Wood flooring is expensive and the installation process more complicated than painting the walls of your home or replacing your bathroom fixtures. A wood floor is a natural product that becomes more beautiful with age, developing a patina that gives the room charm and character. But to achieve this beautiful effect, wood floors need to be cleaned regularly.

Things that you need to remove regularly to keep your wood floor in great condition:

1. Scratches. These can damage the surface and is more...
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Uh oh. The dog went tearing across the living room floor and left scratches in his wake. Or without thinking, you moved the sofa to retrieve a toy, and now there's a nice white mark on your cherry floor.

Don't worry! Unless the scratch is deep, a few at-home techniques can restore your floor and remove the damage.

A Simple Fix for a Surface Scratch

The easiest scratch to fix is one that has only nicked the surface finish. In this case, all you need to do is repair the breach in the polyuret...

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