The holidays are almost here, and along with festive cheer comes and increased foot traffic on your home’s floors! Whether you’re inviting a few close friends or your entire family along with the in-laws, you’ll want to keep your stunning floors protected and preserved all season long. 

Although you can’t completely stop your flooring from bearing all the holiday mess during your festive celebrations, you can certainly safeguard the floors in preparation! With Touchtone Flooring Canada’s three essential maintenance tips to preserve your floors this season from winter elements; you can be merry and stress-free!

1. Clean Floors Regularly

It’s a given that you’ll be giving a thorough scrub, dust and vacuuming to your flooring in anticipation of your holiday gathering. However, the cleaning certainly can’t halt there and you’ll need to keep those cleaning solutions in close proximity. As celebratory drinks and foods are shared, it’s inevitable that spills will happen. Catching a spill when it happens and cleaning it promptly will reduce the likelihood of a stain. Any spills onto a hardwood floor or carpet surface can be removed by blotting with an effective cleaning solution until the moisture has been removed. 

Unfortunately, with lovely winter snow, there’s also grit, grime, salt and ice! These are all winter elements that can damage your flooring if they’re not removed. If you have hardwood or laminate flooring, purchase a floor cleaner to prevent salt build-up and mop at least twice weekly.

2. Protect Against Tree Needles

Real Christmas trees can enhance and complete any home, however, they require proper upkeep to stay alive all season long. Christmas tree maintenance does not exclusively apply to the tree itself, but your floors as well. Tree needles can scratch your gorgeous hardwood floors or get stuck in your carpet’s fibres. Ensure you’re putting a plastic bag underneath the tree stand to catch needles and water. It’s important to protect your floors from the tree when you’re first bringing it into your home as well. Dragging it along your floor can scratch it terribly, so ensure you place a plastic tarp around the tree before bringing it into your home.

3. Watch Your Heating

As temperatures consistently dip on the outside, you may want to turn up your home’s thermostat for optimal coziness. As comfortable as this may make you, it could cost your hardwood floors significantly. High heat dries out hardwood floors and can cause floorboards to crack or shrink. To keep guests warm and utility bills low, run a humidifier to emit moisture in the air and provide warmth without damaging your floors.

Touchtone Flooring Canada is your first-rate flooring store in Edmonton for luxurious, durable flooring solutions to complete any home or commercial property. We carry only the highest-quality flooring products and service hundreds of Canadian homes and commercial businesses each year. We also offer our clients efficient and effective flooring installation to ensure a stress-free process!