Find out what you can do to address stains and dents that are causing problems for your luxury vinyl tile.
Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is a wonderful kind of flooring you can use, and it’s highly affordable. It’s also revered for its high durability, but even LVT isn’t invincible. There are ways that LVT can get damaged, causing dents and stains to form. What can you do whenever these kinds of damage occur? Find out what you can do to address stains and dents that are causing problems for your luxury vinyl tile. Please note that the following approaches should first be applied to inconspicuous spots on your floor, just to ensure they give you the result you want before trying them on the rest of your floors.
Prevention Methods
To deal with damage to your luxury vinyl tile, start at the source and prevent problems from ever developing. To start, try to keep furniture off the ground whenever you need to move it, then delicately place it wherever you want it. Furniture sliders and wheels can be helpful to make the moving process easier. When pieces of furniture, such as chairs and tables, are not in motion, chair and table protectors can be used to keep scratches from appearing on your floors. In addition, consider adding a cup-like product on the legs of your chairs and tables because it will help to distribute weight more evenly across your luxury vinyl tile.
Also, consider using area rugs and doormats to minimize the dirt that gets inside the house. Invest in a high-quality, heavy-duty option for maximum effectiveness.
Lastly, keep your floor clean so that dirt and debris won’t have a chance to accumulate and cause problems over time.
Removing Dents From Luxury Vinyl Tile
If you end up with dents, there are ways to remedy the situation. Cleaning your floor is a great place to start so dirt doesn’t spread and scratch your floor. After that, you should take a clothing iron and heat it up so that it’s set to the cotton setting.
Then, place a damp towel over wherever the dent is found, then hover the heated iron over the towel. The iron should NOT be placed on top of the towel. Once you have the iron over the towel, keep hovering over the towel for about two or three minutes.
Handling Stains on Your Luxury Vinyl Tile
If you have sticky substances on your floor, a putty knife can be used to extract them. You should be gentle and don’t rush this process because you could scratch your floor otherwise.
For spills, like pasta sauce, you’ll want to create a mixture made of water and baking soda. Apply this solution to a soft rag, then rub the stain gently to get it off of your luxury vinyl tile.
Contact Mike’s Flooring and Design Center
Since Mike purchased the business in 1996, he and his team have helped families like yours throughout Delmarva, Sussex County, DE, and Ocean City, MD. Mike continues to be involved in the day-to-day operations, ensuring the vision you share is the one we help deliver.
Over the years, we have established relationships with local manufacturers, such as Adura, COREtec, and Bruce, who we trust to deliver superior work. Our team will continue to be your point of contact through the entire process to be sure you are completely satisfied.
We also provide “SHOP AT HOME” service. We will bring samples directly to your home, or should you already know what products you want, we can safely provide you with a “FREE ESTIMATE.” This allows you the flexibility of not having to be at home for us to do an estimate, nor the installation. All we will need to know is what areas in your home we would be doing and how we can gain access (hidden key, lock box, coded entry, realtor, neighbor, etc.). This is tailored around the homeowner who needs to get their unit ready for the season or simply enhancing their home but does not want to leave their home or can’t make it to town (Ocean City, Berlin, Salisbury, Worcester / Wicomico County Maryland & Sussex County Delaware).
This service is not new to us. We have already been providing this service for our customers for the past 26 years. With the current situation at hand, we can continue to provide you with your Floor Covering and/or Window Treatment & Design needs along with the “AWESOME SERVICE YOU DESERVE, ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL, QUALITY INSTALLATIONS.”
Please feel free to contact us at 800-298-9470, or email us at mike@mikesflooringanddesigncenter.com and we will be more than happy to assist you with your project. Have a wonderful day and STAY HEALTHY!