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2. Ask for post-installation care
instructions. You may not be able to mop the floor for 48 hours or
you may be given other care instructions, depending on the flooring
brand.
3. Don't wet-mop laminate floors,
because puddles could seep behind baseboards and under your floor,
damaging them. Only vacuum and then damp-mop them.
4. Don't ever apply wax or acrylic
floor finishes.
5. Use only the stain-removal products
recommended by the flooring manufacturer. Typical suggestions in
product literature are: acetone, for cigarette burns and nail-polish
spills, and mineral spirits for grease and tar.
6. Buy doormats for doorways that lead
to the garage or outdoors. These doormats will trap grit that can
gradually cause light scratching on the laminate floor's surface.
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7. Put easy-glide protective buttons on
the feet of the furniture.
8. Use dollies when moving a large
piece of furniture or a heavy appliance across a laminate floor or
else you could leave a scratch by getting tiny pebbles caught under
a furniture foot or a wheel.
Take common-sense precautions to
protect your floor when working with sharp or heavy objects. For
example, put down a thick tarp or a carpet scrap to protect the
laminate floor when installing a ceiling fan and using a drill; you
can damage the floor by accidentally dropping it.
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