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Show I FIRST AID to the fiTTm. AILING HOUSE rTf BY ROGER C. WHfTMAN Care of New Floors And Woodwork QUESTION: We are moving into -our new home soon and I would like some information on the care of my floors and woodwork. The floors are varnished oak. The woodwork is birch, also varnished. The doors are of flush design and aiso varnished. It is all very light and I would like to keep it that way. What should I u s e when cleaning the floors and what kind of wax would you recommend? Should finger marks be removed from the woodwork with soap and water? Or what would you advise? ANSWER: A floor finish should be protected by waxing, except when there are old people or young children in the house. Paste floor wax can be used, applied in a thin, even coat and polished after a half-hour for drying. It can be cleaned with a dry hair broom or cloth, or a specially treated mop. It should not need frequent rewax-ing rewax-ing except as required in traffic lanes and near doorways. It should be polished or well rubbed about once a week. This can be done with a polishing weight, or a light eiectric floor polishing machine. Badly soiled places can be cleaned with a liquid wax made for this purpose. (There are special non-slip non-slip floor waxes that are sold in bulks only and made especially for convalescent homes.) |