Don’t worry; dry cleaning your floors isn’t as inconvenient (or pricey) as dry cleaning your clothes.

The first and most regular step of cleaning your hardwood floors should be vacuuming, sweeping, or dry mopping your floors weekly. If you have pets shedding all over your floor or kids making Hansel-and-Gretel-inspired trails of crumbs, you may want to do this more often.

These crumby particles are more than just frustrating to feel under your bare feet.

They can cause tiny scratches in your flooring, which can wear down the finish on your floor, causing them to look dull over time.