Is there any way to remedy this?
The people who lived in this house before need to be slapped for doing this. Underneath the linoleum and subfloor in my kitchen is some 100 year old maple flooring with lots of bird’s eye maple in it. I want to refinish it but I’m afraid the nail holes will be too much.
Good answers so far…much appreciated!
I am having trouble using the edger for refinishing my hardwood floors. It works great for about two feet but then the sandpaper gets gummed up and starts to melt and smear the finish rather than sand. Considering the cost of sandpaper and the amount of time it takes to change sheets, I would really appreciate any tips on how to make this easier.
My girlfriend and I just bought a house that is about 60 years old. The living room and dining room originally had hardwood floors, but when one of the past owners added on a family room they carpeted over all the hardwood. We would like the hardwood visible instead of the carpet, but have run into a problem. Under the carpet is a pad, like normal, but under that pad is another layer of something we can’t quite identify. We’re told it’s an old pad that has been compressed so much as to harden, but I don’t think so. It appears to be a very hardened epoxy with a mesh screen running just across the top of it. Water doesn’t do anything to it and I’m afraid to try anything else on it until I know what it is. A scraper does help to get it off the hardwood, but there are spots where it appears to be glued and these can be a pain to get up. I would like an alternative to scraping so I don’t accidentily gouge the wood. Any ideas on what it is and how to get rid of it without scraping?
You can try mineral spirits.I would not bother cleaning the brushes,though.If you want to use them later with the oil-based poly, you should put the brushes inside the plastic bag, wrap it tight and place the bag into the cold place(freezer would be a perfect spot).Do not put the back inside the fridge: all your food will smell like poly…
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