If you want to create a beautiful, elegant atmosphere in your home, then you should install marble floors. Marble is a popular and durable flooring option that elevates the look of any home. Unfortunately, despite the overall durability of marble, it’s fairly easy to scratch. The following three household items can scratch marble floors, so you’ll need to adjust or remove them to protect your floors.
Heavy Furniture
Many people want to pair elegant furniture with elegant floors. While this pairing makes sense, many elegant furniture pieces are vintage and heavy. This means they can easily scratch your beautiful marble floors.
Luckily, you don’t have to throw out your beautiful furniture. Just attach furniture coasters to the bottom so that they don’t come in contact with your floor. Furniture coasters will also make it easier to rearrange your furniture as needed. Plus, they’re virtually invisible since they’re on the bottom of the furniture, so no one will see them.
Dirty Shoes
Everyone has that relative that comes inside with dirty shoes that they don’t seem to notice. While this extra dirt is annoying on its own, it can also damage your floors. Anything gritty, including dirt and sand, can grind away at your beautiful marble floors. You may not notice the effect at first, but eventually, the floor can dull.
Create an obvious shoe station near your outside doors to encourage people to leave dirty shoes behind. This will make cleaning easier and protect your marble floors.
Chemical Cleaners
Even with a designated shoe station, dirt will get into your home. Many people attack this dirt with chemical cleaners since they want to kill all the bad germs. Unfortunately, this can also damage your marble floors. Look for concentrated, acid-free cleaners with a neutral pH to use in your home instead.
Even with the right cleaners, you may notice scratches developing on your floors. Scratches are one of the telltale signs it’s time to restore your marble floors. Restoring them will fix these scratches and bring back your floor’s original beauty.
Heavy furniture, dirty shoes, and chemical cleaners are common household items everywhere, but they can scratch your marble floors. Even if you adjust or remove all these items from your home, scratches can still happen. Clean your marble frequently and hire professionals for restoration to prevent and fix scratches.
