Destroyed Floor Wood

A photo catalog of types of damage to different wood floor materials description of repair approaches for damaged wood floors buckled wood flooring due to leaks or high moisture cupped wood floorboards convex concave floor cupping gaps between floor boards or parquet flooring cause cure rotted wood flooring.

Destroyed floor wood.

A few months ago we purchased a new jute area rug for our living room. 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. A liquid is an enemy of hardwood floors. The easiest way is to bore a 1 in dia.

Hole through both ends of each damaged board. Because tongue and groove boards are locked in place removal involves cutting out the middle of each damaged board. It replaced a colorful geometric wool dhurrie rug from west elm that i ended up selling on craigslist. 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.

Wood floor types damage diagnosis repair damaged wood floors. You ll find hardwood flooring at a local millwork shop lumberyard or floor covering store. If your hardwood floor is scraped or worn consider embracing the patina of age and simply living with the wear. 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.

Badly damaged or rotted sections of flooring must be removed and replaced with new pieces. What i didn t anticipate was the damage it would cause to my newly refinished.