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How do you wax hardwood floors?

Friday, March 23rd, 2012
lamonross80 asked:


I have hardwood floors and they are becoming dull, how do i wax them and what do I use? Will it require a lot of work?

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How do I know if I need to refinish or restore hardwood floors?

Friday, March 9th, 2012
Stacy asked:


I am in the process of purchasing an older home built around 1950. There are hardwood floors under carpeting that I believe are original, but when looking at the home, I could only check a little of it (couldn’t pull someone else’s carpet up) so I don’t know lot about them.

My question is, how do I know if they have previously been finished? Also, how do I know if I need to do the full blown refinish of the floors with the large floor sanders or just need to refurbish the floors? I have read and heard from different people that doing the floors yourself is difficult - is this true?

And, the room I am thinking of doing is about 225 sq feet - approx how much would it cost for a professional to come out and do a room that size for either refinishing or refurbishing. And, would it be worth it for a professional to do it?

Thank you!

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How to removie carpet glue from Hardwood floors?

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
caitybeth3 asked:


I am moving into a new apartment with great hardwood floors….But in one small section in the living room (maybe just a few feet) there is some carpet glue stuck to the floor. I am just renting the apartment, so I dont want to invest the money to sand and refinish. But I would like tho know how I would go about removing this.

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Can anyone suggest the best and cost effective hardwood floors to install. Not laminate floors?

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Vmal asked:


We bought a house in Plano, TX and we are planning on installing decent looking and cost effective hardwood floors, not laminated in the family room, study room, formal dining and living basically entire 1st floor. Can anyone suggest any good hardwood floors manufacturing company. Just to make better selection/decision. Can any one also suggest the reasonable stores to select hardwood floors.Thanks

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Does orange glo for hardwood floors realy work?

Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Jo asked:


I have hardwood floors that are not in perfect condition, they should be redone, but Im wondering what the orange glow would do for them, if anything.

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how do you stop hardwood floors from creaking?

Friday, February 10th, 2012
Staceyfacey68 asked:


We recently pulled up carpeting in a bedroom to find goregeous hardwood floors. Only problem is they creak when you walk on them. Any suggestions to stop the creaking?

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How do you get paint off of hardwood floors?

Sunday, February 5th, 2012
s m asked:


While painting my mother’s house, the contractor got paint all over her hardwood floors. Some of it is the residue from the paint that he sprayed on and some is drips of paint. We need to get all of the paint up. Any suggestions?

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Why do my newly refinished hardwood floors have dents and bubbles all over?

Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Eileen P asked:


We recently had our hardwood floors refinished by a friend of a friend who said he knew what he was doing. The floor has dents/waves in it and the finish is not smooth but has small pimply bumps on it. Is there any way to fix this without refinishing the floor entirely? We haven’t paid this “friend” yet - what should we do?
The dents/waves were not in the floor before it was sanded. Could the sander have caused them? Is there a way to fix without resanding all of the newly applied stain and polyurethane?

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How do I make my old hardwood floors look like new again?

Saturday, January 28th, 2012
grafted asked:


We purchased an old house that was built in 1910 and it has hardwood floors throughout. We want to eventually purchase new flooring for the house, but in the meantime will be using the old hardwood. Does anyone know if there is a way to make them look good without having to go about sanding and refinishing them. To be honest we just want them to look decent, a shine may not be possible beings they are so old and the finish is worn off. Thanks for any answers that come my way. I sure do appreciate it.

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hardwood floors?

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
lauriecl@rogers.com asked:


I have 12 year old hardwood floors and they have lost there shine, I know unless I buff and sand them down they will not be great but does anyone have secret cleaning tips for me, I have used murphy’s oil soap, and cebella- any other suggestions?

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