How to care for a parquet - what is hidden behind this concept?
The main advantage of this flooring is natural wood, but this adds to the headache, because all the properties of this natural material are completely characteristic for parquet. From humidity it expands, from the high temperature it dries up. If we take into account that the floor is made of individual segments, between which there are various adhesives and sealants, then all deformations lead to disruption of the connections, pushing out these auxiliary elements outwards. Why sex becomes not only not practical, but also outwardly not attractive.
To prevent this, it is necessary to establish complex care for the parquet, which includes not only special measures for rubbing or cycling, but also a constant maintenance of a healthy atmosphere in the room.
A natural tree behaves well at a humidity of about 60% and a temperature of 14 to 24 degrees Celsius. Agree, in the latitude, where there is a constant change of temperatures, it is difficult to respond quickly to changes in the microclimate in the room, but it's worth trying. To maintain moisture, you can install special equipment, to start house plants. And for the temperature regime, always have heaters, preferably not floor type. It is best, of course, to get an air-conditioner, which includes all functions at once, then this will cease to be a headache, and the range of activities will narrow.
What kind of parquet care should a master have?
During operation, your floor will sometimes have to be restored, this is usually done with lacquer. Preliminary grinding may be required, but these are extreme cases when the floor has been damaged or flooded with water. To improve the appearance of sometimes resort to rubbing parquet. It is also impossible not to leave stains on the floor, to remove them from such a coating is not very easy, and for this there are various means for caring for parquet. And, of course, a simple cleaning also has features, we will consider everything in order.
Let's start with the most basic, which will have to be addressed most often, this is a simple cleaning of the room. We are used to washing the floor with a damp rag, but how to clean the parquet, because we remember the dislike of the tree for water? It is best to clean its with dry methods of - using a vacuum cleaner or a brush. Only the vacuum cleaner should not be water-cleaned, and the brush - necessarily with a soft pile, otherwise after several such cleaning will require the first restoration. There is the possibility of wet cleaning, but this is a formal name. The cloth is wetted in a special solution and squeezed completely to the last drop, it is clear that it will not dry completely anyway, but it will not be able to damage the floor, but it will make cleaning more effective. For some types of parquet, moisture is not so damaging, for example, for a laminate.
When it is still important to carry out timely maintenance of the
parquet Many more housewives are concerned with the question of how clean the parquet from the random spots of , because it is not desirable to do this with a wet rag. For this there are many tips - solid chemistry. For each kind of stains, there are several ways to clean. For example, tea, coffee or wine is removed with a cloth wrung from a slightly alkaline solution, and the fat is removed by kerosene. From children's pranks with markers, kerosene will also help, and denatured oil removes traces of lipstick or carcass. After all, you need to wipe the floor with a damp cloth and immediately dry, but absorbent.
Another operation, from which no owner of the natural sex is insured, is his restoration. Gradually, from walking and moving furniture, the cover dims, loses its appearance. Then the situation can be corrected parquet , in addition, it cleans the top layer from the prehistory, that is, old grime. You need to buy a special mastic for this. To carry out this process is simple: the floor is applied with mastic, rubbed with a soft brush or cloth. The floor looks like new.