuuming you may want to use a Hardwood Floor Cleaner made for use with Urethane Finishes. It is recommended that these products be purchased from your local flooring dealer who is able to provide a safe product and instructions.

Tips to Keeping Your Floor In Original Condition

1. Regularly sweep or vacuum the floor to prevent sand or other abrasives from accumulating and scratching the finish. Do not wet mop your hardwood Wood Floor or use cleaner that must be mixed with water.

2. To help prevent scratches or water from damaging your floor place rugs inside every outside entrance of the house, in front of the kitchen sink, kitchen working stations and the dishwasher.

3. Use protective pads under all furniture and chair legs in order to ease their movement and prevent scratching. Certain types of casters may also result in damage to the floor. It is recommended that barrel-type caster wheels or flat wide wheels be used.

4. Maintain relative humidity level in your home between 40% and 55% throughout the year. Hardwood is a living material that reacts to changes in relative humidity. In areas of very low humidity, a humidifier may be required to maintain proper humidity levels.

5. Spike or stiletto high-heel shoes, especially those in poor repair, may cause denting and related damage to hardwood floors due to the extremely high compressive force they generate. Such footwear can product dynamic loads in excess of 1,800 pounds per square inch, even when worn by someone of slight or average build.

6. Protect your floor from direct sunlight or intense sources of artificial lighting. Over time, intense light will discolor exposed surfaces. This is a natural and normal phenomenon in wood. The lighter the color the more apparent the phenomenon will be.

7. Never use wax, oil-based detergents or any other household cleaner. These may dull or damage the finish leaving an oily residue and making the floor more difficult to clean.