Protect Your Flooring investment
Hardwood
1 - Sweep or vacuum regularly.
2 - Remove spills promptly using a soft cloth and recommended cleaning products.
3 - Use only dry sweepers. Never mop or use hardwood floor cleaning machines.
4 - Do not use oil soaps, liquid or paste wax products or other household cleaners containing lemon oil, tung oil, silicon or ammonia.
5 - Trim pets’ nails.
6 - Remove shoes with damaged heels when walking on floor.
7 - Use protective pads underneath furniture legs.
8 - Place area rugs in high-traffic or pivot point areas.
9 - Rearrange furniture periodically to allow for even, natural aging of floors due to exposure to UV rays.
Carpet
Vacuum regularly.
1 - Use mats at entrances.
2 - Rearrange furniture occasionally to avoid excessive pile crushing.
3 - Clean area rugs regularly and clean and restore carpet pile underneath area rugs.
4 - Be sure area rugs placed on carpet are colorfast.
5 - Treat food spills immediately by removing excess and blotting with a white paper or cloth towel, working in from the outer edge. Use a cleaning product—DesignCo carries products specific to different carpet types.
6 - Have your carpet cleaned with the hot water extraction method (“steam” cleaning) every 12 to 18 months.
Area Rugs
1 - Vacuum regularly.
2 - Clean spills immediately by removing excess. Then use a stain and soil remover or a solution of clear dish detergent and water. Rinse by spraying with water and blotting. When dry, vacuum to restore rug’s pile.
3 - Professional carpet cleaning is recommended, as well.
4 - Never dry clean or use bleach on your area rug.
Tile & Stone
1 - Damp mop weekly.
2 - Use protective mats in entryways and pivot-points.
3 - Sweep, dust or vacuum regularly with hard floor attachment.
4 - Clean periodically with laminate-specific cleaner. DesignCo has specialty products for laminate.
5 - Use floor mats in entryways and pivot-points.
6 - Place floor protectors under furniture legs.
7 - Keep pets’ nails trimmed.
Luxury Vinyl
1 - DesignCo carries a superior no-rinse vinyl floor cleaner, Once n’ Done.
2 - It is not recommended to use rugs or mats with rubber or latex backing. Chemicals in the rubber may permanently stain your floor. Use vinyl-backed mats or colorfast woven rugs.
3 - Some vinyl floors are low-gloss floors; use polish or “mop and shine” products only if you wish to make the floor shiny.
Laminate
1 - Use a damp cloth to blot up spills immediately.
2 - For tough spots, use acetone/nail polish remover on a white cloth. Follow with a damp cloth.
3 - Sweep, dust or vacuum regularly with hard floor attachment.
4 - Clean periodically with laminate-specific cleaner. DesignCo has specialty products for laminate.
5 - Use floor mats in entryways and pivot-points.
6 - Place floor protectors under furniture legs.
7 - Keep pets’ nails trimmed.