Fixing Splintered Wood Floors

Even with the best care and maintenance splinters may occasionally pop up in the wood.

Fixing splintered wood floors.

Any splitting or splintered areas should be repaired immediately to prevent further. To maintain wood floors vacuum or dry mop them about once a week. It can damage the finish leave rings or discoloration or at its worst cause flooring boards to cup warp buckle or grow mold. Here s a look at ways to determine whether you need a simple repair a full refinishing job or to simply start fresh with a new hardwood floor installation.

Published 10 00 pm pdt friday september 22 2006. Hardwood flooring makes a beautiful addition to any home. One common problem often faced by homeowners with hardwood floors in their home is that these floors all seem to eventually develop splinters. Wood splinters can be caused by objects dropped on the floor or by slid furniture.

When properly laminated to wood solids you can t even detect it has been used. Wood veneer is used throughout woodworking. All plywood fabricated parts doors. Water damage to hardwood floors can be from minor to major.

On a wood floor they re easy to fix. By rosemary sadez friedmann scripps howard news service. Repairing and refinishing old hardwood floors can be a labor intensive and complex process. Regardless of how a splinter formed it is important to fix it at first sight.

How to fix splintered wood veneer. Most wood floor splinters can be mended without replacing the entire floor board but you should promptly repair any splinters as soon as they appear to prevent the floor from splintering more severely. In general water is an enemy to wood floors. Splintering edges on your hardwood floor can lead to serious damage both to the floor and to your bare feet.

For one thing hard wood splinters are less likely to break loose from the wood they re attached to.