Vintage hardwood floors

Nothing beats the look of a up scale Brooklyn apartment with vintage hardwood floors. This style of wood floors is gaining popularity with those who  want a lived-in feel for their home. Ensuring that the floor lives up to its work isn't easy to achieve so I suggest leave it to the flooring professionals to create such detailing craftsman work. Now in this generation their are many ways to acheive a vintage look on your hardwood floors, say for instance color also plays a role on achieving the vintage look on hardwood floors classic grey is one color that will help to achieve the distress vintage look on hardwood floors.  Distressed floor will require the same maintenance as any other wood floor, but the beauty of it is that in the end, wear and tear will only add to the charm and casual feel of its natural warmth. Call for a free estimate!

Highly recommended hardwood floor cleaner and maintenance tips

Hardwood Floors Maintenance Tips

Once your floors have been newly installed or refinished, there are a few things you can do to maximize their lifespan. We highly recommend using the Bona® Hardwood Floor Cleaning Kit.

Protect Your Hardwood Floor

• Do not use water on the newly finished floors for one week.
• Wait 48 hours before placing furniture and allowing pets on the floor.
• Before furniture is put in place, apply felt floor protector pads on the bottom of all furniture legs to prevent scratching.
• Place all rugs one month after the final coat of finish has been applied.
• Use a breathable rug pad under all rugs that do not have a breathable backing.
• Rugs or wipe off mats need to be placed at all entrances and wherever heavy traffic occurs.
• Keep pet’s nails trimmed and filed in order to minimize surface indentations and scratches.
• Stiletto heels and cleats have high-pressure points that may cause indentations in the finish and wood.
• Never drag any heavy furniture or appliances across a wood floor.

Have your wood floors screened and recoated when necessary. 

High traffic areas such as kitchens may need to be screened and coated after three to four years, while low traffic floors may last up to 20 years without being recoated. Have your floors recoated when you notice wear patterns. Recoating will not remove dents or deep scratches, or bring the color back to extremely worn areas. Recoating is a process of light sanding that abrades the surface and applying another coating of polyurethane. This process is designed to prolong the life of your existing finish—not repair damage to the flooring.

Daily Maintenance

Hardwood floors that are properly cared for can last a lifetime and are easy to maintain. Of course, there are a few things you should be aware of to keep your hardwood flooring in tip-top shape. Once you know the DO’s and DON’Ts of hardwood floor care, maintenance will be a breeze.

• Use the microfiber dusting pad to sweep regularly. Dirt and grit will damage a hardwood floor by scratching the surface. If you do not own a microfiber dusting pad, we recommend sweeping with a soft bristle broom or vacuuming with a soft brush attachment. DO NOT use steam cleaners on your hardwood floors. Any throw rugs or doormats must also be cleaned regularly, as the dirt from them may spread to your hardwoods.
• Don’t use ammonia cleaners, oil soaps, or any harsh cleaning agents such as Comet®, SOS® Pads, Mop &-Glo®, Murphy® Oil Soap, etc on your wood floors as they will dull the finish.
• Wipe up spills immediately with a slightly dampened towel.
• Wood and water don’t mix, so never wet mop a hardwood floor. Standing water can dull the finish, damage the wood, and leave a discoloring residue.
• Try to keep high heels and grit off the floor to prevent scratching. Never drag furniture or heavy objects across the floors; instead, use gliding furniture pads.
• Try to keep children from dropping anything heavy onto floors. If possible, use area rugs to protect your floors.
• Use window coverings to prevent the sun from bleaching a portion of your wood floors.
• Install floor mats at each entrance to prevent dirt and grit on wood floors.
• Place furniture pads under tables, on chair legs, and under the feet of dressers and armoires.
• Never wax a floor with urethane finish.

When you need hardwood floor services in New York City, call us right away!

Changing the colors of hardwood floors

STAINING HARDWOOD FLOORS

Whether you want to keep your floors a natural oak color, or upgrade your floors with the color of your choosing, Hardwood Perfect Flooring can create the vision for your ideal floors. Our company uses Minwax®, DuraSeal® and Bona® stains, and our experts can customize your floor by mixing multiple stains until we find the exact color that matches your preference. At your request, Hardwood Perfect Flooring will provide you with three free stain samples of your choosing prior to finishing your hardwood floors. Customers are not obligated to stain their floors after samples are provided. If the customer likes the stained look, our specialist will stain floors for an additional fee. Please keep in mind that stain color varies by wood type.

If you’re interested in staining your hardwood floors, contact us in Manhattan today!

Sand and refinishing parquet floors

Here at hardwood perfect flooring we specialize in parquet floors. Our parquet specialist have an eye for detail most flooring contractors aren't comfortable with the parquet sanding process. Here is a little information to help you understand the sanding process for parquet floors.

Once the professional is ready to sand he or she should start off with at least a 40 grit sand paper ( please keep in mind it all depends on how bad the floor is ). All sanding should be followed with the grit you are opening up its grain with so for instance you will follow with 60, 80 I say 100 grit and fine detail screening  with at least 120 screen. Don't for get to follow the same process with the edger which cut along the walls. Before the full sanding process is over hand-scrape the corners, going with the grain in each square of the parquet. Finial process is followed by a really good vacuum and prep the floor and get it ready for polyurethane.