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Posted by on January 27, 2008, 8:50 am
> Jay wrote:
> > I just bought a 70 year old home in somewhat of a lower-end
> > neighborhood that I am fixing up a little, renting, and then maybe
> > selling it in 5 to 10 years. =A0It has hardwood floors that have been
> > covered with carpet for many, many years. =A0If I decide to sell the
> > house several years from now, I will completely refinish the wood
> > floors. =A0But until then, I would like to find the cheapest method to
> > clean them up and protect them through the rental years. =A0Can anyone
> > out there suggest some possible solutions?
>
> > My first thought was to lightly sand the floor, apply a darker stain,
> > then a good thick coat of poly. =A0But I'm kind of confused as to
> > whether or not that will work if my current floor was shellac or
> > varnish (probably the case based on the age and condition).
>
> Have you pulled up all the carpet and inspected all the floor space?
> I redid a HW floor in one house we lived in, built in 1954. After
> pulling up the carpet, there was quite a bit of damage that I had to
> deal with. Stains, water damage, gouges along every wall from carpet
> stretchers and carpet tack board damage etc.
> My floor was top nailed so every nail had to be reset.
> Had to do heavy sanding on some warped areas.
> We sanded and coated with water based poly urethane. Turned out pretty
> good but had to put throw rugs over some stains in the hallway that we
> couldn't get out. Bleached them and sanded which helped take 75% of the
> stain out.
> Kevin
I think the 3 choices come down to:
1 - If the floor is OK enough that a good cleaning and waxing will
make it look good, that is an option
2 - Install new carpet for the duration while you're renting it
3 - If it's OK enough that refinishing will work, then refinish it now
and hope that the renters treat it well
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