Nobody likes to clean. We all want to get it over with as quickly as possible. Here are 4 different methods of approach to keeping your floors spotless:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- Just leave the dirt outside:

The best way to keep a floor clean is to never get it dirty in the first place. Always keep a welcome mat outside of your door to knock off the dirt that accumulates on the bottom of your shoes. Make it a house rule to take off your shoes after entering the home. In the winter months, make sure everyone has a pair of warm slippers to keep their feet from getting cold.

2- Use a broom:

Brooms are a great tool for the initial cleaning and regular maintenance. You can use a mop, just be careful about what type of floor you’re using it on. Making daily sweeping part of your routine is a great way to keep dirt from piling up.

3- Use a vacuum:

Your vacuum is where the real cleaning begins. Make sure it’s on the floor setting and go to town. You don’t have to use your vacuum as often as you use your broom, maybe once a week or more if you have pets. 

4- Use vinegar:

This is the classic home remedy for all the hard to clean areas. Mix vinegar and water in a plastic squirt bottle, spray lightly over desired areas, and wipe with a dry/damp mop. You can keep this method in your back pocket as a trump card for when dirt has really built up.

 

A clean house is a happy house. For any flooring needs, Give Flooring DFW Warehouse a call at (817) 861-3737.

Hardwood job leads to hard lesson

Let this serve as a cautionary tale: Some projects are best left to certified professionals.

In a recent story on newsnet5.com out of Cleveland, Lisa Kearney said she hired a local contractor to restore her hardwood floors. Based on other odd jobs they’d done around her house, she assumed they’d be fine.

Instead, her floors were left embedded with sawdust and dirt underneath the polyurethane coating, as well as grooves from shoddy sanding, she says. When she complained, the company refused to give her any of the $2,500 back.

“I believed he was a licensed contractor,” Kearney told the station. She stopped believing that as the man completed the job; her floors were left feeling rough due to all of the debris trapped underneath the coating.

“He destroyed my floors — he just destroyed them,” she says, adding that she’s trying to settle the matter in small claims court. “I don’t know how he goes to bed at night and puts his head on his pillow.”

The company’s rating with the Better Business Bureau? A solid F. That was news to Kearney, who says she’s learned her lesson about doing some solid research before any home-improvement project.

DFW Flooring Warehouse is staffed by seasoned, trained professionals who are experts at every aspect of flooring. We are proud of our stellar reputation!