| The installation of your new hardwood floor is | | | | wood will dent. Floor finish come in many different |
| probably the most rewarding remodeling you can do. | | | | types, it can be gloss, flat, or satin and may be easily |
| With any type of flooring the first step is to create | | | | accented with decorative chips. Oak woods contain a |
| your reference line, if this line is off the entire floor | | | | lot of growth ring patterns and knots, and are best |
| will be off. Wood floors will contract and expand so | | | | suited to traditional and rustic decors. When finishing |
| when laying it down it is a good idea not to glue the | | | | a floor many people opt for the high gloss finish |
| floor down. There will be occasions when your | | | | because it adds a touch of elegance. Never use |
| hardwood floor will need fixing. Before securing | | | | water on a wood floor, this could damage it, the |
| hardwood floors, read the installation instructions | | | | water penetrates the wood and makes it warp and |
| provided by manufacturer for the right tools and | | | | rot. If you are looking to get an antique looking floor |
| methods. When installing hardwood try to steer clear | | | | that try an old timber finish look. However, while it is |
| of glue down floors, one of the main reasons is that | | | | costly to refinish a hardwood floor, it is well worth |
| wood contracts and expands. Older floors have been | | | | the investment. A great test to see if your floors are |
| worn down by foot traffic and they have not been | | | | protected is to use the water test, drop a couple of |
| kept up with the correct floor products, so more | | | | drops of water on the floor and if it beads up the |
| work might be needed to get them in shape. When | | | | finish is good and you have a seal. If you have a |
| cleaning hardwood floors only use the proper | | | | damaged floor you can temporarily fix it with wax. |
| products that are used for wood finishes, using | | | | Wax will not stay for ever so you will need to fix |
| household cleaners can strip the finish. Wood is | | | | the floor before it worsens. People use to keep their |
| actually very good for allergy suffers, it does not | | | | floors in good shape by waxing them. Today many |
| harbor particles and it dust does not get into the | | | | people still use wax on their floors, it is very easy to |
| nook and crannies. You can use Hardwood floor | | | | apply, it dries fast and if you do it twice a year it |
| throughout the house to get magnificent looks. There | | | | keeps the floors looking great. When a more in-depth |
| are so many designs and textures and these will add | | | | cleaning is required, use a cleaning method |
| to your house. Many people think if they get | | | | appropriate to the finish on your floor. Before starting |
| hardwood floors that they will not dent, wood dents, | | | | take a look at your floor and see if it needs that |
| when you drop something heavy or put something | | | | type of cleaning. To take care of your hardwood |
| heavy on the floor it will dent wood. Wood is a living | | | | floors all you need to do is clean them everyday and |
| thing, so when it is processed and made into | | | | this will keep them looking like new. |
| something else there is still a cell structure and the | | | | |