Q: We have a long boot mark scuff on our new hardwood floor. It’s on top of the poly. Should we just use a poly cleaner or do you recommend something else?
Marks, Scratches & Dents
Q&A On all too common marks, scratches and dents on wood floors.
Heels on hardwood
Q: We had a saleswoman come to our house with heeled boots with an exposed tack. We now have over 500 1/4 inch round divots about 1/16 inch deep.
Wood fillers for large nail holes
Q: How can I fill the many large nail holes on each of our hardwood steps?
Pine with dogs
Q: We recently purchased a home with wide pine flooring. We love the look, but we also have 2 dogs and their nails have gouged and taken off the finish in certain areas.
Different species, different filler
Q: We have probably 25 different species of woods from osage, mahogany, cherry, white and red oak, birch, honey locust, ironwood.. To find a wood filler to match all these, yikes. That’s why I don’t think it would look good. Is there some product that we can “pour” into the gaps, cracks and knot holes to fill all these in?
Should I be able to see nail holes in my new wood floor?
Q: Should I be able to see nail holes in my new wood floor?
Dark ring
Q: I left a bucket with clothes cleaning solution on our maple floor. Now there is a dark ring on the floor.
Scuff marks
Q: Do you have any tips for removing scuff marks? They seem to be only on the surface of the floor, i.e. not into the wood itself.
Wood floors in a Kennel = dog scratch blues
Q: A few people have told me that they think this might be white oak….I don’t know that for sure. My dog has been running around on the unfinished floor for weeks now (as a test) and only in the sunlight do I see nail marks from his paws. Here’s the questions: I have seen floors sanded and polyurethaned and then the dog gets yelled at all the time for running and scratching the floor up.
Dark rings on floor
Q: My boyfriend left a set of tires (don’t ask!) on his hardwood floor. There are now dark rings on the floor that will not come off with regular cleaning.