How to clean hardwood floors
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Comments (3)You might do better asking on the Woodworking forum. Posting a photo with it might help....See Morespike heels = hardwood floors - Advice?
Comments (49)My two daughters (currently living at home) both wear spiked high heeled shoes. I don't. My floors have not been damaged by their heals. The red oak floors is very hard. Several years ago, we had heart pine floors and had a babysitter come in with high heels (go figure!) and she left a trail of little pock marks all over the house. I just chucked it up to character and let it go. It was nothing worse than what the cats did to the dining room table, or the dogs nails did to the floors, not to mention what the children have done to our houses over the years. :)...See MoreHow do you clean your hardwood kitchen floors? (X-posted on cleaning)
Comments (14)rebeccamomof123 your floors are lovely. If you like the way your floors look, I wouldn't have them refinished now. You know now that when the time comes you'll have to completely refinish them, but there's no reason you have to rush into it since they obviously are in good shape. I'd stop using the steam mop and Murphy's and start using the damp microfiber mop. We had oak floors refinished in our last house and I used Bona and the occasional steam mop. After 6 years, the satin poly was starting to wear thin in a few spots. Our new hardwood floors are waiting to be installed right now and I don't plan to ever use the steam mop on them!...See MoreHow to properly clean and maintain hardwood floors?
Comments (2)Hi, Skuba! Here is some insight on how to clean and maintain your hardwood flooring: http://www.carpetguysonline.com/resources/how-to-clean-and-maintain-hardwood/ Some of the tips included are backed by Armstrong Flooring and Melissa Maker of Clean My Space on youtube. Feel free to check them out for some extra info as well. Hope this helps!...See Moregrainlady_ks
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