Comments on: Refinishing Heart Pine Floors

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:19:40 +0000

Help Needed ASAP: We have a 1922 bungalow and just got the floors sanded. Against the advice of my spouse! But there were so many gouges and raw chips. Thougt I had got a good contractor, yadda yadda; and now the caramel colored heart pine and yellow pine floors are skinned bald, have one coat of poly and the contractor is on hold until we resolve the issue. Went from caramel and cinnamon color to bright butterscotch like a basketball court. The mixed woods - so nice with patina - look calico and are way too bright. If the contractor had not gone so deep, no problem but there it is. We feel like our puppy has just gotten killed. I need to salvage this mess and want to see if we can add a tint to darken the next coat and try and better match the original color. Or do I hand glaze then then varnish. Or (and I don’t want to go any deeper and do more damage then I have) do we have to re-sand and start over with some sort of tint/stain then finish. The contract refused to stain the pine - which I bought - but his efficient machines took off too much of the old surface. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

By: Harry Murray

Harry Murray — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:43:32 +0000

Metal wheels on dining room chairs have left grooves in heartpine floors. Any suggestions on how to fix these grooves?

By: Trish Marciano

Trish Marciano — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:43:09 +0000

We have a 200 yr old house, with wide pine tongue & groove flooring. We used clear latex caulk for the cracks, and rubbed off the excess. We did this years ago, and it still is working fine.

By: melissa whitlock

melissa whitlock — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:59:11 +0000

We are currently refinishing heart pine floors in our home, but we have alot of cracks in between boards some as large as 1/4″. Could you specify a little more on instructions for filling them? Thanks

By: debbie cox

debbie cox — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:42:35 +0000

we have pergal wood flooring it says to clean with water damp cloth. Do you know what I need to buy to clean this flooring. I believe water will damage flooring after using several months. thanks debbie