What can I do about dents in my wood floor?

High heels, pet nails, dropped heavy objects, furniture legs, etc. will dent wood flooring. The best solution is prevention: remove high heels, trim pet nails, and use felt protectors on furniture legs

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How should I Clean A wood Floor or how should I care for my wood floor

Cleaning tips from the specialists!

Firstly you must determine if cleaning is what is needed. Or do you need re-finishing.

You can't clean a wood floor that has little or no finish. Because, you are not cleaning the wood, you are cleaning the finish.

Therfore, if you can see dirt in the grain no amount of cleaning is going to remove this.

It has been my experience when someone asks about cleaning there wood floor. What they really need is there floor refinished.

That being said there are many products claiming to be wood floor cleaners. The industry leader is POLYCARE by BONA-KEMI.

My personal red flag is where it says on the bottle"if swallowed drink 3 glasses of water." I ask you, how many cleaning solutions do you have that only require you to drink water if ingested? There are no ingredients listed on the bottle. Leading me to believe, other than water, what is really in the bottle for ten dollars.

There is also a product by BRUCE flooring with similar qualities. How about CITRUS ORANGE CLEAN. Again no ingrediants. I think other than citrus and distilled water there are no other ingrediants.

Therefore another ten dollars spent for little or no results.

What about MURPHY'S OIL SOAP or SWIFTER WET JET. Both leave behind an oily sheen. Giving the appearance of cleaner floors. The problem comes when you do decide to re-finish. They will prevent you from screening and coating your floor do to the oily residue. They make the job much more difficult and costly. But they will buy you more time between re-finishing.

Remember the manufactures know any chemicals left behind WILL prevent simple refinishing or screening of a wood floor.

What about a FLOOR STEAMER?

Are you kidding me. Wood and water. Really? Think about this scam.  Forcing water into the seems of a wood floor. Wood is a fibrous and porous material. It will absorb the water and blacken the joints. Which is a mold build-up.

What about water with a little vinegar? Manufacturer's have gone to great lengths to prove the vinegar breaks down the properties of wood.

But really. How often do you wash your wood floor? I think it would take an awful lot of vinagar and many washings

Ace wood floors specialists work on 500 to 600 houses annually and we have yet to see a floor damaged to vinegar disease!

I use a slightly dampened cloth on my wood floors. Seems to do the trick. 

How should I clean a wood floor or how should I care for my wood floor

Who Goes First- The Painter or the Wood Flooring Contractor?

When you're remodeling a room, people often paint or wallpaper in addition to adding new wood flooring. The question often comes up- "Which step should be completed first"? 

The rule of thumb is that the flooring contractor should go in prior to the painting being completed. This is because when wood floors are installed, chances are that the equipment- especially in refinishing- can rub up against the baseboards. This will nick or mar paint, especially new paint.

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