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Care and Maintenance
Proper care and maintenance will help ensure your floor always looks its best. Simply follow the maintenance steps and floor care tips outlined below.
Initial Care
Be very careful initially after floors have been refinished as coatings require a full 7 days to achieve 80 percent full strength and will achieve full hardness after 30 days. Try not to wear any shoes on the floor at least for the first week. Allow 4 weeks after the final coat before damp mopping the floor to clean it but if a spill occurs in the mean time just wipe it up with a damp cloth.
Ongoing Routine Care and Maintenance
Proper care and maintenance will help ensure your floor always looks its best. Simply follow the maintenance steps and floor care tips outlined below.
Initial Care
Be very careful initially after floors have been refinished as coatings require a full 7 days to achieve 80 percent full strength and will achieve full hardness after 30 days. Try not to wear any shoes on the floor at least for the first week. Allow 4 weeks after the final coat before damp mopping the floor to clean it but if a spill occurs in the mean time just wipe it up with a damp cloth.
Ongoing Routine Care and Maintenance
- Vacuum, sweep or dust mop your floor once a week, or more if needed. The vacuum head must be brush or felt, and a wand attachment is preferable. Do not use vacuums with beater bars or hard heads. A hardwood floor swivel-head mop with terry cloth cover is also highly recommended to eliminate finer particles of grit and dirt that can act like sandpaper on hardwood floors.
- Spills and tracked-in dirt should be wiped up immediately. Never apply wax treatments to your urethane-coated floor.
- Periodically, as necessary, thoroughly clean the floor with a specialty wood floor cleaner (FeastWatson Floor Clean) and a cotton or sponge mop and hot water. ( damp mop only , do not flood the floor).
- Use interior and exterior doormats at all entrances to collect dirt and moisture and prevent it from being tracked onto the floor.
- Area rugs are recommended in front of kitchen sinks, at all pivot points and within high-traffic areas. Do not use rugs with solid rubber or vinyl backings. The rugs must be made of a breathable material to prevent moisture entrapment.
- Never clean or wet mop with water. Water may permanently damage the floor.
- Never use any of the following products (or products similar in nature) on your floor: ammonia-based cleaners, acrylic finishes, wax-based products, detergents, bleach, polishes, oil soap, abrasive cleaning soaps, or acidic materials such as vinegar.Many of these products can pit or etch the finish of your flooring or prevent the proper use of recommended maintenance materials.
- Keep animal nails trimmed to minimise finish scratches.
- Do not damage your floor with shoes having heel taps or sharp objects protruding from the sole such as rocks, exposed nails and gravel.
- Avoid walking on wood floors with spike- or stiletto-heeled shoes. Spike or stiletto high-heels must be properly maintained to prevent damage from the steel heel support.
- Do not roll or slide heavy objects directly upon the floor. When moving appliances or heavy furniture, consider laying a solid protective covering on your floor and gently "walk" the item across it. Carpet or cardboard is not adequate to prevent surface compression scratches.
- Use felt or rubber furniture leg protector pads under all furniture and make certain to keep them clean and well maintained.
- Replace hard, narrow furniture rollers with wide rubber rollers.
- Keep the relative humidity in your home between 35% and 55%.
- Protect your floor from direct sunlight. Use curtains and UV resistant film on large glass doors and windows.