Brand new, professionally fitted wooden floors are the envy of any home, but after a while, they will start to lose their color and sheen. How quickly this happens is determined by how you look after your floors, what you use to protect them, and how much traffic you have in your home. Once your floors start looking tired and dull, it is a good sign that they are in desperate need of some loving care.
There are a few things you can do yourself without calling on a professional floor installer. The easiest remedy that often works is to simply oil the flooring, which will soak into the surface and give it another level of protection while enhancing the color and bringing out the grain.
If you want to try oiling the floor yourself, you need to follow a few steps.
Wooden Floors love moisture
This sounds like a positive thing, but water and wooden flooring are not a good mix, and unprotected wooden floors act like sponges and literally soak up any moisture that can swell and distort the wood. Oil acts as a moisture barrier and literally prevents water from seeping through the surface, giving you more time to remove any spills.
Do you have pets?
You will know that if you have pets and wooden floors in your home, they can not only be extremely slippery but also scratch very easily. Any surface scratches can simply be lightly sanded and oiled to bring the floor back to its original look while also adding a non-slip coating to the flooring.
If you find that the scratches and damage are far too deep in the wood to repair yourself, then you will need to speak to a professional floor fitter from JG Flooring. We can properly evaluate the damage and suggest our full sand and seal service using industry-standard equipment.
Enhance the finer details
Once you have completed the oiling of your wooden floors, you will see how it has enhanced the beauty of the wood and improved its original color appearance.
