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Recently, a few spots on the hardwood floors in my house have become mysteriously slippery—so slippery that they're kind of dangerous. I really feel like my feet might go out from under me when I walk there, and there were a few close calls before I started avoiding them (or at least bracing myself to walk over them more carefully).

This is no way to live, so I started looking into solutions, starting with the root cause.

Why your wood floors are suddenly slippery

Turns out it’s not uncommon for hardwood floors to become spontaneously slippery, and it can happen for a variety of reasons. • Wax or polish: If you apply any kind of coating to give your floor extra shine, it can build up over time and turn the floor into an ice rink.

Wax

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