Follow the moisture content, do not go to street shoes, do not use chlorine-containing products in cleaning - we list these and other recommendations.
It is nice to walk along a natural tree, it contributes to creating a great microclimate in an apartment or house and, that is important, it looks very beautiful. True, beauty is important to support. And the service life depends on the proper care and high-quality installation. Take care today and talk.
1 Try not to go to street shoes
In general, in our realities there is few people have a habit of walking around the house in dirty shoes or on the hairpins. But still, if you often forget something in the room before leaving the house, it is better to spend a couple of minutes and remove street boots or shoes. Sand and dirt can scratch parquet. And hairpins too.
2 Support humidity level
The optimal level of humidity in the room, where the floor of the natural tree is laid - 40-60%. It is necessary to maintain it that the planks do not fumble. In this case, excessive moisture is also badly affected by the state of the wooden floor, it can absorb moisture and swell. In the heating period it is especially important to monitor the humidity, since hot batteries can provoke dry air. To do this, buy a moisturizer or use other methods (less effective, but not requiring financial costs).
3 Do not use chlorine, acid, ammonia in cleaning
Aggressive chemistry is contraindicated wooden floor. Only soft detergents, and best of all just just water. If you want to achieve perfect cleanliness, choose special household chemicals.4 Do not make wet cleaning too often
As we said, the large moisture is contraindicated with a natural tree, so it's still not worth overdoing with washing the floor. It is also important to squeeze the sponges so that the puddle remains on the floor.
5 Do not use abrasives and hard sponges
They are easy to scratch the floor, for this reason, rub the dirt with zeal better after all the same soft sponge.6 Take care of overlays for any furniture
Scratches spoil the appearance of the wooden floor, however, as the analogues of the tree. Therefore, this rule is common to all flooring: protect the feet of furniture so that when they moved, they did not scratch the floor. Better, of course, do not pull furniture on the floor, but to transfer. But this can be done except with a chair or a light coffee table, the same sofa alone is already very difficult to transfer.
7 Cover the wooden floor with oil or varnish
What is better: oil or lacquer for wooden floor - the question that every owner decides itself. Varnish forms a sliding surface, a little overlaps the structure of the tree. The oil is absorbed into the structure, does not form a glossy glitter. Protective properties have both the other material.
8 Periodically spend the cyclical
The cycle is needed when the floor was worn out, scratches appeared, dark spots. Different sources indicate different periods of cycle. From once every three to five years. It depends on the state of the floor, the method of its laying, the rules of operation. As a result, the cyclove remove the top layer, updating the coating.
At the same time, when rotting or strong drying, the cycle may not help. That is why it is so important to follow the rules of operation so that the beautiful wooden floor has served for a long time.