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This old house restoring wood floors carpet. If you enjoyed this wood floor restoration take a peek at this 500 kitchen restoration we did in our home. Wood floor cleaners and tools. If you live in an old home wood floors are a classic touch. Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor.

Be suspicious of wood posts set on dirt floors or wood posts with concrete poured around the post bases. Costs are between 1 50 to 8 per square foot depending on wood thickness species and grade. We replaced a couple of boards from a standard 3 4 in thick x 2 1 4 in wide oak strip floor using a drill circular saw and sharp chisel. Although our hardwood floors took months to restore the actual sanding staining and sealing happened over one single long weekend.

How much do hardwood floors cost. Matching wood can be salvaged from closet or attic. Some prefinished solid wood and engineered wood floors are diy friendly but if you plan to hire a pro installer tack on 2 per square foot minimum. Restoring old wood floors brings back their natural beauty and shine.

How to refinish a 100 year old wood floor. Whether you ve been admiring your old wood floor for years or you just discovered it hidden under some old carpeting refinishing it can be a feast for. Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times. As the posts slowly rot and melt into the floor the house settles accordingly bottom to top.

The hardwood floor refinishing process is easier and less expensive than sanding down to bare wood and takes less time. The job requires using a buffer which you can rent at a home center and a vacuum to suck up dust. If you have any questions about our floor restoration feel free to drop me an email or leave a comment. A perfect way to add some freshness to your home is to restore your old wood floors.

The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. If your house is built over a basement first inspect all of the basement support beams and posts where they meet the floor. Whether you will be happy with a patched floor depends on your compulsive meter if you must have perfection and frankly if you must you shouldn t be living in an old house a patched and refinished old hardwood floor may bother you. It can dramatically change a room and give it an updated look.

Broom and dustpan regular soft sweeping does the job.