How to care for your vinyl flooring

We check out the best ways to look after your flooring

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• Choose a product with a good wear-layer and a long guarantee.
• Ensure the floor has sufficient cushioning with a dedicated or integrated underlay for a little give. This will increase comfort and reduce airborne noise and footfalls floor-to-floor if your playroom is upstairs.
• Don’t use super-hot steam mops on vinyl. They can be just too hot and wet, damaging the floor at seams and edges.
• Install doormats on the way into our home to catch petro-chemicals, dirt, and grit.
• Be aware of where the bonded edges and any joins are. Don’t let this sit under spills — it could damage and lift that floor.
• Pay for a professional installation. Prepping the sub-floor, handling adhesives, and cutting can be tricky.
• Vacuum your flooring in order to remove grit and heavy dirt that could be driven into the flooring or joints of your tile or plank product.
• Only use gentle abrasives on your vinyl floor to avoid scratching and potentially dulling the top layer. A standard commercial floor cleaning solution will be fine for all over moments.
• Use a clean mop after you mop your floor clean. The soap scum will otherwise create a bloom over time, taking away the floor’s shine.
• Apply felt protectors to your kitchen stools and dining chairs to prevent them frombmarking your lighter LVP floor.
• When moving heavy furniture, lift the pieces rather than grazing them over the floor. With an unfixed sheet floor, this could cause it to shift.