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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Revitalizing your old cork floors (cork flooring)

by Jerry Work

Cork Flooring

Home builders started using cork flooring in their home plans during the 60's and 70's. Cork floors became less popular over time due to the lack of necessary cleaning materials, which led to a problem with the floors fading.

The recommended initial maintenance isn't something most wood flooring owners are familiar with. Unless you have used a more common maintenance solution such as scotch guard for your fabric furniture materials. When the flooring industry discusses initial maintenance they're usually referring to floor types such as hardwood, bamboo, laminate and cork flooring.

Once you have selected a cork flooring dealer, made your purchase and had the new flooring installed, you should seriously consider initial maintenance. Your new cork flooring will have a shiny finish and a protective coating to prevent damange once you apply the protectant and sealant after the factory dirt and grime has been removed.

If your home currently has cork flooring installed, you can follow a quick two step process for cleaning and restoring the cork flooring. Revitalizer restoration and buffing should allow you to easily maintain your floors. With a little time and elbow grease your old floors will look new again. You shouldn't have to forget how great the cork floors looked when they were restored or installed. There is a lot of information online that discusses proper maintenance. Visit your favorite search engine using phrases such as "cork flooring maintenance" or "maintaining cork flooring" and you shouldn't have any problems finding the information you need to get your cork floors looking new again.

Cork flooring is the best!