Guide to Hardwood Floor Refinishing and Repair
Get professional tips and techniques for making old wood floors look new again in this collection of Fine Homebuilding articles and videos.
A beautiful hardwood floor can make any home feel warm and inviting. That’s why you can find wood floors in homes of every age and style across the country. Plus, hardwoods like oak, maple, cherry, and walnut are extremely durable, which means a floor made from these materials can look great for decades if it’s well cared for. But eventually most wood floors with need some work to bring them back to their former glory; that’s where this guide comes in. We’ve compiled this comprehensive list of articles from some of the most experienced hardwood floor repair experts–including Charles Peterson, Scott Sidler, and Brent Kelosky–to give you the know-how to get the job done right.
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Refinish Your Wood Floors
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11 Wood-Flooring Problems and Their Solutions
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Refinishing Floors Safely
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Invisible Repairs to Hardwood Floors
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2 Methods for Patching a Hardwood Floor
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Sanding and Finishing Hardwood Floors
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Can My Flooring Be Refinished?
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Project House: Wood-Floor Repair, Ep. 1 – Introduction
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Finishing Rough-Sawn Flooring
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A Wood Floor That Can Survive Anywhere