Help! Repairing hardwood floor scratches

Roxee

Hi, hoping someone can help.

I had a tradesman in my house yesterday who helpfully decided to clean up after himself. Lovely. He grabbed my VAX steam cleaner, plugged it in, and ran it all over my hardwood floor in hallway and the solid parquet in dining room. Except there was no towelling pad on the cleaner (he'd never used one before), so basically he was scraping the bare base of the cleaner back and forth over the whole floor. Might as well have been hoovering with a broken glass bottle.

So what I'm left with are superficial scratches over a huge area. Looks awful, and I'm utterly livid. :mad: Only got floors done recently. ARGH.

Rang the company who sanded and sealed the floors a few months back and they suggested trying a wood floor wash (didn't suggest any particular brands) and see if this helps. Because the only other option, they say, would be to re-sand and start again. Eek. I'd be passing cost onto the tradesman but I'd rather avoid the hassle if possible.

Just wondering if anyone has had similar thing happen and what worked best for them in terms of disguising extensive light scratching on varnished hardwood?

Thanks!

North West

Hi Roxee
It would be the company that sanded the floor in the first instance that would be responsible not you. You paid to have your floor sanded and finished not scratched again. Take photos of floor and show the company what was done. Fight your case don't be soft. it's not good enough to have a recommendation to fix it. Their fault = their problem.

Kristopherus

If I understand you, OP, this tradesman was a different one than those who had done your floor. If that is the case, then its the tradesman who is at fault and who has to bear the cost of repairs. Of course if you did'nt tell him that the Vax was not useable.............

74merc

If the scratches are only light, try Hagesan Parquet floor polish. Don't put too much on though, it makes the floor really slippery.

BadCharlie

I would try and give it a very fine hand sand , clean it with white spirts and re-apply the same laqure as on it now. If its very fine scratches it will work.