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Hardwood Floor Care & Maintenance
Keep Your Floors Beautiful
Protect Your Flooring Investment
PROTECTION
Protect your floor with prevention. Dirt, grit, and sand are wood's biggest enemies; they act like sandpaper on the finish, creating scratches and dulling the shine. Place floor mats or rugs at entrances to catch these particles. Rubber backing on rugs will not harm floors unless they have PVC in them. Rugs labeled with PVC can cause discoloration of the floor. Rug pads should be made of 100% rubber, 100% vinyl, or felt. Rugpadusa.com has a variety of choices and sizes.
To further prevent nicks and scratches, avoid dragging furniture across the floor when moving it; lift it instead. Placing felt contacts or chair glides under the legs of chairs and tables can help to eliminate the problem.
Maintenance, Floor Care Products, and Chair Glides are available at the Showroom.
MAINTENANCE
For regular maintenance of wood floors, use a broom with fine, exploded ends to trap dust and grit or a dust mop with a 12-to-18-inch cotton or microfiber head. Do not use a mop treatment when dust mopping. Vacuums with brush attachments may be used; however, do not use a vacuum with a beater bar.
DAMP MOPPING
When damp mopping your floor, use only water and neutral-pH cleaners made specifically for hardwood floors. We recommend Woodwise Hardwood Floor Cleaner. Never use products that may leave an oil or wax residue, as this may cause adhesion problems when maintenance coats of finish are applied.
Mix water and cleaner in a pail first. Never pour water directly onto the wood floor. Dip a soft cloth or rag mop into the mixture, wring thoroughly, and apply to the floor. Premixed cleaner in spray bottles can be used for quick touch-ups.
WATER
Water and other standing liquids can damage a floor's finish. Standing water can warp a finished floor. Starting at the edge and working toward the center, wipe up spills and other mishaps when they happen.
SUNLIGHT
Sunlight can cause discoloration over time. Close curtains and blinds or add sheer drapes to protect a hardwood floor from intense UV rays.
SHOES
Shoes with exposed nails or women’s stiletto heels will dent any hardwood or vinyl floor, chip ceramic tile, and puncture carpet
Customer Reviews
Colleen Barker
KT Hardwoods did an amazing job on our recent remodel of our main floor. They were wonderful to work with, and knowledgeable about the different wood floors we were looking at. With their help we were able to have them install a beautiful wood floor in our office, family room, and kitchen. I highly recommend KT Hardwoods for anyone who wants quality workmanship, dependable installers, and very helpful staff.
Rob Taylor
About 7 years ago we replaced our main floor carpet with Walnut floors from KT hardwood. Still today, the floor looks absolutely beautiful. We have not had any issues at all and absolutely love our real wood floors. We have some LVP flooring in our business office, which actually looks really nice, but you can't beat the warmth, depth, and feel of real wood floors. We were so pleased with the communication, professionalism, and service from Josh at KT that we are going to have them do more work as we are about to remodel other areas of our home. Thanks for such a great experience Josh and KT team!
Melva Dixon
KTHardwood Floors did such a remarkable job laying our new hardwood floors in our kitchen and hallways. The crews did a beautifully superior job very step of the way. We love our gorgeous new red oak hardwood floors!
K Schramm
KT Hardwoods was great! They did everything they promised to do, they were quick, they cleaned up after themselves, were so easy to work with, and they're prices are fantastic! I love the way my floors look after being refinished. I definitely recommend them for any hardwood flooring job.
Jazminetjb Boyle
Extraordinary beauty and fine workmanship. KT Hardwood installed true hardwood floors in in 1998 for two rooms. We had them come back in 2020 to refinish 2 rooms and add 3 more rooms. They all match and are wonderful. Thank you