Non solid wooden floors

TRS30

I have non-solid wooden floor in my hall and dining room that are looking a bit worse for ware. Have priced up getting new flooring and is too expensive.

Is it possible to sand and refinish non-solid wooden floors? If so does anyone know any person or company that does it?

PeteFalk78

If they semi-solid then you could sand and refinish.

If they are laminate then you'll probably have to pull them up.

TRS30

PeteFalk78 wrote: »

If they semi-solid then you could sand and refinish.

If they are laminate then you'll probably have to pull them up.

easy way to tell the difference?

PeteFalk78

Post a pic

TRS30

PeteFalk78 wrote: »

Post a pic

Best I could take with phone

dhog4n

If there is no pitting (from pointed heels), deep scrapes/scratches or water damage marks then you might get away with a light sanding and varnish. Make sure you prepare the surface effectively though as floors take a lot of punishment and poor prep will show up quickly.

Semi solid flooring has a top layer that can be anything from 3mm upwards depending on the original specification. Using a proper floor sander will take out all surface marks but it will take off a few mm so you need to know where you are starting from in terms of thickness.

If you can take off an edge trim at a door or a joint, you should be able to get a look at the cross section to see how thick the top layer is. Then speak to a fllor sanding contractor and take their advice.

TRS30

dhog4n wrote: »

If there is no pitting (from pointed heels), deep scrapes/scratches or water damage marks then you might get away with a light sanding and varnish. Make sure you prepare the surface effectively though as floors take a lot of punishment and poor prep will show up quickly.

Semi solid flooring has a top layer that can be anything from 3mm upwards depending on the original specification. Using a proper floor sander will take out all surface marks but it will take off a few mm so you need to know where you are starting from in terms of thickness.

If you can take off an edge trim at a door or a joint, you should be able to get a look at the cross section to see how thick the top layer is. Then speak to a fllor sanding contractor and take their advice.

Thanks.

Marks are quite bad in places so would say a full sand and then varnish, paint or stain is what is required.

I would ideally do it myself however don't have the time so ideally would like to get someone in to do it.

dodzy

TRS30 wrote: »

I have non-solid wooden floor in my hall and dining room that are looking a bit worse for ware. Have priced up getting new flooring and is too expensive.

Is it possible to sand and refinish non-solid wooden floors? If so does anyone know any person or company that does it?

Looks like solid. Semi-S at the very least, so a proper snading will take them back to "as new" state. Otherwise, you are going down the machine hire / varnish selection / labour. The machines can be a bit tricky for new users.

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