Simple Ways to Prepare Hardwood for the Holidays
Getting your home ready for the holidays means more than decorating your home with Christmas lights. It also means equipping your hardwood floor with the right things to prevent scratches, stains, drink spill damage, and any other accidents that could end up requiring costly flooring repairs. Worry not! Today, we will share with you some simple ways to help your hardwood floors survive the holiday season.
Set the ”No Shoes Rule”
As odd as it may sound, consider asking your guests to take off their shoes. It will help reduce the risk of your floors getting scratches or stains caused by snow, dirt, and the anti-slippery products.
Protect House Entrances
Adding a mat near the entrance doors of your house will reduce that risk of contaminants carried by shoes, and creating deep scratches in the wood.
Christmas Tree
Before dragging your Christmas tree into your home, wrap a clean plastic tarp around it. That will prevent floor damage from the tree trunk or its needles. Once inside, put a plastic bag beneath the tree stand. This material will retain leaking water that will damage the floor otherwise. Do not worry about aesthetics as your tree skirt will cover it!
Run A Humidifier
You may want to create a balance between staying warm and avoiding damage to your floor. Rather than increasing the temperature inside the house, run a humidifier. Excess heat will dry out hardwood, causing problems like cracked floorboards and shrinkage.
Clean Spills Quickly
Drink spills are never good news, especially when it comes to hardwood floors. Just like water, holiday drinks will damage your floors. Keep handy a spray bottle floor cleaner, paper towels, and several clean microfiber cloths.
With the above tips, you will avoid holiday chaos to your hardwood floor!
Hardwood Flooring Refinish Services
T&G Flooring can come to your home and refinish your hardwood floors in Denver. Once we are done, your floors will be ready to survive more amazing holiday seasons to come.