Hardwood flooring: Is polishing necessary?

Keep your hardwood flooring clean and polished to maintain its brand-new look for decades to come. Royal Palm Flooring, with over 30 years of experience satisfying customer flooring needs, is the place to go for new flooring and related products.

We have a showroom in Royal Palm Beach, FL, and we also offer a convenient shop-at-home service.

Cleaning wood flooring

To minimize the amount of floor cleaning needed, put a floor mat outside and inside each entryway. Then a quick daily sweep with a house broom or a vacuum cleaner will be required to remove dirt and debris that can scratch hardwood flooring.

Clean up messes immediately and damp mop weekly with a liquid wood floor cleaner.

Polyurethane finish

Polish not only helps your hardwood floors maintain their shine but also protects them from mishaps that are bound to occur. In addition, a polyurethane finish acts as a waterproof barrier, which means that liquids pool on the surface rather than penetrate the wood.

If your floor has a polyurethane finish, use a urethane or water-based polish rather than wax, which can dull the finish.

Penetrating finishes

Finishes that penetrate the wood flooring, like linseed or tung oil, are usually topped with a protective wax coat that adds a sheen.

Thus, a wax-based polish must be used on floors with a penetrating finish, quickly absorbing water and warping the wood. With most wax polishes, you can squirt the wax solution onto the floor and wipe it with a microfiber cloth.

Visit us for the best wood flooring in Royal Palm Beach, FL

Family-owned Royal Palm Flooring installs wood floors in Royal Palm Beach, FL, and other communities that are found in the vicinity, including Boynton Beach, Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, and West Palm Beach.

In addition, we offer customer-friendly services like furniture removal, design consultation, and in-home measurement. Shop for all your flooring needs, including hardwood flooring, at our showroom in Royal Palm Beach, FL.