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Owning a home is quite a rewarding experience. Owning a home gives you the opportunity to showcase your design talents and make a space that is full of your personality and favorite traits. When you own your own home, you can make decisions on paint colors, light fixtures, and flooring textures. If you are like most homeowners, you probably love a good, shiny hardwood floor. This article will highlight some of the key tips to keeping your hardwood floors clean and shiny.
- Use a broom daily. It can be hard to keep your house clean but one of the things that you can do to be successful in this endeavor is to be consistent. Using a broom on a daily basis can help keep your house clean by sweeping up crumbs in the kitchen, dust bunnies in the hallways, or grass clippings from the bottom of your family member’s shoes that they track all over the house. By using a broom every evening before bed, you can eliminate a great deal of mess from your hardwood floors.
- Steam clean. Every week, consider steam cleaning your hardwood floors. Doing so will lift the dirt and grime that is tracked in from your family. In addition, by steam cleaning your hardwood floors, you can ensure that they remain clean and shiny for a long period of time. Having clean floors can really help make the house well organized and neat, even if it is lacking in other areas.
- Stick to a routine. One of the best ways to keep your hardwood floors shiny and clean is to stick to a routine. For example, if you know that you will have time on Saturday mornings to spend cleaning and shining your hardwood floors, you should dedicate that block of time every week to completing such a task. Doing so will give you peace of mind and by being consistent, your floors will remain clean.
- Avoid using harsh cleaners. This is a critical component to cleaning your hardwood floors. Before you put any kind of solution on your floors, make sure that it is safe to use. Often times, a cleaner may appear to be safe to use on hardwood floors but may not be. When in doubt, try using the solution on a small corner of your hardwood floor to test out the product. How does the product work on your floor? Does it lift dirt and help to clean and shine the floorboards? If so, then you can use the solution on the entirety of your floors.
There are many things to keep in mind when cleaning your hardwood floors. Make sure that the solution you are using is meant for hardwood floors. In addition, consider using a broom every day to clean up unwanted crumbs and other small items that may be found in the nooks and crannies of your floorboards. Be consistent with your floor cleaning plan and you will find that your floors stay cleaner longer.
