Even if you have purchased the most durable hardwood flooring products, they are still going to susceptible to things like fading. This is because there is a certain point when any hardwood floor suffers UV damage. Luckily, there are ways to help protect your hardwood floor and significantly slow down this effect or even prevent it entirely.
What Causes This Fading?
The reason why a hardwood floor begins to fade is a direct result of it receiving too much sun exposure. It turns out that a hardwood floor experiences UV damage similarly to human skin, which alters the surface color. Except, instead of turning red, your hardwood floor will slowly fade over time. You can usually see this effect by lifting up the corner of a carpet and comparing the hardwood color underneath it with the exposed sections.
Hardwood fading happens much faster during the spring and summer seasons.
How to Prevent Hardwood Fading
As previously mentioned, there are ways that you can help to protect your hardwood floor from this fading. One of the easiest methods is to try and reduce the amount of sunlight that the flooring is being exposed to. This can be done by closing your blinds during most of the day or installing some window tint throughout your house.
You can also try to make the hardwood floor stronger by applying UV-resistant finishes that will significantly reduce the impact that any incoming sun rays have on the flooring. But if it’s too late to protect your hardwood floor from fading, then getting it professionally refinished should be just as effective.
By following these tips, you can help ensure that you protect your hardwood floor from UV damage and the fading that comes with it. Make sure that you give your hardwood floor the proper protection by contacting us at T & G Flooring and scheduling your free consultation today.