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Hi everyone,
Just hoping for a bit of advice regarding floors.
I moved into a property where the previous owners did a half-house flip and pulled up the old carpet in a 1970's but left the floors as is, i have attached photos, i used cabots floor polish to give it a shine 2 years ago when i moved in but its faded and now the right side of the house that receives more light has faded and isnt matching, plus there are some damaged areas.
I dont have a huge budget but i was considering finding a floor putty to fix up the cracks, sanding off the paint drips from the previous owners and using Feast Waston floor polish to try and gloss over the imperfections. Do you think this would work? or am i better off doing a bit more work, sanding back areas and applying a stain to darken all areas of flooring to match? Any advice is much appreciated
Hello @KateDIYhome
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us, and thank you for sharing your question about your hardwood floors.
It seems that the water damage on your floor is a bit extensive. Although sanding will remove the blemishes on your floor it will also remove the sealer. Putting on the Feast Watson polish will not make the finish uniform. I suggest holding off on the floor renovation until you have enough funds to properly renovate the entire floor. I don't recommend doing a half-finished renovation as you'll end up removing it when you're finally able to do a full revamp.
One of the hardest things to do is to try and match an existing polyurethane finish on your timber floor. Time and the environment often change the colour and finish of the seal as you can clearly see in your first picture. If there is no rush to renovate this floor, I suggest waiting until you have adequate funds to do it properly.
Let me call on our experienced members @prettyliving and @lifestylebymari for their recommendations.
If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.
Eric
Hi @KateDIYhome,
It's great to see that @Jewelleryrescue have offered advice on picking up a floor sander. I thought I'd let you know that we also hire floor sanders and edgers. Including the cost of hiring the sander and purchasing your floor coating, resurfacing your floors could cost as little as a few hundred dollars. Looking at that water staining, I'd agree with the other members that sanding is likely the best approach.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
Hi @KateDIYhome
Would it be possible to request for a picture of the kitchen update? I'm sure our members would be keen to see what you've modified in your kitchen.
Please keep us updated with your progress, we look forward to seeing the start of your flooring project.
Eric
