Finishing

• How to Distress Pine Flooring

  Construction How-To, Finishing, Flooring Installation, Floors, Floors, Hardwood, Punch! April 4, 2011 Sonia

  

    By Matt Weber   Give Wood Floors a Weathered Finish

  

• How to Repair Worn Hardwoods

  Construction How-To, Finishing, Flooring Installation, Hardwood January 20, 2009 admin

  Q.  I have hardwoods throughout the entire second floor of my home. In one area beneath the dining room table you can see bare wood. How do I repair this without replacing all the hardwoods? A.  You’ll need to rent a floor buffer with a sanding screen, which has abrasive on both sides. Use it to take off the top […]

  

• Refinishing Hardwood Floors for the DIY’er

  Construction How-To, Finishing, Flooring Installation, Floors, Hardwood February 1, 2008 Sonia

  

  Buried Treasure: Discovering and Recovering Hardwood Floors

  

• How to Clean Hardwoods

  Finishing, Floors, Hardwood January 11, 2008 admin

  

    Q: What product do you recommend for regular cleaning of hardwood floors? A: Many pros swear by using nothing more than a mixture of vinegar and water, damp-mopping it sparingly over the wood surface. Why? Because, practically all manufactured floor cleaning products contain some sort of wax. This wax can leave a buildup on hardwood floors, which can cause […]

  

• How to Sand and Finish Wood Floors

  Construction How-To, Finishing, Flooring Installation, Floors, Hardwood November 2, 2007 Sonia

  

  “While I’ve sanded floors before, I learned some things on this one that can save a few headaches.” –MC

  

• How to Remove a Water Stain from Hardwoods

  DIY Questions and Answer, Finishing, Floors, Hardwood January 20, 2007 admin

  

  I have a water stain on my hardwood floor from a leaky plant. Is there a way to remove this? Try using a vibrating palm sander with progressively finer grits. Try 100-grit first, move to 150-grit, and so forth until you achieve the desired smoothness. After removing the dust you’ll need to match the stain to the rest of floor. […]

  

• Finishing Moves: Repairing Hardwood Floors

  Construction How-To, Finishing, Flooring Installation, Floors, Hardwood May 31, 2003 Sonia

  

  Repairing and Refinishing Wood Floors

  

• Common Framing Errors with Engineered Wood

  Construction How-To, Finishing, Flooring Installation, Floors, Framing November 4, 2002 admin

  

  This article explains 10 common problems related to light frame or residential construction and the corrective steps to help you reduce callbacks and complaints while improving the quality of your light construction work.