Finding paint stains on hardwood flooring is a common problem; whether you’ve made a mess when redecorating or moved into a new house and discovered hardwood flooring under the carpet. Most people believe they will have to replace their paint-splattered floors or completely re-sand them, but this may not be necessary.
Try these steps for removing [...]

If you spend a little time every week taking care of your wooden flooring you should be able to get years of use from the floor. We thought we would give you a few tips on how you can do just this.
• Wipe up liquid spills from the floor straight away. Water ingress can damage the [...]

Following on from the last few problems with wood flooring finish we looked at (see pt.1), here are a few more:
• Excessive wear. Unless you’ve had the floor for ages, your wood flooring finish should be fairly intact. If the floor is not properly looked after, however, things like high heels, pet claws, furniture legs and [...]

Wood flooring products available at the moment often allow you to do a lot of the installation work yourself, as they are so simple to fit. Many people also choose unfinished wood flooring that they can treat themselves with a finish of their choice, but this is where it can all go wrong if you [...]

If you have just installed a new hardwood floor, you will be looking for ways to protect the floor from scratches and scrapes so it can look beautiful for many years to come.
The intrinsic beauty of wood means that it can show dents and scratches and in some ways these will add to the character [...]

One of the easiest ways to keep your hardwood floor or laminate floor looking like new is to use entrance matting at all the entrance and exit points in your home. Floors will get dusty and dirty over time, but most of this dust and dirt is brought into the home on the soles of [...]

Whilst wood flooring is perfectly suitable for dogs, cats and other animals to run around and play on, the combination of pets and wood floors isn’t always so great. All pet-owners know that keeping an animal in the house brings certain risks when it comes to little ‘accidents’, but these can be really damaging to [...]

Wood flooring is incredibly versatile and you can use it in most areas of the home (although a specialist type may be required for wet bathroom areas). One problem a number of homeowners have experienced, however, is wood flooring in conservatories.
As conservatories are more outdoors than the rest of your home, they are more affected [...]

Most people know that wood flooring and moisture don’t go well together, but it isn’t always clear why this is a problem in homes. Unless there is a flood or you spill something on your floors without wiping it up, where does the moisture come from?
The following are a few potential sources of moisture:
• Ground water [...]

Most people know that excessive moisture is the number one enemy of wood flooring, making it warp and swell if not properly maintained, but they may be surprised to learn of the dangers of too much sunshine.
Whilst we’re all enjoying basking in the summer sun; it is a different story for your floors. Excessive exposure [...]