St. Catharines and area hardwood flooring

Archive for the 'Repairs' Category

Lighter color in seams of hardwood

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

In December we noticed between the seams of the hardwood floor you can see gaps/lighter color. Even on the new hardwood that they installed.

Product to remove “surface scratches”?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Is there a product available to remove ’surface scratches’ from oak/hardwood floors?

Small cracks between the planks

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

I just noticed today that there are small cracks between the planks where the has now separated. Can this be repaired by reapplication? Will they have to redo the floor completely? The old coating sure didn’t show separation before so what’s up with it pulling apart now?

Scratches from dining room chairs

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

We had new unfinished Red Oak Common Hardwood installed by a flooring company that used a NOFMA certified flooring product. They applied three coats of Poloplaz urethane oil base finish. After about four weeks we noticed scratches where the Dining Room chairs are. We have protective felt pads under the legs. What would cause the hardwood floors to scratch so easily? Is the quality of the wood poor? I know they applied the three coats of poly.

Dog nail indentations on my floor

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

I have hardwood floors with a crystal finish and I have a large dog. Now I have dog nail indentations on my floor.

Floors sound like bubble wrap

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

I just bought a new home in WI. We have hardwood (oak) floors thru out the home. When we walk on the floors it sounds like we are walking on bubble wrap. Would yoy have a solution to this problem?

Sticky stained floor

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

We stained our hardwood floors in the living room. The can of stain said it takes 24 hours to dry. It has been 3 days now and our floors feel sticky. How do we fix this?

Two termite damaged boards

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

There are two lines of what appears to be termite damage, on just two floor boards. Can I just use wood filler for these?

Nailing through the female/grove side?

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I’m repairing water damage to a hardwood floor I installed 3 years ago. The damage is small and simply requires me to pull up about 3 feet of flooring. To replace new boards, I have to nail through the female or grove side of the maple. Any ideas on how this can be done?

Pet stains reappear?

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Some friends of ours had their hardwood floors refinished by professionals. The floor looked perfect after sanding, before the finish, but after the finish was applied, dark pet spots appeared. I am refinishing my floors and don’t want the same to happen. My sanding is complete and floors look good now, but is there the chance that the same will happen? Or was something done incorrectly to cause this to happen to our friends floor?

What is the best way to remove adhesive from a floor with a polyurethane finish?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

What is the best way to remove adhesive from a floor with a polyurethane finish? I have felt pads on the legs of my chairs and tables. Once in a while a pad comes loose and transfers adhesive onto the floor. What is the best way to remove this adhesive without damaging the polyurethane finish?

How do you remove carpet glue from hardwood floors?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

How do you remove carpet glue from hardwood floors?

After the finish was applied, dark spots appeared

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Some friends of ours had their hardwood floors refinished by professionals. The floor looked perfect after sanding, before the finish; but, after the finish was applied, dark pet spots appeared. I am refinishing my floors and I don’t want the same thing to happen. My sanding is complete and floors look good now, but is there the chance that the same will happen? Or was something done incorrectly to cause this to happen to our friends floor?

Sticky kitchen and dining room floors

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

We just moved into apartment-type housing. The floors are wood. The flooring in the dining room and kitchen area is very sticky. No amount of mopping is helping. Is there anything we can do without being in danger of ruining the floors and having to replace them?

Repair a pin hole dent

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

How do I repair a dent in an oak floor, with a depth about the size of a pin head and a width about the size of 2 pin heads? I know it’s small, but my wife notices it when the sun hits it just right.

Wood floors have a haze over them

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Since we moved in, the wood floors have a haze over them. We have two active boys and several dogs. We tried to keep the floors as clean as possible. I tried cleaning with almost every type of cleaning product out there, even just water. They all just make it worse. With a sock I can buff it out and make them shiny again, but just a small area because it takes too long.

Can I remove bubbles from my laminate flooring?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Can I remove bubbles from my laminate flooring?

My laminate floors are very dull

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

My laminate floors are very dull and won’t shine when washed. What can I do?

Scratched new wood floor

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

I moved a heavy plant and scratched my newly done wood floor. There were gliders that were supposed to prevent scratching. They are fine scratches, but there are quite a few. They are just in a small area of the floor, but they are white scratches. My housekeeper tried to use the rough side of a scrounge pad to get them off, which also dulled the finish a bit. The floor guy left me some of the poly, but I am not sure what to do with it.

Edges raising in centers of laminate boards

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

We had a laminate floor fitted 6 months ago, and some edges in the center are raising slightly. Also, there are slight divisions becoming apparent in some areas. Is this expected or should I complain to the fitters?