{"id":10,"date":"2011-11-02T23:02:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2017-10-19T16:40:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T16:40:57","slug":"cleaning-and-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/cleaning-and-care","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning and Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cleaning-and-Care.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17\" title=\"Cleaning-and-Care\" src=\"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cleaning-and-Care.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleaning and caring\u00a0<\/strong>for your wood flooring is simple. \u00a0But there are a few guidelines you should be aware of to keep your investment in tip-top shape. \u00a0If you ever have any questions regarding our products, maintenance, installation, cleaning and care\u00a0<strong><em>DO<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>reach out and ask us. We\u2019re happy to help.<\/p>\n<p>Visit Us: www.urbanfloor.com<\/p>\n<p>Call Us Toll Free:\u00a0(866) 75-URBAN (87226)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DO<\/strong>\u00a0consult with an installer, the finisher or the manufacturer if there is any doubt of the kind of floor finish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO<\/strong>\u00a0place mats and throw rugs at doorways, exteriors and interiors to help prevent the tracking of grit, dirt and sand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO<\/strong>\u00a0put plastic or fabric-faced glides under the legs of furniture to prevent scuffing and scratching.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO\u00a0<\/strong>trim and file your pets claws regularly to help prevent small scratches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO<\/strong>\u00a0place an area rug in front of the kitchen sink to catch water.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO<\/strong>\u00a0sweep, vacuum or dust mop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO\u00a0<\/strong>clean spills with cloth, paper towel or napkins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO\u00a0<\/strong>close curtains and blinds during the day when possible as direct sun exposure for an extended period of time can dry and\/or fade natural wood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DO m<\/strong>aintain with a leading brand of prefinished hardwood floor cleaner.*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>DON\u2019T<\/em>\u00a0move heavy furniture without protecting wood flooring by slipping a piece of cloth or pile under the legs or covering each leg.<\/li>\n<li><em>DON\u2019T<\/em>\u00a0ever wet-mop a wood floor; standing water can dull the finish, damage the wood and leave a discoloring residue.<\/li>\n<li><em>DON\u2019T\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0wear cleats, sports shoes and high heels on your wood floors as they can dent any floor surface.<\/li>\n<li><em>DON\u2019T\u00a0<\/em>allow abrasives such as sand and glass to sit on your floor as they can damage your floors finish. \u00a0Sweep or vacuum regularly.<\/li>\n<li><em>DON\u2019T\u00a0<\/em>use oil base soaps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3>PROTECT YOUR FLOOR INVESTMENT<\/h3>\n<p>Hardwood floors are a lifetime investment and you have spent a considerable amount of money to add value to your home. The first thing you should understand about caring for your new floor is that you are not actually cleaning the wood. You are actually cleaning the polyurethane. The wood is beneath a protective layer of polyurethane. It is important to keep this protective coating in good condition to protect the wood. Routine maintenance should include protecting the surface finish from moisture and heavy wear, which creates scratches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>*Urbanfloor recommends\u00a0<strong>Bona\u00ae cleaning products<\/strong>. Bona (also known as BonaKemi\u00ae) is widely regarded as the best cleaning solution available.<\/p>\n<h3>DISCLAIMER<\/h3>\n<p>Urbanfloor is not related or affiliated with BonaKemi USA, Inc., and does not gain any monetary benefit by referring Bona\u00ae products. Recommendations are voluntary and solely based on our own experience. Bona\u00ae and BonaKemi USA, Inc. are registered trademarks of their respective owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleaning and caring\u00a0for your wood flooring is simple. \u00a0But there are a few guidelines you should be aware of to keep your investment in tip-top shape. \u00a0If you ever have any questions regarding our products, maintenance, installation, cleaning and care\u00a0DO\u00a0reach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,9,12,11],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-care-and-maintenance","tag-care","tag-cleaning","tag-floors","tag-hardwood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}