How to Care For a Solid Wood Floor

Anyone can live with a natural woodrn floor and enjoy its lifetime value with just little care and maintenance. Looking at a solid wood floor, anyone can immediately sense its warmth, natural beauty and richness. In our own time, all of us will eventually discover and appreciate the visual harmony and distinct personality of our homes through our solid wood floor.

Along with the proper care and maintenance that you must observe, you must also be able to accurately assess the overall condition of your wooden floor. If your solid wood floor which was installed a few years already appears old and forlorn, then you may have to check on how well you have provided the necessary care and maintenance.

What are the things that must be done? Before you finally decide on anything, you must first have to check the overall condition of the floors finish to find out whether it needs special type of cleaning or a more focused repair.

You can follow these guidelines in evaluating the overall condition of your solid wood floor and finish:

1. Checking the condition of wood flooring finish

Verify whether the finish of your wooden floor has already worn off or just dirty requiring simple cleaning. See if the floor finish is chipped, gouged, dull or scraped. In order to ascertain if the finish is already worn, you can pour 2 tablespoon of water in a place in your home considered as a high-traffic area.

If the water is immediately absorbed and leaves a darkened mark, then it is an indication that its finish is already worn and the floor is susceptible to water damage. On the other hand, if the water is not immediately absorbed and leaves a slight blemish on the wood surface, then the finish is just moderately worn. If you get water beads, then it indicates that the floor finish is in good condition. Repeat the same procedure in the medium and low traffic portions in your homes to determine the overall condition of your solid wood floor.

2. Checking the condition of your wooden flooring

If the finish of the wood flooring is already worn, then chances are the wood is already damaged. Check for any gouges, cuts, burns, hole, stains, warps or cracked boards. If there are indications of significant damage to your solid wood floor, then repair or replacement maybe the only option that are available for you. This must be done before you do any deep cleaning and application of maintenance coating to your solid wood floor.