Proper maintenance of wood floor can save you a lot of trouble.

Vacuum wood floor with soft brush attachment. Use vacuum on rubber wheels (old type vacuums with small, plastic wheels can scratch the surface of the floor).

Clean wood floors with small hand damp mop using mixture of water and Mr Clean (a little bit) as often as necessary. There are plenty of wood floor cleaning spray solutions at the hardware stores.
For me, with 2 dogs in the house, Mr Clean works the best!

Waxing wood floors is not recommended. Wax gets dirty very fast and can peal off. To get rid of it you will need a wax stripper and lots of water. That solution will go between the gaps in the wood and can damage the wood!

You can only use paste wax on bare/unfinished wood floors and keep it that way all the time.

Scratches. To fix the scratch get a Minwax® Wood Finish™ Stain Marker at your hardware store to match the color of your floor. (get lighter color, if no exact match to the color of your floor. It will be less visible as repair than darker stain). Shake it and apply to the scratch. That's the best way to hide it and to save money!

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