Can you cover existing wood floors without ruining them forever?
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has anyone uncovered an existing wood floor under a wood floor?
Comments (2)Could be almost anything. If you're going replace the thin slat florring anyway, then have at it and remove the stuff; you will then reveal what you have beneath it and be able to decide if it is worth restoring. I have done many restorations and there was only one floor that was DOA. Sounds as if your house has had lots of "remuddling" over the years; it's amazing what a DIYer with poor vision can do to nice architecture....See MoreAre my wood floors ruined?
Comments (28)Wait? Why would they use Bona Natural Sealant when you wanted a warm rich coloured floor? Where did that COME FROM???? Did they use this on the SATISFACTORY SIDE of the flooring???? If not then they created a SECOND mess trying to FIX their FIRST mess! I found another ELEPHANT! Wow! Your home is FULL of them (tongue firmly in cheek...trying to offer a little bit of levity to a very sad situation): "Then, they applied more stain ON TOP the already stained and sealed floors. I KNEW it was wrong but they do this everyday so I trusted them. The marks came back again! They were more obvious this time! Then they applied Bona Novia and the finish began to bubble." O....M....G....(gasp)! =:< Zoinks! I am so sorry but the living room is a complete redo. Possibly the rest of the area already stained as well (because of the height variation they JUST created!). In building law (please check your local state regulations) the general rule is the contractor is allowed ONE attempt at a 'fix'. After that, the homeowner (customer) is then allowed to find ANOTHER contractor to come in and CORRECT the issues left behind by the contractor #1. The cost of Contractor #2's correction is paid for by Contractor #1. And that's where this gets tricky. How to get Contractor #1 to pay for his mistake TWICE???? That's where some EXCELLENT negotiating skills come in (on the customer's part). At this point, I would call another wood flooring professional to come in and offer a quote for what it would take to FIX the floor. You then use that quote to pressure your contractor to pony-up. Get a second opinion on this ASAP. Going into negotiations from a position of strength is what you are after. And KNOWLEDGE is strength....See MoreI keep ruining our new wood floors- help please
Comments (8)The stain is just that...stain. The FINISH is the stuff sitting on top that gives it a sheen. Stain is always matte. Your finish looks to be a satin or a semi-gloss. It is *possible you can find a 'finish pen' (a small metal tube with a brush tip that is full of polyurethane/urethane) and give your finish a touch up. A flooring professional will have a 'job minimum' for a quick visit. That is to say they will charge you 4 hours of work for a 15 minute visit. If they bill out at $50/hr (a common hourly amount) and then charge you 4 hours for the visit. Go and visit a Home Depot, Rona, Lowe's etc and visit the flooring section. See if they have a finish pen in satin and semi-gloss. Purchase both of them. Try out the satin on the stain. Let it dry. See if the finish matches. If it doesn't then try the semi-gloss. Repeat the repair. If you botch it up completely you can always call the flooring company to repair the spot. At that point you will get a little bit more than a 15 minute visit....which makes it worth the while. As for dark wood floors...they are HE!! to live with. They always look dusty. They show the lighter wood if you have a large dent or a heavy scratch (that gets through to the wood). They are the least forgiving of all the wood colours. A natural wood colour (ie. no stain at all) or a medium toned floor (like mushroom brown) would have been the most forgiving wood floors you can imagine. And yes wood dents. A pot. A pan. A mug. All will dent wood if dropped from a standing position. It's what wood does. The dents are removed the next time you do a full sand and refinish (in 25 years from now). Other things crack/break. They need to be removed and repaired....See MoreNeed help with flooring color to go with existing wood floors.
Comments (5)That's probably sheet vinyl. It is an EXCELLENT option in a rental. It is relatively cheap, durable, water proof and easy to install/replace as needed. I would do this for the kitchen and baths. I would replace carpet with carpet. It looks REALLY WEIRD if you use a 'stone look' product in an area normally reserved for wood or carpet. Like REALLY weird. So weird your renters will know you are cheaping out on them. Your counter tops are laminate. You have a small kitchen with nice (but basic) cabinetry. You have carpets in the living areas (what about the bedrooms). I would NOT put in expensive hardwoods. They will not increase the value you can ask for as rental income. To increase the rental income you must have real stone counters (although I'm a fan of laminate counters...they will out last several owners). You must have a SINGLE floor throughout the home, etc, etc, etc. I'm going to guess you will have a moderate income rental on your hands. I would recarpet the carpeted areas. I would reinstall updated sheet vinyl in the kitchen/wet areas. And expect to have those items replaced every few renters (every 7 years). Yes hardwoods can be sanded down and refinished...but that normally happens every 25 years...not every 7 years. If a hardwood floor is ruined/damaged to the point of full sand/refinish, you probably have to sue your renter (good luck with that!) to recoup the costs. A full sand/refinish costs $5/sf. It takes 3-4 days for the procedure and then ANOTHER 10-20 days for the floors to CURE. That means rental income lost for an entire month AND you have to pay for refinishing your hardwoods. You will lose money AND lose income. Best to stick with stuff that can be ripped out and replaced in a single day. Carpet and sheet vinyl will do the trick for most rental units that rank as modest or moderate income renters....See More
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