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Q: We recently bought our house, which was built in 1932. The carpets on the stairs and 2nd floor were a mess, so we pulled them up. Pine boards beneath. Very rustic looking. They won’t be perfect, but we don’t need them to be. We like the look. There are a lot of nails though. [...]

Q from the Wood Flooring Guy to a reader: How did you like the Poloplaz? A: The main reason that I chose it was because of the fact that it could be rolled on. As a ‘Do it Yourself-er’ the thought of using lambswool and getting the product applied evenly scared me. I used 1/4′ [...]

Q: We just had new white oak 4′ installed in large area, about 800 sq. ft. Then Minwax special walnut was applied. Then 3 coats of semi gloss oil poly. From the beginning there was debris throughout. I told the finisher and he said it will come out when they buff. Now, the 3rd and [...]

Q: I recently sanded and refinished a hardwood floor (oil based polyurethane was used). It has ‘beads’ of poly along the interface between two adjacent boards. This occurred on the old flooring and also on some new flooring. Why did this occur? A: Refer to Stop Polyballs (Poloplaz) Article.

Q: I inadvertently walked on newly applied oil based polyurethane in stocking feet and walked on a recently cured flooring of the same poly and left footmarks. I need some advise on how to economically repair this. A: Apply painters tape around the edges of the entire boards affected. Lightly with fine sand paper rub [...]

Q: We just had a wood floor company re-do hardwood floors. The first area was an office. Based on that experience we had them continue through the hall, kitchen and foyer. when they were done there were lap marks everywhere. Someone said that they were called chatter marks. We had the company come back out [...]

Q: I have a house, over 60 years old, with the original hardwood floors. I’d like to refinish them, but several friends have said that refinishing such an old floor would only last a couple years before it would have to be done again. Are there any concerns with refinishing an older floor with gaps, [...]

Q: I am having my hardwood floors redone. They are parquet and have been carpeted since the house was built in 1957. I want to stain them also and the contractor will include 2 layers of Poly in the quote. My question is: are 2 layers of poly enough or should I have him add [...]

Q: I have Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, natural finish, 3 coats oil base poly (high gloss). The floor was installed late summer with AC on in house and the material sat in house for 7 days. I still expected the floor to shrink over the winter and it appears to have done so within acceptable [...]

Q: I would so appreciate help. Our house was built in 1988 and we are the 2nd owners. When we moved in about 16 years ago the wood floors looked great. Then we had some boards warp due to water damage so we had them replaced and had the floors refinished; kitchen, living room, bathroom [...]

Q: First let me say “THANK YOU” for this website! We just had our red oak floors refinished and added add’l red oak so now the entire 1st floor is hardwood. Our installer put three coats of satin finish (we had semi-gloss before). The floor doesn’t appear to be as wear and tear friendly as [...]

Q: We sanded our floors and applied an oil based poly (1 thick coat only). The floors are beautiful except the hall and dining room where we didn’t apply the poly until 3 days after the floors were sanded. In those rooms only, the poly dried with a swiss cheese appearance. Meaning the “holes” are [...]

Q: I just had my oak kitchen floor refinished, completely stripped, restained with a single coat of poly applied. Everything looked fine at that point. Then we waited a few days to have the top coat of poly applied while other work was being done in my kitchen. After the final coat of poly was [...]

Q: We have 2 coats of Swedish finish on our oak floor, still in great condition after 5 years of good care. We are downsizing a kitchen island and thus will be exposing an area around each side of the island by about 12″. The floor which will be exposed was sanded, but never finished. [...]

Q: How soon after the third coat of poly can you walk on the hardwood floor? How soon after the third coat of poly can you put the furniture back on the floor? Also, we have noticed what looks like dust or sanding particles in the finish. What is required to get those out without [...]

Q: I have read all I can on floor finishing. The main floors are all hardwood. Due to time restraints, I would like to know if finishing can be done room by room? Is it difficult to blend in the hallway after each bedroom is done, and the living room/dining room after the hallway is [...]

Q: I sanded, cleaned, and applied one coat of a high build poly to my floors 7 days ago. It is still tacky and not drying at all. What do I do now? A: It sounds like something is reacting with the finish or perhaps you applied it too heavily. Try wiping it down with [...]

Q: We have just had our 50-year old white oak floors refinished. For the most part they look fine, but many of the edges are lighter than the rest. The contractor (who we are not happy with) came back, sanded one part, put on one coat of varathane and left. He said it was not [...]

Q: My whole house has hardwood floors. Every room has furniture in it. How can the floors be refinished with all this furniture in the house? Can we live in the house at the same time the floors are being refinished? A: It can be done in stages. For example, the second floor first, then [...]

Q: The floor company I hired had three times to get the job right and yet they couldn’t deliver as they promised! First they applied the wrong finish, matte rather than gloss. Then they re-buffed and put on gloss but large patches of white filmy wood were visible next to glossy places. The only way [...]