Friday, 8 August 2014

Streak Free Laminate Floors Are Elegant And Affordable

By Paulette Mason


Homeowners choose laminate flooring for an elegant look for a lower price. Streak free laminate floors are a lot easier to install than natural flooring, and aesthetically look similar to the alternatives. Maintenance of these floors areas is also fairly easy, but it's important to keep the procedures in mind to keep your floors in top shape.

Homeowners appreciate the durability and physical attractiveness of laminate floors, and often prefer them to high quality carpets. However, many are concerned of visible streaks, scratches, lines, bending, warping, and expanding planks on these floors that can often occur without correct maintenance and cleaning. In order to avoid these damages, it's important that you make sure to keep up with the regular maintenance laminate floors require.

Sand, dust, dirt, and grit particles often accumulate on your floors. If left unattended, they can grind on the surface. Therefore, keep your floors clean and smooth to avoid any damages. Another way to help keep most of the particles away is to place door mats at all your door entrances. However, keep in mind that these mats must be cleaned regularly as well.

It may be smart to put protective pads under all your heavy furniture. When you want to rearrange their positions, the weight can cause the legs of these objects to damage the surface of your floors. Make sure not to slide the objects, but rather to pick them up when rearranging.

There are other ways of avoiding unwanted damage to your floors. If you have any pets, make sure to trim their nails regularly so that they don't scratch the floor as they run or walk. Also, make sure to clean up any liquid that falls on the floor so that you keep your floors as durable as possible in the long run.

The laminate flooring is only anti-streak if you properly maintain it. Sweep and vacuum the floor with non-abrasive devices to remove the more obvious particles, then use a drop mop to clean it again to catch any other dust particles. Using a wet mop is obviously ill-advised due to the liquid that can accumulate in the lines of the planks. If you have a larger household, your cleaning schedule should be more frequent.

If your floors are overly dirty, you can use a moist rag soaked in a homemade solution to clean the areas. Dissolve 1 cup of distilled vinegar in clean water and gently scrub the surfaces, but make sure to immediately dry the floors afterwards. Once dry, you can use a market-bought cleaning solution on a dry mop to finish up cleaning the entire flooring area. These solutions come in spray or liquid form.

Although your floor manufacturer will provide guidelines for maintenance, cleaning, and repairs for your laminate surfaces; you may want to avoid constantly referring to them. In that case, you should apply a touch upper coating to the floors to add extra protection to the surface. However, make sure to still properly clean the surface to prevent long-term damage.




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