How To Maintain a Long Lasting High End Resilient Flooring (HERF)?

Renovating and dressing up every single room in a new home is an ecstatic experience for every home owner to start on. It takes many months of effort to work on this joyous project from scratch to completion. It includes installing quality flooring, deciding on the colour of the walls, finding for the right doors & windows, choosing the types of lighting to shop for the furniture and adornments. It is a tedious process but the result can be rewarding and satisfying. 

Finally after the renovation, every members in the family can enjoy the beautiful interior and restfully wrap in the warmth with our love ones. Nevertheless to constantly live in a beautiful space, house chores are also needed to be done regularly to promote a healthy living environment.

Sweeping and mopping are seems as the most common tasks to keep the floor clean. However, proper care and maintenance are very often to be neglected by home users. Thus, here are the simple essential tips and guides to provide home users to take on for extending the longevity of High End Resilient Flooring (HERF).

• Place floor mats in front of all entrance ways to catch sand and grit to avoid any heavy scratching and at the same time it also helps to keep the rooms clean.
• Avoid wearing abrasive footwear such as shoes that do not have proper tips on the heels.
• Attach felt protectors to the bottom of the furniture. Firstly, it protects the floor from heavy scuffing and marking. Secondly, the furniture can be moved easily (advisable to ‘walk’ the furniture).
• Putting up curtains and binds can minimize the direct sunlight from shinning in frequently. This is to maintain a long lasting colouration of the floor and also beautify the living space.
• Trimming of pets’ nails can prevent the floor and furniture from damages; it also maintains good health and hygiene for the pets.
• Spilling food and drinks are recommended to clear up ASAP. Simply wipe the residue away with a damp mop or soft rug. Avoid using powdered oil based, non-abrasive and non-flooring cleansers such as dish washing detergent.
• Do not wax HERF as the surface of the floor has non-porous feature against stain penetration, applying wax will accumulate layers of dirt that causes the floor to look old and cloudy.

Although HERF is relatively affordable, it makes the cost even more worthwhile when extra care and maintenance are taken. These useful steps can retain its durability and appearance to look at its best in the course of time. For the health aspect, it is necessary to achieve a clean and hygienic environment within the house. As the saying goes, a healthy family is a happy family.