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Here's some Tips and Ideas for Your Wood Floors when they need Repairs!

Other Floors Types and what to Do With Them when they get problems

The kids and animals won't clean off their shoes or track in things that won't come off without taking a tractor in the house to remove them, then here are some tips for you!

Clean the Lino

You can use ammonia and water to take off any wax you may have on your floor. Ventilate the area while working with the ammonia and water. Follow instructions on the label. After you have cleaned the lino use an acrylic floor gloss on it to brighten it up.

Is it only Scratched

If you get a scratch in your wood floor and it's not to bad but you see it every time you walk through that room. get a putty stick that matches the stain on your floors. Take a small putty knife and peel a little off the stick, Press it into the scratch and rub off the excess with a clean cloth in a light polishing motion. Most solid oak floors are stained with a Color called Golden Oak.

What about a larger scratch

If the scratch is bigger, you can get putty in a tube now to fill the scratch. You can also go to a paint store and have them match a sample if you have one. Then when dry the next day lightly sand the area with 800 grit sand paper. Wrap around a block of wood so that it will sand flat. then just apply some good canned wax over it and your done.

If your floor is split

This will take a little time. If it is a laminated wood or solid 3/4 inch wood on your floors where the top surface of veneer is split or the whole piece is, you will have to cut the piece out by scoring it down the center or the piece to be removed. If you are good with a circular saw set the depth of the blade to the thickness of the flooring. Generally a 1/2 inch will do the job for the first cut. On the end at where you want to cut out the piece, you will need to score with a straight edge or square and a utility knife. Then take a wood chisel and a  hammer and tap the chisel into the wood across the grain until you have cut 1/8 inch into the flooring. Then put the chisel in almost flat and tape in to the wood and lift it up gently to split off the top surface in pieces. If you can chisel easily through the piece ( must have a very sharp chisel to do this) then make sure you are through both ends and pry up the middle where you cut it and lift it out.

Tongue & groove

Next if you have a tongue & groove on the edge you will need to take your knife and split off the bottom part of the groove on one side of the new piece. Set the new piece on top of the hole and mark it a little long. Hold the one end up to where you cut it and see if it will match up. If it does cut a little at a time off until it will go in tight. Do this to both ends the same way. Put the full groove over the tongue first and the half groove in next. You might need to use a block of wood to tap in the new piece. If glue was used for your floor on the bottom or on the groove make sure you do this also before inserting it.

Carpeting covers a multitude of Sins!

Back To Floors

There are many types of materials you could have on your floors. here are just a few of them with the proper repair tips.

Linoleum sheet floors

If you have a bubble in your Lino, take a utility and just pierce it to let the air out put some glue in the small cut and press it down , wipe off any glue that comes out with a damp towel. Put something on top of it for a few hours that will hold it down to the floor. 

Lino Tiles

If you have linoleum tiles and they are chip or cracked and only a few need replacing. Take a putty knife and pry the ones up you want to replace. Most are self stick. Then if you can't find ones that match, either take out a few more randomly and put something in that is close or completely opposite for a contrast or take them out in some type of pattern like diamond or square around peel and stick them down!

Concrete Floors

Concrete is a great surface especially where the weather is hot. It stays a lot cooler than other surfaces in the shade or inside a house. If you don't want to have flooring put over it you can utilize concrete floors very well in your home. Many companies today do concrete staining and sealed painting. there are many colors and textures to choose from. You can actually purchase the stains and sealers from concrete supply houses with instructions on how to apply the produces.

Patio Colors & Staining

I built a patio for myself with those gray pavers 12 x 12 inch about 2 inches thick. I laid a bed of sand flat and level inside boarders of 2 x 6 redwood. i didn't really care for the gray color, so I took my trusty spray and filled it with water and concrete dye. I used 1 bottle (6 ounces) on red and a bottle of tan mixed with two gallons of water. I covered anything within 10 feet because it will stain anything it hits with plastic sheet. Sprayed all the block pavers with a random spray kind of haphazardly so as not to look to even. Let it dry a few hours and hit it again to let it soak in. Then I cleaned out the sprayer and put in some concrete sealer and sprayed about three coats over it  for a great southwest look. Everyone that sees it wants to know who I had do it or where I got the pavers from!