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Can I make a wood floor look better without using a sanding machine?
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<blockquote data-quote="WhymeMom?" data-source="post: 297157" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>I love wood floors, but in many of the houses we have lived in there was a lesson. One home I lived in had linoleum and I thought it would be neat to pull it up and see what was underneath. I pulled and pulled on that flooring and it came up in 1-3 inch pieces and the black backing was still stuck down. Finally got down to the "wood" and found it was pretty much junk wood and was stuck down any old way, cause they were going to cover it with that "new invention" linoleum....... so much for my wood floor......</p><p> </p><p>So maybe first step is asking if the wood is worth taking your time to do. Sanding is a messy job and dust goes everywhere so decide if it is worth it. They do make some pretty good engineered wood (and I cannot believe I'm saying this) but one of the prettiest wood floors we have is in our basement and its a floating floor because they didn't want to nail into the cement foundation. If money is the problem, then putting carpeting back down would probably be the most cost effective. I would want to make sure it would be worth all my time and effort if this is a do-it-yourself project, but good luck with whatever you decide.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhymeMom?, post: 297157, member: 53"] I love wood floors, but in many of the houses we have lived in there was a lesson. One home I lived in had linoleum and I thought it would be neat to pull it up and see what was underneath. I pulled and pulled on that flooring and it came up in 1-3 inch pieces and the black backing was still stuck down. Finally got down to the "wood" and found it was pretty much junk wood and was stuck down any old way, cause they were going to cover it with that "new invention" linoleum....... so much for my wood floor...... So maybe first step is asking if the wood is worth taking your time to do. Sanding is a messy job and dust goes everywhere so decide if it is worth it. They do make some pretty good engineered wood (and I cannot believe I'm saying this) but one of the prettiest wood floors we have is in our basement and its a floating floor because they didn't want to nail into the cement foundation. If money is the problem, then putting carpeting back down would probably be the most cost effective. I would want to make sure it would be worth all my time and effort if this is a do-it-yourself project, but good luck with whatever you decide....... [/QUOTE]
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