Caring for your Wood Flooring

Wooden floors are the top choice of homeowners across the nation. Homes with wooden floors have a higher resale value, exude a sense of warmth, and add timeless elegance to any room. Today’s hardwood flooring requires minimal maintenance, is easy to clean, and robot cleaners make cleanliness even simpler.

Perhaps one of the most attractive features for homeowners is the minimal effort that hardwood floors need to keep them clean. Sweeping is all they typically require to keep them free of dirt, dust and debris, but they can also be vacuumed without damage. Hardwood floors can also be steam cleaned if desired to keep them fresh and hygienic.

The flooring is particularly beneficial for children, seniors, and those with allergies and respiratory problems since they don’t attract and trap allergens like carpeting. That means better overall air quality in the home and a reduction in the potential for the growth of mold and mildew.

Hardwood floors are much easier to maintain than carpeting and they resist staining should a spill occur, making them particularly beneficial for households with children and pets. One of the best features about a hardwood floor is that they can easily be refinished should signs of wear and tear become apparent.

If extensive damage is sustained for some reason, there’s no need to take up the entire floor. A single plank can often be replaced. The same is true for those that move into a home already equipped with hardwood floors. Sanding and a new top coating is usually all that’s needed to transform an old hardwood floor into a thing of beauty.

The flooring is available in woods and colors to accommodate any décor and personal preference that includes mahogany, teak and bamboo, along with hickory, cherry, pecan and maple. Hardwood floors are one of the most sophisticated and tasteful flooring options available for years of beauty.