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VINYL CARE

Vinyl Care and Maintainence
Vinyl Troubleshooting

VINYL CARE AND MAINTAINENCE

This information will help you to care for your new vinyl flooring and give you some preventive steps to keep your floor looking newer, longer.  If you have any additional questions, please contact your sales consultant.

  • Use a doormat outside each entrance to your home to prevent dirt, sand, grit, and other substance such as oil, asphalt, and driveway sealer from being tracked onto your floor. 
  • Use non-staining mats on your floor (Caution: most imported mats are untreated and will stain your vinyl).
  • Do not put rubber-backed, latex-backed, or coco-fiber mats on your floor because they will stain or damage the surface.
  • Close your curtains or blinds where extreme sunlight hits the floor.  A combination of heat and sunlight causes most home furnishings, including vinyl floors, to fade or discolor.
  • Furniture should be supported with wide-bearing, non-staining floor protectors.  Ideally, the protectors should be at least one inch in diameter, made of non-pigmented hard plastic, and rest flat on the floor.  Non-staining felt protectors are also acceptable.  Casters with a minimum ¾ inch flat surface width or floor protectors are recommended for all moveable furniture.  Make sure any metal protectors are rust-proof.  Replace your narrow dome furniture rests with wide bearing ones.
  • If you need to move heavy furniture and/or appliances, such as your refrigerator, across the floor; always use strips of wood or hardboard runways to protect the floor.  Always use runways even if you have an appliance dolly, or even if the heavy objects are equipped with wheels or rollers.
  • Sweep or vacuum regularly to remove dirt and grit that can abrade, dull, or scratch your new floor.  Do not vacuum with a beater brush, because it may damage the floor’s surface.>
  • Wipe up spills promptly with a damp cloth or mop.
  • Wash your floor with a suitable resilient floor cleaner.

VINYL TROUBLESHOOTING

Food/Beverages

  • If the deposit is a gummy substance, scrape off with a dull knife.
  • Scour using a resilient floor cleaner and a nylon pad or stiff bristle brush.
  • Saturate a clean white cloth with a bleach solution, cover the stain and allow it to stand for no more than one hour.

Tar, Oil, Asphalt, Paint (Oil-based), and Wax

  • Scrape off excess with a dull knife.
  • Scour using a resilient floor cleaner and a nylon pad or stiff bristle brush.
  • Wipe with a clean white cloth dampened with lighter fluid, painter’s naphtha, or isopropyl alcohol.

Scuffs, Marks, Scratches

  • Scour using a resilient floor cleaner and a nylon pad or stiff bristle brush.
  • Wipe with a clean white cloth dampened with lighter fluid, painter’s naphtha, or isopropyl alcohol.

Minor Cuts, Gouges, and Burns

  • Limit traffic over the damaged area, cover with masking tape, and contact your sales consultant for advice.

Lipstick/Antiseptics

  • Scrape the excess off with a dull knife.
  • Scour using a resilient floor cleaner and a nylon pad or stiff bristle brush.

* All of these products are available from any of our showrooms.  Please check with your sales consultant for details.

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