Mandy asks… Who makes Canmaster hardwood flooring, and does anyone have a review of the product?Is it made in China? Chris answers: Http://www.turbobuicks.com/forums/buick-v6-turbo-tech/54355-code-45-here-some-scanmaster-readings.html also you can go to their website or google it, good luck. Lisa asks… Can I use the Dewalt DC618K nail gun to install hardwood floors? I was planning on installing locking [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Laura asks… What is the best way to sand old 3/8′ oak hardwood floors? Hi, I am going to refinish my 3/8″ thick light oak hardwood floors myself because I can not afford to pay a pro. The house was built in the 1940′s and floors are pretty worn plus 3/8″ is pretty thin. It [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Nancy asks… finishing basement stairs..? We are in the process of finishing our basment. Regarding the stairs, they are that builders grade, ugly gypsum (?) board. Instead of compeltey carpeting them, we were thinking of just installing a carpet runner in the middle section. But, soemthing would need to be done to the wood first [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Sharon asks… What rights do i have as a tenant, when council do home improvements? They are rewiring my house up to standard. They told me i need to move furnature out of way and they will remove any laminate or carpet for easy access. However, i have only finished decorating. They tell me that [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Lisa asks… Should I consider refinishing oak hardwood flooring? Out home is 2yrs old, and recently we had water damage.We need to replace our hardwood flooring in lower level. We have oak floors now that cost $8 sq ft to replace w/same quality. We are getting multiple estimates – Guy 1 says: “We can sand [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Ken asks… What should I do about damaging the wood floor of our rented house? We are 5 professionals renting a lovely family home through a professional estate agents. A few months ago one of our friends sitting on a bar stool was dragged across the hardwood floor by another friend – the metal chair [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Laura asks… Lead paint on a floor – maybe? My husband and I are looking at buying a gorgeous home built in 1800. Two of the rooms have painted floors. One room is blue paint over peach, and the other room is just peach. Underneath both floors are the original wide pine boards. 1. How [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Robert asks… how to remove polyurethane and or stain from hardwood floors? i recently put down hardwood stair treads stained them and put on two coats of polyurethane, in the process, i put down hardwood flooring, but the polyurethane or stain wasn’t completly dry, now i have foot prints on my hardwood from the stain [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Daniel asks… How do I remove paint from hardwood flooring? Type of paint, unknown. From previous homeowner. But it is fres Chris answers: Ok- you can either sand it down and refinish it, or you can apply paint remover all over the floor in sections. I recommend the 1st step, because if you strip all [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Jenny asks… How can I remove mercury stain from hardwood floors? A broken thermometer has left some mercury staining on my hardwood floors. What can be used to remove it? Chris answers: Sanding and refinishing is probably the only solution. Helen asks… What’s the best way to clean a poly-stained hardwood floor? Are there any [...]
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