How to choose elm floor cleaning and Maintenance Tips
Knowledge of elm floor selection
1. Look at the texture:
The knots in the wood itself often destroy the smooth texture, and the dead knots also greatly reduce the strength of the wood. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the abnormal arrangement of some wood fibers when selecting and using them, such as inclination and torsion. This kind of wood is easy to warp and crack along the grain direction, and the wood strength is low.
2. Look at the color:
All kinds of wood have their original colors: elm sapwood is light yellow brown; willow sapwood is gray white and heartwood is brown; Fraxinus mandshurica is light brown, sapwood is lighter; oak sapwood is light yellow, white with brown, heartwood is dark brown; Juglans mandshurica sapwood is gray with brown, heartwood is light grayish brown. The appearance of green, pink or blue stripes and spots on the wood indicates that the wood has mildew propagation or has begun to decay.
3. To see if it's rotten:
Once decayed, the color of the material changes, there is a rotten smell, the structure is loose and fragile, so it is not suitable for use.
4. Look for wormholes:
Wood with wormholes will reduce the use value of wood. Wood with fewer or no wormholes should be selected as far as possible.
Tips for elm floor maintenance
1. Keep the humidity in the room, because the elm floor does not like excessive humidity, pay attention to the floor dry, smooth, usually open windows ventilation, air exchange, so that the floor can have a good environment. But don't let the sunlight direct for a long time, the temperature rises sharply or drops to have the harm to the floor.
2. In order to keep the elm floor beautiful and extend the service life, you can wax twice a year, even a layer of floor wax, so that the floor is smooth and bright.
3. In daily life, hard objects such as sharp metal tools, shoes with nails or glass tiles should be avoided to scratch the floor surface. Cigarette butts and chewing gum should not be thrown on the floor. The floor should not be exposed to water for a long time.
4. Clean the floor regularly and place a shoe mat at the door to reduce or avoid sand or friction dust being brought into the room. Do not use corrosive liquid to wipe the floor.
5. After the floor is cleaned, a layer of diluted floor polish should be applied. If the use rate of the floor is relatively frequent, the concentration of glazing agent can be appropriately increased. Generally speaking, the living room can be maintained once a month, while the kitchen and living room that often go in and out need to be maintained every week.
Elm floor cleaning skills
1. Usually simple cleaning, you can use a vacuum cleaner, with a half wet cloth, mops can wipe, pay attention to the mop can not be too wet, should be wrung dry after use.
2, if you are not careful to be contaminated with nail polish, ink, wine and so on, you should clean it immediately with nail polish remover and other cleaning agents. Do not use sandpaper to polish and use chemicals such as cleaning agents to prevent damage to the surface wear-resistant layer.
3. When the floor becomes difficult to clean due to a lot of scale, it can be mixed with deaster agent and 25 ℃ warm water. The floor should be fully cleaned before using the ester remover.