Inspirational Flooring - Catalog - Page 31
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Care &
Maintenance
Australian Select Timbers®
brings you stylish, sustainable,
sophisticated and simply beautiful
floors but taking care of them to
preserve their magnificent finish and
quality presence, is a must. Following
a few simple care and maintenance
guidelines, will ensure your floor
continues to be a thing of beauty
for years to come.
Preventative Maintenance
• Install good quality mats inside and outside
of external doors, to trap grit and remove
moisture from shoes is a sensible precaution
and will reduce the possibility of scratches.
• In high traffic areas where spillage may
occur, the use of mats is recommended to
give added protection.
• All furniture should have felt pads fitted
to the base of legs or on other areas in
contact with the floor to avoid scratches.
On heavy furniture felt backed castors can
be used if required.
• Avoid using wheeled chairs i.e. office furniture
or ensure that a large good quality office mat
is used to prevent indentations in the timber.
• Rubber based items e.g. the backing for
matting, castors under furniture and rubber
tipped furniture feet should not be in direct
contact with the floor.
• Keep pet’s nails trimmed to protect the floor
from scratches.
• All timber reacts when exposed to direct
sunlight and this may cause colour changes
or fading. Curtains, blinds or UV resistant
films on windows should be considered to
reduce the exposure to direct sunlight and
protect the flooring. Furniture and rugs
should be moved occasionally so that the
effect of sunlight on the floor is uniform.
Cleaning
• Dry cleaning of the floor should be carried
out regularly to remove loose dirt, grit and
dust. Use a SelectCare+ Dusting pad or soft
broom. If vacuum cleaning, the cleaning head
must have a soft brush so as to not damage
the floor.
• Use a SelectCare+ Spray Mop with
SelectCare+ Wood Floor Cleaner to clean
the floor surface when required; dry clean
the floor first. Do not ‘wet’ mop the floor
anytime as excessive amounts of water
may cause damage.
Avoid the following:
• Indentation from stilettos or spiked heels.
• Pulling or pushing furniture or other objects
across the floor.
• Any materials spilt on the floor should be
wiped up immediately.
• Avoid using a steam mop, abrasive cleaning
materials or harsh detergents / household
cleaners on the floor. Using these cleaning
methods / materials will harm the surface
of the floor and may cause physical damage
to the boards.
• Maintaining the temperature and humidity
within a reasonably consistent range will
keep the floor stable.
• Do not use solvents of any kind to clean the
floor. Methylated Spirits, Turpentine or similar
materials will damage the floor surface.
SelectCare+
Floor Cleaning Solutions
Keep it clean with AST’s SelectCare+
Your complete floor care cleaning solutions.
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