The pieces of dry timber are used to make hardwood floor planks. The lifespan of the hardwood floor is up to 50-70 years provided it is taken best care of. Moving heavy items on the hardwood floor will damage it, so in order to avoid damages use the safety pad before moving any heavy items on the hardwood floor. Also, the hardwood floor gets Stains from tea, coffee and from drink so regular cleaning of hardwood floor is recommended. Sometimes children spit the chewing gum on the hardwood and the gum stuck at the hardwood floor which needs to be removed immediately.
Steps To Remove Gum From Hardwood Floor
The user needs to follow certain steps in order to remove gum from the hardwood floor. The steps are mentioned below:
- Scrape Off Excess Gum: Scrapping tool is necessary to remove the gum from the hardwood floor. Use a plastic putty knife or butter knife. Always remember not to use any type of metal scrapper because it will harm the hardwood floor.
- Ice Cubes: Take an ice plastic bag or ice pack full of ice cubes at least dozen ice cubes are necessary. The user needs to place a cloth or a paper towel between the gum and ice plastic bag and leave the ice for 10 minutes. This process will make the gum harder and easily removable with a scrapper tool.
- Plastic knife/ Butter Knife: Now after applying the ice cubes on the gum start scrapping the hard gum with a butter knife or with a plastic putty knife.
- Clean The Area: After removing the gum there may be a chance of residue or stain so use the wood cleaner and spray on the affected area and leave for few minutes then wipe the cleaner with a rag cloth.