Destroyed Floor Wood

You ll find hardwood flooring at a local millwork shop lumberyard or floor covering store.

Destroyed floor wood.

A few months ago we purchased a new jute area rug for our living room. Distressed wood floors are seriously trendy right now hand scraped finishes on hardwood are major selling points in homes and distressed laminates are big sellers. Today s hardwood is treated to endure certain amounts of wet cleaning but this doesn t mean you should just drench your floors with a liquid cleaner. Badly damaged or rotted sections of flooring must be removed and replaced with new pieces.

It replaced a colorful geometric wool dhurrie rug from west elm that i ended up selling on craigslist. The easiest way is to bore a 1 in dia. This involves cutting out or prying up a section of the finish flooring gluing or nailing replacements to the subflooring filling cracks to match sanding the surface and refinishing. Wood floor types damage diagnosis repair damaged wood floors.

Hole through both ends of each damaged board. When it comes time to wet clean your floor every four to six weeks depending on foot traffic work on small areas at a time and use only a damp cloth or mop. Because tongue and groove boards are locked in place removal involves cutting out the middle of each damaged board. What i didn t anticipate was the damage it would cause to my newly refinished.

If your hardwood floor is scraped or worn consider embracing the patina of age and simply living with the wear. I wanted something more neutral to calm the room down and i loved that the jute added so much texture and a natural element to our living room.