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Shaw Hardwoods™
- Care Guide
Your Shaw Hardwoods™ Floor will add warmth and
beauty to your home for many years to come. In
fact, Shaw Hardwoods™, with its DuraShield XL advanced finish provides superior wear and easy
no-wax care, plus superior resistance to staining
from all common household products such as bleach,
coffee, shoe polish, lipstick, acetone, mustard and
more. A few simple maintenance steps will
help protect your investment and keep your Shaw Hardwoods™ looking like new for
years to come.
CLEANING
DO’S
• Use a damp cloth to blot up spills and spots
as soon as they happen. For tough spots such
as oil, paint, markers, lipstick, ink, tar or
cigarette marks, use acetone/nail polish
remover on a clean white cloth, then wipe with
a damp cloth. Always avoid allowing liquids to stand on your floor.
• Sweep, dust or vacuum the floor regularly to
prevent accumulation of dirt or grit that can scratch or dull the floor finish.
• Vacuum, (using the hard floor attachment not the beater bar), dust mop or
sweep the floor to
minimize abrasive grit and dirt.
• Occasionally wipe the floor with a damp mop
or cloth
• Periodically clean the floor with Shaw
Hardwoods™ EverClean™, our specially
formulated cleaning product for
hardwood.
CLEANING
DON’TS
• Do not use oil based, wax, polish, or strong
ammoniated or abrasive cleaners, steel wool or scouring powder to clean the
floor.
• Do not wash or wet-mop the floor with soap,
water, oil soap detergent or any other liquid
cleaning material. This could cause swelling
warping, de-lamination and joint-line
separation, and void the warranty.
• Do not use any type of buffing machine.
PROTECTING YOUR FLOORS
• Use quality area rugs and door mats by
outdoor entrance areas to prevent dirt, sand,
grit and other substances such as oil, asphalt
or driveway sealer from being tracked onto
your floor. Do not use rubber or foam backed
plastic mats as they may discolor the floor. To
prevent slippage use an approved vinyl rug
underlayment.
• Use floor protectors and wide load bearing leg bases/rollers
to minimize indentations and scratches from heavy objects. As a rule of thumb,
the heavier the object, the wider the floor protector should be.
• Maintain a normal indoor relative humidity
level between 45 and 65% throughout the
year, to minimize the natural expansion and
contraction of wood.
Heating Season (Dry): A humidifier is
recommended to prevent excess shrinkage
due to low humidity levels. Wood stove
and electric heat tend to create very dry
conditions.
Non Heating Season (Wet): An air
conditioner, de-humidifier or periodically
turning on your heating system can
maintain humidity during the summer
months. Avoid excessive exposure to
water during periods of inclement
weather.
• Avoid gouges or cuts in your floor from sharp objects. While your Shaw
Hardwoods™ floor
is one of the most wear resistant floors on
the market, sharp or pointed objects can
nevertheless damage it.
• Don’t walk on your floor with stiletto-style
heels, spiked golf shoes or cleats; they may cause indentations in your floor.
• Rearrange area rugs and furniture periodically so the floor ages evenly. UV sunlight will
soften the tone of different species of hardwood
to varying degrees.
• Keep pet’s nails trimmed.
• Use a dolly when moving heavy furniture or
appliances. First, put down a sheet of
quarter inch plywood or Masonite to protect
the floor. Never try to slide or roll heavy objects across the floor.
REPAIRING
• Minor damage can be easily repaired with
nishing putty available from Shaw in
matching colors.
• For more extensive damage, your authorized Shaw Hardwood™
flooring dealer can recommend a professional who can replace individual boards
or an entire area with new flooring.
• See repair & replacement section of
installation instructions for procedures to
replace a single board or plank.
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