Giving your home some hardwood flooring gives your home a touch of class. The rich warmth offered by the smooth wood floor brings character and beauty to any room in your home. After you let the professionals at Capitol Carpet and Tile install your new hardwood floor, the upkeep is quite simple and easy. Though this flooring option doesn’t require too much maintenance, there are certain hardwood flooring products that should be used while caring for your hardwood floors.
Rule number one when taking care of your beautiful hardwood flooring  is to never use water. Mopping your new hardwood floor can be a bad idea.

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If a spill should occur, make sure you clean it up as quickly as possible. Another way to protect  your hard wood floor is to keep the humidity in the home to about 35% to 50%. This may be a little hard to control depending where you live but in South Florida the humidity in most homes is pretty low.
Also, don’t use any harsh chemicals or abrasives on your floor.  Most household cleaners sold at supermarkets contain wax, soap or oil and all of which can damage or leave a film on hardwood flooring. If you want to use a broom on your floor, make sure the bristles are soft enough that they won’t scratch the surface. Instead, soft broom or vacuum to sweep the floors. Try to keep your hardwood floor free of debris, dirt and dust as these can leave scratches or leave a buildup. Placing rugs near any exterior doors can help reduce the amount of dirt that is tracked into your home and tell your kids to wife their feet before they come back into the house from playing outside. Better yet, have them take off their shoes. Sand and rocks on the bottom of a shoe can basically sand or scratch your hardwood floor especially in South Florida where there is plenty of sand on our beautiful beaches.
It is also important to be mindful of any unnecessary damage that you may do to your floors. Ladies, don’t walk on your floors in your high heels as they may create small dents in the wood. Use small pads under the feet of all your furniture to avoid scratching if furniture is bumped or moved. Keep an eye on your pet’s nails too as they can possibly leave scratches.

Window treatments and rugs can also prevent the sun from fading the color of the wood in your floors.
Stop by Capitol Carpet and Tile in South Florida  for your hardwood cleaning products. We sell cleaning products specially made for hardwood flooring. These products are specially made for hardwoods and wont scratch, fade or damage your hardwood flooring in any way. Our specialty cleaning products also will not streak or leave a residue.

Following these simple rules while caring for beautiful hardwood floor and it will last longer in your home.