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Repair damaged spot hardwood floor.
As suggested in the wood flooring 101 section of our website the type of wood flooring you have limits the range of possible repairs for your wood floor.
One stain or water ring can ruin the look of the whole floor.
If your floor has too many worn areas and spot treating will give it a leopard print look and not in a good way another way to freshen things up is to paint the entire floor.
Here s how to repair the damage.
For light scratches lightly rub fine steel wool over the scratch.
How to fix scratches in hardwood floors.
The type of wood flooring you have affects the repair options available.
You may be able to repair stains nicks and scratches.
Before you rent a floor sander and strip all the finish off the floor to refinish it try a few simple remedies to spot repair the hardwood floor.
A photo catalog of types of damage to different wood floor materials description of repair approaches for damaged wood floors buckled wood flooring due to leaks or high moisture cupped wood floorboards convex concave floor cupping gaps between floor boards or parquet flooring cause cure rotted wood flooring.
Refinishing a floor is a big deal and if the floor has only one or two worn areas while the rest of the finish is in good condition it s more economical to make spot repairs.
Solid hardwood flooring offers the broadest range of options as you can sand and scrape away up to 1 4 of an inch of the wood to remove cupping or surface mold and.
If you have small areas of damage in your hardwood floors you might not have to refinish the entire floor.
Light scratches require a different repair approach from deep scratches.
Unfortunately refinishing the entire floor is sometimes.
You just might be able to save yourself a lot of.
Wood floor types damage diagnosis repair damaged wood floors.
Stains are the toughest fix when it comes to hardwood floors.