Protecting Wood Floors

Protecting wood floors can be a daunting task -- Matt Fox offers these suggestions for keeping your hardwood floors looking like new.

Matt Fox offers these tips for protecting wood floors:

Experts say the best padding for a fabric-backed area rug is a 1/4 inch combination pad with a fiber top and breathable rubber bottom. This protects the back of the area rug, which in turn keeps it intact, and the rubber backing keeps the rug from sliding.
Another way to protect wood floors is to place heavy furniture on felt pads. Stick them to the bottom of the foot or just the bottom edge of a piece to help keep it from making indentations in the floor and to help slide a piece a bit for cleaning rather than lifting it.