Stunning hardwood floors can be at the forefront of your home’s interior design. They’re designed to last and will maintain their pristine appearance for decades with the proper maintenance. If you want to protect the material and extend its lifespan, consider following these care tips and hiring a professional wood floor cleaner for routine appointments.

How to Maintain Wood Floors

1. Cover High-Traffic Areas

Constant foot traffic will wear down the flooring material, but you can mitigate the damage by covering it with rugs, runners, or mats. Entryways, hallways, and kitchen spaces are frequented by your family and pets, so protect them with floor coverings. They will help capture dirt and debris while also preventing scratches on the hardwood.

2. Vacuum First & Mop Second

A proper floor cleaning regime should include both vacuuming and mopping. If possible, the hardwood should be vacuumed with an appliance that doesn’t have a beater bar. This component can scratch the polyurethane coat on the planks and diminish the appearance of the floors.

After the vacuum picks up any lingering dirt and debris, have the floors mopped to clean away grime and buildup. The mop shouldn’t be dripping wet; too much water can damage and warp the planks. A professional wood floor cleaner can help you follow a proper routine and provide the tools necessary to maintain pristine hardwood.

3. Take Off Shoes in the House

If it isn’t already, make your home a shoe-free zone. The outdoor dirt and grime on the soles can track into the house and quickly diminish hardwood floors.

Ask your family members to leave their shoes in the entryway or garage, and provide soft house slippers that protect the floor material. Leave a shoe rack by the door to keep the area organized and prevent piles of heels, sandals, and cleats from blocking the entrance.

If you want truly stunning results, always use the professionals. Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning is a wood floor cleaner in Austin, TX, and uses industry-leading products to protect the material from dirt and grime. They also provide carpet, upholstery, and tile cleaning for the other areas of your house. Explore their full list of services on the website, or call (512) 328-2504 to schedule a consultation.

Our team at Heaven's Best feels a need to be proactive during this time of crisis and fear. We will still be operating on a daily basis and offering all our products and services as usual. We will also be adding DISINFECTANT products and services standard in ALL of our jobs as part of our process at NO ADDITIONAL COST.

We are checking each employee’s temperature before and after work to ensure they are safe and healthy.

On top of that we will be washing our hands before and after every job as well as disinfecting our equipment regularly. If anyone of our team tests or feels ill in any way they will be staying/sent home and appointments may be postponed. We also ask that our customers call to reschedule if they feel like they are ill in any way.

We ask that while they are in your home that you please try and keep a safe distance of 6ft.

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