How do you clean your hardwood floors?
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Comments (46)I have two dogs and they both live and play inside. At one stage we had three. Our floors look no more worn than the day I oiled then 6 years ago. We will be selling in around a year and at that time I may rotary with a white pad (never need to sand again)but really there is no need. After 30 years of fixing timber issues, it breaks my heart to see such a beautiful substance treated with a toxic plastic bag. This is our puppy the other day with a sore foot....See MoreWhat colour hardwood floor?
Comments (23)Did you decide which timber to use. Carpet squares work well just make sure the over locked edge isn't too tight as it will cause the carpet to curl up, you can also use sisal the same way which you can take outside and hose down. With your table and chairs on timber it's all a bit timber and would be an idea to just keep the two carver chairs at the end of the table and introduce some other chairs to soften the setting, could also be better chairs for little ones to sit in....See MoreHardwood or tiles for the floor
Comments (8)Hi Jacki, firstly congratulations on your new home, what an exciting time for you! My recommendation would be to go with tiles because they are more durable. There are many different tile options for all sorts of budgets, usually the ceramic tiles are cheaper than porcelain, more prone to cracking though. The porcelain tiles are fired at a higher temperature so they're more durable. Then you have rectified tiles and pressed edge tiles. If you prefer the grout lines to be smaller go with a rectified tile, grout lines are around 1.5mm rectified, pressed edge grout lines are 3-5mm. I will warn you though, tilers do charge a little bit more to lay rectified tiles as it takes them longer to lay. The best finish in my opinion would be lapparto which is in between glossy and matt. Polished tiles are a pain to clean, you will always see footprints no matter how often you clean....See MoreRed hardwood floors - what to do
Comments (10)Hello Louise yes I think this mix will look good. I would suggest limiting the proportion of Lighter timber though, and using a greater proportion of white (like in some of the images above and here below). I would also recommend that you don't stain (colour) your floors but just polish (clear lacquer) them. Before sanding and polishing you could also fill the small gaps and cracks between the boards with Calking and then sand this calking back (when dry) along with the timber to give a more flush uniform, modern finish to your floor. Hope this helps, Malcolm...See More2manycats
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