Vinyl Care & Maintenance
Use the following vinyl flooring tips to care & maintain your floor.
- Whenever possible place a non-staining door mat outside each entrance to your home to prevent dirt, sand, grit, and other substances such as oil, asphalt, and driveway sealer from being tracked onto your floor. Do not use latex-backed, rubber-backed or coco-fiber mats on your vinyl floor.
- Sweep your vinyl floor regularly (at least once a week).
- Vinyl manufacturers recommend the use of latex-based driveway sealers to minimize the potential staining from asphalt sealer tracking.
- To avoid sunlight causing your floor to fade or discolor you should always close your curtains or blinds where extreme sunlight hits the floor.
- Replace all narrow furniture rests with wide-bearing ones. Support furniture with wide-bearing, non-staining floor protectors. It is recommended that all furniture protectors be at least one inch in diameter, made of non-pigmented, hard plastic, and rest flat on the floor. Non-staining felt protectors are also acceptable. Casters with a minimum 3/4? flat surface width or floor protectors are recommended for all moveable furniture. Metal floor protectors are generally not recommended.
- Always use strips of 1/4 ply wood or sheets of underlayment as runways to protect the floor if you need to move heavy objects, such as your refrigerator, across your vinyl floor. Runways should always be used even with furniture dollies, or even if the heavy objects are equipped with wheels or rollers.
- Wipe up spills immediately to help prevent stains. The longer a stain sits the tougher it will be to remove from the surface.
- To prevent dirt build up occasionally mop your floor with the manufacturer’s recommended floor cleaner. Follow the instructions on the bottle and do not over mix or your cleaning solution may leave a dulling film. Avoid soaps, cleaning powders and detergent products as they will leave a dulling film. Although the no-rinse cleaners do not need rinsing, rinsing will provide the better shine. If you do notice a dulling film after cleaning the floor, try a thorough rinse with warm, clean water.
- Vinyl floors can become slippery when wet. Use extreme caution when walking on a wet floor.
- Most LVT floors have a low-gloss finish and the use of a floor polish may make the floor shiny.
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