Do I need to take special precautions for the first few days?

When your floor has just been finished, you must bear in mind that the finish takes a few days to cure and obtain full strength.
Please observe the following precautions:

• Don’t use water to clean the floor for the first week
• Don’t put rugs or mats down for the first three days
• Do be very careful for the first week; try to avoid anything that might scratch the floor.
• Do ensure that any furniture that gets moved at all (dining chairs etc.) have felt feet fitted to the bottom of the legs.

Care of lacquered floors

The most important thing is to keep the floor well vacuumed, as grit is the worst thing for wooden floors. Apart from that, a damp (not wet) mop over, with a suitable diluted detergent will keep the floor looking like new. Make sure your detergent is the right sort for your floor!

Care of Hardwax oiled floors

The most important thing is to keep the floor well vacuumed, as grit is the worst thing for wooden floors. Apart from that, a damp (not wet) mop over, with a suitable diluted detergent will keep the floor looking like new. Make sure your detergent is the right sort for your floor! Oiled floors need an occasional re-oil (once a year in domestic situations) which is not really that difficult to do and helps to preserve it.

Aftercare

If your floors are subjected to very heavy traffic (i.e. in a shop or business place) it is wise to have them recoated every 1-2 years, as this saves the extra expense of having to sand the whole floor back to bare wood when the floor finish is worn right through.