Pete’s Wall of Shame: Hardwood floor problems.

We have seen everything done to floors. Here’s just a few of the heartbreaking things we have seen since 1998.

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Stained wood floor shows dark scratches

Staining horror

Dark pet urine stains in light wood floor

Pet damage requires more grit

Pet urine stains rin dark wood floor

Pet stains require 16-grit

Mismatch wood patch in floor

Long and ugly wood patch

Water and salt damage in herringbone wood floor

From a church in St. Paul - many years of water and salt between the pews. Didn't sand out.

Shiny wood floor with blotchy stain

Worst stained floor ever

Wood steps with adhesive

Adhesive

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They used pine to patch maple - maybe there were cabinets there.

Wood floor with different heights

Wood floor with different heights shows overwood

Scratched wood floor

Scratches

Wood floor with door opening marks

Door opening marks

Two men holding glazed sandpaper

Don't try to save the world with 16 grit

Stained maple floor with dark stains

Don't stain maple

Wood floor sanded against grain, damaged

Cupped floors and crosscut sanding

Wood floor with paint

Don't start with 36 grit

Wood floor with large dents and scratches

Drum dig PLUS cross grain drum scratch. Yikes.

Wood floor scratched by caster cups

Caster cups also scrape floors

Dark wood floor patched with glue

Don't use Elmers' glue as filler

Edger swirl scratches in wood floor

Edger swirls

Wood floor with huge gouges

Wicked gouges

Light sander stripes in dark floor

When the drum sander leaves stripes, stop pushing down on the feathering handle!

Wood floor damaged by drum sander

Don't press down on the feathering handle of a drum sander, just let the weight of the machine do it’s work.