How to Keep Your Hardwood Floors Looking Great Through Winter

Winter is a bit of a harsh season. It dries out your skin, can increase your energy bill and wreak havoc on your home. But while you might be able to cure your dry, cracked skin with lotion and lower your energy bill by using a WiFi smart thermostat, how do you protect your home? If you have hardwood floors, you’re going to want to keep reading. Here are some easy ways to keep your hardwood floors looking great all winter long.

Humidity is Your Friend

Humidity is the key to keeping your hardwood floors in good shape throughout the colder months. When it starts to get really cold your first instinct is to crank up the heat to keep you warm and toasty. But here’s the problem, heat can cause excessive dryness in your home. Blasting hot air throughout your home will start to dry out and damage your hardwood floors. See the problem? The best way to combat drying out your hardwood floors, tables, chairs, doors and dressers is to add some humidity into the mix. A whole home humidifier is a great solution to your problem. Here’s how it works. A whole home humidifier attaches to your furnace and distributes moisture into most of the conditioned rooms in your house. This appliance will stabilize the humidity throughout your home by providing a constant flow of moisture to limit the expanding and contracting of your hardwood flooring.

A steady flow of humidity in your home will limit the possibility for cupping, peaking or cracking to the urethane finish on your hardwood floors. They will look great and remain in excellent condition all winter long. So why should you choose a whole home humidifier and not a cheaper portable humidifier? Well, portable humidifiers might be less expensive, but they are not safe to leave running when no one is home. Also, depending how much of your home has hardwood flooring, you may have to purchase multiple humidifiers for each room. Running all of those humidifiers at once will definitely increase the cost of your energy bill.

Don’t let winter damage your beautiful hardwood floors. Keep them looking like new by utilizing a whole home humidifier. Need to have your hardwood floors cleaned or freshened up? Give us a call at 317-876-9944 or visit our website today!