Water spills,water damaged and pet stains on wooden flooring.

Water and hardwood floors will never mix, but there are things you can do to help prevent them and in case you found us because they already happen well keep reading we have solutions for you as well. How ever some of the best solutions happen before installing.

Minor water spills on wood floors.

The pet spills his water bowl while your asleep no need to fear just wipe it up and light the area dry. Potted plants can cause some serious problems if not watched after, Wet soil can seep into the wood and if you don’t catch you may ave to tear up the boards and replace them. So keep a pan or cloth under them and check it often.

Dish washer or washing machines leaking on to the wood flooring.

First you must find the leak and fix it, then look at the floors, large water leaks can be a serious problem, they don’t just ruin the floor but they can also lead to growth of mold and discolored flooring. Discolor means that water is trapped under the boards, so you’ll want to replace the boards.

Precautions for new wood floor owners.

Make sure before laying hardwood floors to have a professional plumber to come in and check the plumbing, in kitchens have water lines checked to your dish washer have your windows checked for leaks, same with doors and base boards.

Pet stains on wood floors.

IF your animal loves to urinate on your carpets and you remove them to find hard wood floors that are stained, you have to replace them if they are extensive, how ever smaller stains can be repaired by removing the boards and placing new ones. you may want to go to salvage yards and find boards that are aged about the same as your floor, this well help cut back on people noticing the boards been replaced.

Some cleaning products.

Six Starter SH-Mops : Base, Pad, Pole, SH-Wipe

Two (2) 32oz. Bottles of BonaKemi(R) REFRESHER

Murphy Oil Soap Concentrate, 1gal Bottle