If you have finally decided to put down wooden floors or you have done so already then you have made a fantastic decision and you will have no regrets over the coming years. Putting in a hardwood floor is the right decision because we have so many different weather patterns to compete with and when winter comes, you’re going to be carrying in snow, ice, salt and all kinds of dirt on the soles of your shoes. Other floor surfaces just wouldn’t be able to put up with this kind of abuse and the wonderful thing about a wooden floor is that it actually looks better with age.
It does however need some loving care and attention and if you put certain things into place then you can expect your floor to last you an incredibly long time. One of the first things that you should make sure happens is that some Osmo floor varnish is applied to make it stronger and better. It will look fantastic and it will be able to put up with anything that life has to throw at it. This is just one tip when it comes to taking care of your wooden floors in Australia and the following are just some others.
- Clean up immediately – If you spill any liquids on the surface of your floors then this is something that needs to be wiped up almost immediately. It is a well-known fact that wood expands and contracts with the weather and heat, so it is important to keep the surface dry whenever possible to stop the wood from splitting.
- Put pads under your furniture – This is a pretty standard complaint and many homeowners end up scraping their wooden floor even when it has been varnished because of the legs of various pieces of furniture throughout the homes. It is so easy to put some furniture pads under the legs of the chairs, sofas and other pieces of furniture in any Australian home.
- Clean it regularly – Lots of dust accumulates in any home the matter how hard you try to keep a clean and you do not want this getting into the grains of your wooden floor or between the floorboards themselves. Get out the broom or your vacuum cleaner on a pretty regular basis and suck up anything that may have a following on the table that has the potential to scratch floors.
Applying your floor varnish and following the above three tips will help to protect your wooden floor for a long time.
