St. Catharines and area hardwood flooring

Archive for January, 2011

Fixing up an old floor

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

I recently just bought a house that was build in the 1930′s and has solid oak floors. In the living room it’s very dull. I don’t know if it’s because it was cleaned with ammonias or because it has a build up of oil, or some sort of residue. Also there’s wood floors in the kitchen that have been painted and have peel ‘n stick tile over them. After removing the tile, should I strip the paint off myself? If so, What should I use to strip the paint? Or should I hire a professional?

How heavy should polyurethane be applied?

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

How heavy should polyurethane be applied?

Painter’s blue tape pulled up floor finish

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

The painters put down paper with painters blue tape to protect the floor. When the tape was pulled up a coat of the finish came up with the tape. What could cause this?

Carpet stain cleaner caused yellow spot on wood floor

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

We have new hardwood flooring with 3 coats of crystal finish. Our dog was sick on the area rug so I used (Spot Shot) carpet stain cleaner on the carpet only to discover that the floor under the area where I used the carpet stain cleaner is now a bright yellow. How can I remove this yellow stain from my new flooring?