Floor Care Tips
When to Walk on the Floor
- After the last coat on a floor has been applied, you can walk on it as early as twenty-four hours later. For the first couple of days, you need to be careful because it takes a few days for the floor to fully cure.
Placing Furniture Back
- Manufacturers recommend waiting a few days before putting furniture back, but we have found that if you place the furniture back carefully, 24-48 hours is enough time. You need to be careful with the chairs and any other items that get a lot of movement.
RUGS
- You should NOT place rugs on the floor for a few days (maybe 2-4 days). The floor will need this time to completely cure.
- IMPORTANT! If it is necessary to put a rug down immediately after the floor is finished to prevent damage from the outside, then you can bypass the few days rule. Also, be sure not to place any rugs on floors that have an abrasive backing, such as burlap. Acceptable backings are soft foam, soft cloth materials, and anything that will not scratch or discolor the floor.
Floor Protecter pads- using and cleaning
- You need to put floor pads on your furniture. These can be purchased at Home Depot or the like.
- To apply, you simply clean the bottom of the furniture legs, peel off the backing, and stick them to the legs of your furniture. Sometimes, chairs have their own steel or plastic pads. These are not suitable for direct use on the floor and will either need to be covered with a floor pad of taken off.
- Here is a good guide to go by. If the steel or plastic pad is one inch or smaller, remove it, clean the leg and firmly place a floor pad there. If it is bigger than one inch, clean it and place a new floor pad on top of it. Also, if you are going directly onto wooden legs, look out for wax and dirt that may interfere with the adhesive. It is also important to clean the floor pads occasionally. They build up dirt and grit and should either be vacuumed or brushed to remove the debris. After a while, they should be replaced every three months for regularly used chairs and twelve months for other items.
