AboutDave Coil Expertise I can help. I have installed wood, laminates, tile, marble, ceramics, vinyl, and painted applications. I have done some stone work, but that is seldom used anymore.
Experience My first work was in flooring and interior designs. My first job... every room of the house was a different color of walls and carpet. It can work...
I am not sure if you'll know the answer to this question, and if not, that's okay. I am renovating an older home with hardwood floors. Unfortunately, they were covered with carpet for years, and when I took up the carpet, there was a path through the middle of the room where apparently someone steam cleaned the carpet and didn't extract all the water -- so it's darker than the rest of the floor (and blotchy, besides.) What are my options? I would prefer not to cover the floor with carpet again, for fear that it will happen again. I have tried sanding, but the stains are too deep. It is a oak floor, stained that "lovely" 70's yellow (although most of the stain came off when I sanded.)
Thanks so much in advance!
Lorena
Answer If the stain is too deep to sand out...you may try to bleach it out. I would not gurantee success, but it May be possible. If you can locate "boric acid" in a granular or powder form, mix with water and soak it in....it will bleach the oak quite a bit. If it is too far gone...another floor covering may be the only/best choice.
