Repairing a hardwood floor: what do you need to know?
Although a product can guarantee quality and resistance for a long time, sometimes accidents just happen. In these cases, if the damage is really marked and strongly compromises the aesthetics or functionality of the product, it is necessary to repair the hardwood floor.
The methods are different and vary according to the type of construction and installation. But usually, there are three main product categories: glued pre-finished, floating (or fluctuating) laying pre-finished, and traditional solid wood (finished on site).
Repair a glued prefinished hardwood floor
In the case of a glued pre-finished wooden floor, it is possible to easily replace one or more elements, whether these are planks or squares. It is possible to intervene by removing the wood with precision starting from the central part of the compromised element, cleaning the substrate well, and leaving the joints free.
Furthermore, the existing joints do not in any way affect the effectiveness of the repair: the new element will first be fitted and then laid down (gluing it) also on the exposed joints. With a good work plan, the effectiveness of this type of repair is very high.
Repairing a prefinished floating floor
Intervening on this type of hardwood floor, if laid with dry jointing, is theoretically simpler since the individual elements can be quickly disassembled and repositioned.
In practice, to make an easy repair and Hardwood Floor Refinishing Los Angeles really feasible, it is necessary to evaluate the arrangement of the existing furniture before proceeding since the disassembly must start from one side of the room.
Repair a traditional hardwood floor
Similarly to a glued pre-finished floor, even with a solid wood hardwood floor, it is possible to intervene by replacing a single element. However, more work is required: a re-sanding and refinishing of the entire room becomes necessary up to where an overlay of treatment is allowed, similar to how one would paint a part of an automobile body.
In different cases, many applicable solutions. Never, in this case, can the contribution of a professional Contractors Flooring Service of California make the difference.