St. Catharines and area hardwood flooring

Archive for August, 2009

Crack along a board in kitchen

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I have a new crack along the line of one board in the kitchen (along the seem- between boards). It’s uneven and seems to be getting worse. What would cause this?

Two stainless spots

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

I just had my floors refinished in a dark red oak. After the second coat of poly, I noticed that the workers buffed out the stain in two very visible sections of my floor. Is there any way to fix these sections? One of them is about 6 inches by 18 inches and the other is about 6 inches by 8 inches.

Water still seeping up from the seams

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Had quite a lot of water spill onto an area of my herringbone hardwood floor (less than a year old). The floor was wet vacuumed in less than 10 minutes, but some water was still seeping up from the seams. I used paper towels to soak up the rest of the water from the cracks. I already notice slight cupping in the boards. It isn’t as ‘even’ in that area. Will it flatten out in time as the moisture releases from the floor?

Bamboo flooring in a vacation house

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Would you recommend against installing bamboo flooring in a vacation house that is closed for the winter and thus has no heat?