renting with dogs ... how do we protect hardwood floors?
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Comments (4)Trim the dog's nails. Every other week or so. After cutting them you need to file the sharp edges the cutter leaves to round them slightly. If you hear them clicking on the floor they are long. Cherry would rate as very soft for flooring applications. If you write on a single piece of paper on a cherry table using a ball point pen you may be able to read the writing in the damage to the table surface....See MoreHardwood floor and dogs - refinish or new floor?
Comments (8)We have built and owned two homes over the past 36 years. In the first we had 3, 5, and 7" Bruce prefinished red oak. We also had two large (60 and 70#) Elkhounds-- no detectable damage in 12 years. In the second, where we have lived for 24 years, we have 3" and 4" site finished red oak on nearly all of our floors. Over those 24 years, we have had a standard poodle, a great dane mix, a Newfie, a lab, a Border Collie/Golden retriever mix, a pit bull, and a doberman. Again, no real damage from the dogs except for a few scratches on our staircase from when they ran downstairs after being detected illegally upstairs. We refinished the floors last year because we wanted to take those few scratches off the staircase and wanted to make sure that the wood all matched. I do not believe that dogs are necessarily the cause of your problems. Our dogs were all in the range of 60--100 # and we really had no problems. I would sand the floors and invest in a really good finish: either multiple coats of oil based floor varnish or multiple coats of a good catalytic floor varnish. Will...See MoreAdvice for protecting house during hardwood floor sanding/staining?
Comments (34)Lhutch, my contractor advised me to do floors last because we were removing a wall (so flooring had to be repaired there) and there was also some damage to the floors during cabinet install (little nicks etc). There was a good amount of dust from kitchen work too, so I’m glad we didn’t do the floors first. Michelle, I hadn’t even thought of that—will definitely do that. Thank you!! anglophilia, I have no problem with the baseboards, they’re fine to me. I don’t like the look of the stained trim, and have always had the white trim. Cole Man, the baseboards are definitely replaceable but again, it’s a significant cost to do so. This guy was certainly not the lowest bidder and I’ve worked with him before, he’s not a fly by night contractor or anything...and he says he doesn’t routinely remove trim or shoe molding. I didn’t even think of it until recently so didn’t think to ask other bidders. At this point just want floors sanded and stained properly and the trim to not look like garbage when it’s all done. I hate that you cannot just trust the workmanship of people anymore...you have to be 5 steps ahead and micromanage them to make sure you’re asking the right questions and getting the right results. I thought I did my due diligence, the guy wrote a detailed proposal, etc but I wouldn’t have known to ask about trim...that’s why I hired a professional. But that’s a different post. :-)...See MoreAdvice please - dog urine smell and hardwood floor dilemma
Comments (16)"Given the high moisture level, I would guess, yes, during the 3 month closing period" I would think that your real estate agent should have suggested this, but have you contacted a real estate attorney to inquire about suing the seller for the cost of all repairs? If you had a signed contract to purchase I would think the seller would have some sort of legal obligation to keep the property in the same, if not better, condition that it was in when you signed the purchase contract. To allow that much dog urine seems willful and deliberate. I'm really sorry you're going through this....See MoreRelated Professionals
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