How To Restore Old Wood Floors Under Carpet

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How to restore old wood floors under carpet.

When the bare wood is exposed sand the entire surface of the floor with an orbital sander 3 times starting with 30 grit sandpaper and working your way up to 100 grit. Hardwood floor restoration can be very challenging. Do you have hardwood floors under your carpet. It is possible to restore a floor to its former glory with a simple cleaning even if it has been under a carpet for a long time.

Uncovering the 1960s hardwood floor under carpet. Carpet is great but there are always areas that just. Pulling back the layers of carpet and padding we found that the hardwood floor looked ok. Wood floors under carpet go to a corner of your carpeting and run a standard screwdriver between the edge of the wall and carpet.

Pull back the carpeting until the entire rug can be rolled up removed. This is how to handle them. To restore hardwood floors start by removing any carpeting that s covering the floor if needed. Rejuvenate wood floor restorer.

This stuff is created to restore previously sealed old hardwood woods. Let s be real kids are hard on carpet. This is a project i ve wanted to tackle for a while and recently got the go ahead from our landlords. Hardwood floors are beautiful add a touch of warmth to a home and require little maintenance.

Today i m going to teach ya ll how to pull up carpet and refinish those gorgeous wood floors that may be hiding under your carpet. Pry up the carpet from the tacking strips underneath. How to restore the new look to old wood floors. It s available in both satin and glossy finishes.

Either way it may be time to tear up the carpet and restore the hardwood flooring. Discovering a hardwood floor under old and worn out carpeting is very much like winning the lottery. For us refinishing the hardwood floors in our home meant dealing with all those things. Then we cleared the room and began ripping out carpet.

Another good to know products like these that were created to refresh floors without sanding have a thick consistency that will fill light scratches and soften small dings. If your hardwood floors are getting worn lightly scratched and grimy but you are hesitant to call a professional for an expensive refinishing.