I have a hardwood floor in a house I am renting, and it looks as though its never been finished/its been more then 30 years since its been refinished. There is several "white" areas where it looks like there was paint/water damage to the floor. I'm wondering if there is a way to really clean the wood without sanding refinishing, as i don;t want to spend a lot doing it (as it is a rental) anyone know of a good way to clean up hardwood?
2007-01-29 03:06:29 · 6 answers · asked by jmtutin 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
There is no easy way to do what you wish, as the floor really should be stripped and refinished, a much bigger task than most tenants would do. As an alternative, I suggest simply buying some stain... in a color which better blends with the floor, and apply it to the worst areas.
2007-01-30 05:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by Andrew 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since you are renting and do not want to expend energy and money improving someone else's asset, I suggest putting down area rugs or arranging your furniture differently.
There is NO other way to "fix" wear and tear on a hardwood floor except to sand and refinish. This house isn't yours to mess with. The owner would likely be ecstatic if you should spend your own money and time increasing the value of their rental property. They might even want to charge a higher rent!
2007-01-29 07:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by Judith S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a gap that small, you're probably better off just filling it, as long as it's shorter than a meter or so. Any longer than that, and it might be worth replacing the whole board, but that turns a twenty minute project into a day's work. If you have spare pieces of it, that makes it a lot easier for you. Just take one of the shorter ones in with you to the hardware store, so you can compare it to the samples of stain. Get a wood putty, carefully fill the crack and let it dry, clean it off and smooth it down, and apply the closest matching stain you can find with a small brush or Qtip. If it's a little darker than the board next to it, that's okay, it'll look like a knot in the wood or a dark spot in the grain.
2016-03-29 08:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but the only good way is to sand down the floor and refinish it. If you try to "fix" one small spot, that small spot will not blend into the area around it, thus creating the snowball effect...aka "opening up the preverbial can of worms"!
2007-01-29 04:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by Dingos8MyKids 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand the entier floor and refinsh you dont want to do spot sanding as this will make the floor un-even. So sand it down
2007-01-29 05:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by Lab Runner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to believ but crisco really, really, works well.
What i used was about 10 lbs per room, and almost want to rub it into a spot until the floor is warm.
You will really be amazed!
2007-01-30 06:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by Flyah64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋