r/HardWoodFloors

We bought this house 2 years ago in a bit of a hurry and missed some of the little details like the way the floor seems to be separating. It's happening all through the house.

There were boxes of flooring left from previous owners.

When you walk down the hall barefoot, it will pinch your feet.

I'd like to get it repaired, but I'm concerned about the cost.

Hi everyone. I am choosing a floor for my first home and I am extremely indecisive. I found both of these photos on the instagram page of the hardwood brand I’m choosing. According to their instagram page these 2 floors are the exact same.

The posts claim they are the identical spec, I know absolutely nothing about hardwood flooring but I find this hard to believe. Would love to hear the opinions of people more knowledgable than me. Thank you!

Hey everyone . My brother and I were trying to fix a floor patch that was worn out because that’s where his chair sits. Unfortunately I think we took the wrong random advice and used a very dark wood finish , “Minwax Golden Oak 210B” to be exact which ended up being more darker than the overall floor. I’ll add the before and after for reference. Some help assistance/advice on blending it out would be great .

Floor boards are separating throughout the house. This is probably the worst spot. It will pinch your feet if you walk on it barefoot.

I would like to find an inexpensive fix.

about 6 months ago I got some new engineered wood floors, a white oak (foggy pines white oak to be specific)

The floors look great but for some reason on the floor installers last visit he decided to go around and blast nails into every spot where the floor was squeaky (it did not work) Now I have hundreds of these tiny nail holes all over the house and some of the nails are starting to come back out

I have 2 questions

1. Any tips for getting the nails out or back in? I tried a nail punch with no luck

2. any tips on how to fill/hide these nail holes

So...there was one small spot on my floor where the poly or more likely shellac had come up after an aggressive deep cleaning. My landlord told me that I could just sand around the area and cover it with a poly and it would blend in. Well that one sanding spot became a much bigger patch as you can see. I used an orbital hand sander on the area to remove all of the finish and I was cleaning off the wood with mineral spirits and noticed all of this texture and spotting. I know that in some of the spots I dug in too hard or angled the sander which caused the grooves (picture 2), but I also noticed these dark spots in picture 3. The texture of the wood that you see in picture 1, feels soft, but looks like it should feel rough.

What have I done and how can I fix this without bringing in a pro? I am a renter. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks so much in advance for not being mean or unnecessarily critical.

Question for the group. We have a house built in 2005, and almost the entire house except the bedrooms appears to be #1 common red oak from what I can tell. The floors were refinished in 2018 before we bought the house, so I do not know the exact stain color, but we are now looking to remove the carpet in all 5 bedrooms and closets, about 1,800 sq. ft. total, and match the existing hallway floor as closely as possible.

Based on my research, I am estimating roughly $3/sq. ft. for unfinished flooring, plus another $7 to $9/sq. ft. for the remaining labor and materials, including carpet removal but no furniture moving. Does that sound right? Also, does this look like #1 common red oak to you Question for the group. We have a house built in 2005, and almost the entire first floor except the bedrooms appears to be #1 common red oak from what I can tell. The floors were refinished in 2018 before we bought the house, so I do not know the exact stain color, but we are now looking to remove the carpet in all 5 bedrooms and closets, about 1,800 sq. ft. total, and match the existing hallway floor as closely as possible.

Based on my research, I am estimating roughly $3/sq. ft. for unfinished flooring, plus another $7 to $9/sq. ft. for the remaining labor and materials, including carpet removal but no furniture moving. Does that sound directionally right? Also, does this look like #1 common red oak to you, and is there anything else I should expect contractors to include or exclude when they quote this kind of job?, and is there anything else I should expect contractors to include or exclude when they quote this kind of job?

We have a couple gaps like this here and there where the boards didn’t quite want to suck in to the tongue and groove. Is there anything I should do to fill it? Or just leave it?