Hi Claire:
My professional advice is:
2 Options
1.Replace the damage floorboard(1-5 pieces.The color will be different
2.Refinish the entire room.If She/He wants to keep the same color.They need to do the color test first to best results
Thanks,;0;1
I agree with Roderich. Sand the area down to the natural wood and restain that area. I think they sell stain pens as well. Should be real easy to fix.
What it looks like is the clear coat was burned/chipped.
I suggest sanding area around chip with 320 grit(do not wet sand)
Go to local home store and get a few small cans of stain and start out with the lighter colors and then go darker, with out a scrap piece of wood there will be no way to match. Once you are happy with stain color then apply a clear coat, polyurethane finishes will add a little bit of yellow/gold color, water based will not effect the color. Rub sealer on with clean rag min 3 coats and use steel wool to blend in feather the clear each coat about 1 inch further out from damaged area. Take notes of what works so you can make other repairs as needed.
Steve
You need an expert faux painter to start with. They are available and someone for sure can make this problem go away.
He would simply faux paint the colors and use putty and sand and so forth, not necessarily in that order. It takes and artist to do this and he can make it blend with the existing floor for sure.
After the coatings, some of the layers may have to dry before the next (possibly several trips), he would apply a lacquer to protect it against wear. Presto! Maybe cost $250 maximum. A lot cheaper than replacing the floor.
hello
look at the picture & not sure if this is real wood or laminate flooring. if this is real hardwood floor. you need to get a floor contractor to refill & sand & re-finish the are around 3 square feet. it seem to be a simple fix. not to change the whole floor.
thank you
www.kcipros.com
Hi Claire
the best way to repair this hardwood floor is to sand that area down to the natural wood, take a sample picture of the floor to a lowes/home depot and re stain that area. It will take a few months to match the color of the wood from the rest of the house. The second option is, replacing that piece and going to a local salvage store and get a matching piece.
Thanks
Roderick
They look to be prefinished hardwoods, which in a lot of cases can be sanded and refinished. I personally would just find a cabinet or furniture repair marker or pen that matches the closest and just hide the blemish that way, all depends on your budget. To refinish would cost around $1 a sq ft. Hope this helps.
We have come across this type of repairs before
You have two basic choices: either tape around the burn mark
Lightly sand the clear finish and wood, next match the stain to the existing
Wood color finish, then spray on a polyurethane clear coat finish.
Dp Floorcovering 909-851-5089
Claire,
Whatever you do, please do not take advice from any person that has answered thus far. Avoid Home Depot and/or Lowes. Color matching should be done by someone with extensive experience. A person working in the Home Depot paint department is almost certainly lacking said experience. Second, the type of flooring you have there appears to be a prefinished mahogany. Most prefinished floor coatings are done in aluminum oxide. The good news is that it will outlast any type of polyurethane, the bad news is that it is impossible to get to blend properly after sanding/refinishing. Bottom line, that entire board/boards need to be replace. It can be done so be an EXPERIENCED floor installer. Once the floor board is pulled up, the installer should easily be able to identify the brand by the underside markings. He should then have no problem locating a new board and installing it.
This appears to be an engineered hardwood floor, so the finish veneer is quite thin. Most engineered planks are no more than about 48 inches. I would use aluminum tape and mask out the entire affected planks. I wound scuff sand the entire plank, and use a more aggressive grit paper closest to the damage to feather in the abrupt edges.
Then, use a furniture pen to stain the bare area to get the spot as close to the background color. Slightly lighter would be best, because it will darken with age. I would use a MinWax polyurethane finish. I would take an piece of extra flooring (if you have it) to the MinWax display, and match it up. Two coats minimum. Additional coats will darken it, if it’s still too light.
4-6 hours to prep, shop and procure materials, and finish.
You could try and match the stain as close as possible, if you do not know the original color. Apply a clear finish. It will be hard to repair without it being noticeable.
Hello there are different ways to fix the problem u can lightly sand ur spots down find stain to match restain it then refinish it with a gloss or you could remove just that panel and replace thanks
Looks as it can be stain blended/touched up .
If it real hardwood floor you will need to replace just the damaged board. Then restained and lacquered to match. If it is engineered wood flooring then that piece needs replaced. Hopefully you have extra flooring available. Otherwise it will be very hard to match.
It can be repaired. I need more info. Any extra flooring? How big is the floor?or just repair spot
It will not match. How perfect dose customer want repair?
A true hardwood floor can be sanded to remove blemishes. However refinishing the floor is like painting a car. You might be able to match the finish but in order to make it invisible you must refinish the whole thing. However a good spot match might be a more economical choice.
Rub a little stain in the damaged area top coat with some poly.
This looks like a engineered flooring. I would replace the plank that is damaged. If it is a solid hardwood floor I would sand and stain and refinish.
Cheers, Josha
It appears in the pictures that the wood is not damaged only the stain. So what i would do for this repair is lightly sand down only the boards that are damaged and try restaining. Try getting same color stain from where floor was purchased. And remember only the lenght of the damaged boards not just a little bit where its damaged cause it wont blend if only a little portion is done. the whole board has a better chance of bein blended for stain apperance.
Wow - First off,as you can see,there are many fixes available for different types of product - all different in the amount of time and in pricing.
You need to choose what best fits your budget and what you can live with. Personally, I would try to sand, stain and poly the pieces and if that doesn’t work to my standards, I would replace the boards.
Best of luck!
