Deep sanding with anelectric floor sanderwill bring down many scratches, but sanding is messy and invasive.
Review these hardwood floor repair methods to improve the look of your floors.
Site-finished hardwood flooring is installed unfinished and later finished in place.
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Site-finished flooring is easier to repair thanprefinished hardwood flooring.
Site-Finished vs. Prefinished Hardwood
It can sometimes be difficult to tell apart site-finished vs. prefinished wood.
Usually, prefinished planks are smoother with a “factory finish” with bevels or spaces between planks.
Remove as much debris as possible with a soft-bristled broom and a dustpan.
Next,use a commercial cleaning productsuitable for hardwood floors.
Then, move on to the following steps to fix fine or deeper scratches.
They measure less than 1/16-inch deep.
Shallow scratches can often be sanded by hand to minimize their depth while supplementing the repair with color-blending techniques.
Scratches parallel to the wood grain can be color-blended more effectively than cross-grain scratches.
Use a resin-based colorant or a stain marker specified for flooring instead of a waxy marker for furniture fixes.
The stain should penetrate the raw wood only.
The soap ingredients can ruin the wood.
For more localized deep scratches, fill them in using wood filler and then color blend.
Typically, it is much cheaper to repair hardwood floors than replace them.
it’s possible for you to replace boards on hardwood floors.
Refinishing part of a hardwood floor with minimal to somewhat moderate wear may save you money.
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How Much Does It Cost to Install Hardwood Floors?HomeAdvisor.
