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‘Wood flooring’ is a product which is designed for use for floor covering and visual aesthetics. It is manufactured from wood. ‘Bamboo flooring’ is also believed to be wood flooring, though it is made up of grass not wood. Wood flooring is available in two types, solid and engineered. ‘Solid wood flooring’ comes in large range of styles, shapes and sizes. Solid wood floors were basically used for structural purposes. In modern techniques, solid wood flooring is rarely used for building wooden frame for flooring.

Solid wood has various restrictions for flooring, because of the nature and characteristics of the wood. Woods have the property of contraction and expansion due to changes in atmosphere such as, moisture and humidity. ‘Engineering wood flooring’ is a popular choice for every house; it is made of two or more layers of wood in the form of boards.

Engineered wood flooring is of two types

1. Wood ply construction: it is also known as sandwich core, it consists of numerous thin plies of wood sticks together.

1. Finger core construction: it is manufactured from the small pieces of crushed timber. Finger core flooring can be of 2ply or 3 ply, depending on their planned use.

Engineering wood flooring is most popular wood flooring across the globe. North America is the single nation which has a larger market share of ’solid wood flooring’ compared to ‘engineered wood flooring’.

Unlike the carpet, hardwood floors are very easy to clean. It takes less time to clean them than any other household products. Once you know how to take care of hardwood floor, you will be able to keep it sparkling clean for a long time. To keep your hardwood floor clean and sparkling you just have to follow the following simple steps.

Things required:

• Mop
• Bucket
• Broom
• White vinegar

Instructions:

• First of all, clean the hardwood floors with broom. Make sure that all the stain and dust is removed completely before you start cleaning. If a broom is not satisfying enough, then you can use vacuum cleaner as well.

• Mix one cup of vinegar with a gallon of warm water. White vinegar helps to make the hardwood floors cleaner and shinier than just washing it with water. Use lukewarm water for cleaning not too hot, as hot water can damage the wood floor.

• Mop the hardwood floor using the vinegar solution and a household mop. Mop the entire area of hardwood floor; mop well on those areas which appears dirtier. Use just enough water to mop, never leave the floor wet; moisture can harm your floor.

• Dry the floor as soon as you done with mopping. You can use a dry towel or mop for this process.

• Repeat this process weekly to keep your hardwood floors in good shape. Do no mop it every day; it can damage the hardwood floor.

Tips and warning:

• It is usually very safe to clean the hardwood floor with vinegar. To ensure if it’s safe, simply put a little vinegar on the spot and check. Then you can go ahead with cleaning the entire floor.