How to care for parquet - care for parquet
Remember that a tree is a natural material for which the effect of excessive moisture and temperature changes will not go unnoticed. Therefore, if you want your parquet to serve you for a long time, be sure to provide proper care for it.
Special care for parquet
If a large amount of water gets onto the parquet, remove all water from the surface as quickly as possible and leave the parquet "at rest" in order to dry it.
If there are heavily soiled places on the floor, white gasoline will help to get rid of them. Lacquer layer must be renewed to protect from moisture.
The most optimal air temperature for parquet will be approximately 20 ° C, with a relative humidity of 45-60%.
Rigid protective mats - collect hard particles( sand and so on), soft - absorb liquid( snow, dirt).
If you have a dog, then after each walk it is necessary to wash the paws. This will protect the parquet floor and not bring microbes off the street.
Floors must be regularly vacuumed, sometimes do wet cleaning, only the rag must be semi-dry. In this case, you can simply wrap a broom with a rag and sweep the floor. Are the floors covered with oil or wax? Then the wet cleaning is completely excluded.
After lacquering the parquet for the first two weeks, cleaning should be done only with a vacuum cleaner.
Parquet protection - preventive treatment
In order to clean up dirt it is necessary to use cleaning agents specially for parquet.
Sooner or later, local abrasions, micro-scratches and other miscellaneous defects will appear on the surface of the parquet varnish, although the varnish for parquet has a high level of resistance to wear. In this regard, it is necessary to apply a special protective coating periodically.
To date, 2 kinds of protective agents are used to preserve the lacquer film: wax-containing polishes and analogues of highly diluted varnish. They are diluted with water and have no smell. Depending on the intensity of operation of the parquet floor, the frequency of preventive treatments is established.
After applying the last layer of varnish, the floor can only be operated after 24 hours, for furniture installation - not earlier than 2 weeks, this is necessary for complete hardening of the varnish surface.
Carpeting prevents the drying of varnish, so it is not recommended to cover them in the first two weeks.
Purchase special covers for furniture legs, they are made of felt or felt. For mobile furniture on wheels, such as a pedestal, a TV or work chairs, it is better to use floor mats, they prevent the wear of the parquet and varnish. They are transparent and made of polyvinyl chloride.
Covering the floor with mastic or oil, you will save yourself from frequent maintenance, but regular grinding is not required and does not need to be repainted with varnish during operation. Lacquer layer of parquet under lacquer coating should be replaced periodically, about once every 5-7 years by 0.2-0.4 mm sanded and varnished again. A long-standing parquet board with a varnish coating will last from 12 to 15 years. Using an oil finish will significantly increase the service life.
Floor protection according to the load
Where there is no heavy load, the parquet care agent should be applied only if necessary, no more than 2 times a month. At medium loads - on stairs, offices, corridors every 2 weeks. In places where increased workload, such as cafes, shops, schools, care products should be used almost every week. Where the floors have extreme loads( near elevators, in corridors, at the entrance doors), a special agent should be used as often as possible, so that the lacquer coating always has a thin protective layer.
With high humidity in the room, the parquet slats will expand and take the form of a "boat".To avoid this, it is necessary to regularly ventilate the room, maintain heating, excess moisture will escape and the parquet floor will again become even.