Many homeowners are concerned about their hardwood floors fading over time. Aging wood isn’t all that bad — many homeowners find their aged floors beautiful. But to some, fading takes the charm and beauty out of wood flooring and makes it dull. It’s a dilemma many of us would like to handle but don’t know how to. It’s ideal to have wood floors that look fresh and polished for years. Unfortunately, fading is just a natural process that all hardwood flooring faces. Though we may not be able to stop fading forever, we can definitely put in a little effort to prevent them from fading too quickly.
Sunlight will fade your flooring over time.
What Causes Fading?
UV rays from the sun, as well as artificial lighting, both play a major role in fading your wood flooring. UV rays can affect the composition of your hardwood, whether it’s unfinished flooring, lightly glossed, or fully lacquered. No matter what kind of wood floor you have, it can bleach in sunlight. Fading also occurs in high-traffic areas. You may notice that areas in the house that you walk through the most may have flooring with more worn off polish than other areas.
How Can Fading Be Prevented?
It’s not a crime to let a little sunlight in to brighten up your home. But if you aren’t spending time in a room, it’s a good idea to close your blinds or curtains. Keeping your shades shut will help prevent the exposure of UV rays to your floor.
Moving your furniture around every so often is also a great way to maintain consistency on your hardwood floor. If you leave a rug or sofa in one area for too long, you may move it one day to find that there is not a giant rectangle of shiny, untouched wood underneath, and dull flooring all around it. Moving these items will help to keep your floor’s color and shine consistent throughout the room.
If you’re noticing fading in areas with high foot traffic, use a rug or a runner to protect your floor from fading, as well as scuffs and scratches. You can also get some shine back by finding a wood polisher with UV ray protection.
Refinish Your Wood Floors
If all of these methods aren’t working, it may be too late to handle this problem on your own. If you want your floors to look as good as new, hire a team of flooring contractors to refinish your wood floors.
Are you looking to bring the shine back to your hardwood floors? Get in touch with our professional flooring team at T&G Flooring.