Cleaning and Maintenance of Elm Floors - Purchase Knowledge of Elm Floors
Purchase Knowledge of Elm Floors
1. Look at the texture: The wood joints that the wood itself often destroy the smoothness of the texture, and the dead joints also greatly reduce the strength of the wood. Therefore, when selecting and using it, special attention should be paid to the abnormal arrangement of some wood fibers, which show inclination, twisting, etc. This wood is prone to warping and cracking along the wood 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 heart-brown; ash willow heart-brown heart-brown, and the sapwood is light brown; oak sapwood is light yellow, white with brown, and heart-brown; walnut sapwood is gray with brown, and heart-brown, etc. The wood has green, pink or blue stripes and spots, indicating that the wood has grown mold or has begun to decay.
3. See if it is decayed:
Once decayed, the material color changes, and the smell of decay is loose and fragile. It is not suitable for use.
4. Check whether there are insect eyes:
Material with insect eyes will reduce the use value of the wood. You should try to choose wood with few insect eyes or no insect eyes.
Maintenance of elm floors
1. Maintain humidity in the room, because elm floors do not like excessive humidity. Pay attention to the dryness and smoothness of the floors. Open windows to ventilate and exchange air to allow the floors to have a good environment. But don't let the sun shine directly for a long time. The sharp rise or fall of the temperature will cause harm to the floor.
2. In order to keep the elm floor beautiful and extend its service life, it can be waxed twice a year to maintain it, and a uniform layer of floor wax will make the floor smooth and bright.
3. In daily life, avoid metal sharp objects, shoes with nails, or hard objects such as glass and porcelain tiles scratch the surface of the floor. Do not throw cigarette butts, chewing gum, etc. on the floor, and do not let the floor come into contact with water for a long time.
4. Clean the floor regularly and place a doormat at the door to reduce or avoid sand or frictional dust being brought into the room. Do not wipe the floor with corrosive liquid.
5. After the floor is cleaned, a layer of diluted floor polish should be applied. If the floor usage rate is relatively frequent, the concentration of the polishing agent can be appropriately increased. Generally speaking, the living room can be maintained once a month, while the kitchen, living room, etc. that often enter and exit requires weekly maintenance.
Cleaning of elm floors
1. For simple cleaning, you can use a vacuum cleaner to clean it and wipe it with a semi-wet cloth or mop. Be careful that the mop should not be too wet, and should be wrung out before use.
2. If you are accidentally contaminated to the floor by nail polish, ink, wine, etc., you should immediately use nail polish remover and other cleaning agents to clean them. Do not use sandpaper to polish them during use. Use chemicals such as cleaning agents to prevent damage to the surface wear-resistant layer.
3. The floor is difficult to clean due to a lot of scaling. You can mix it with a deesterant and a warm water phase of 25°C. The floor should be thoroughly cleaned before using the deesterant.