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forgot to say the concrete floor had had self levelling stuff put on the week before as the floor was not level where the chimney breast had been. new oak was also laid upstairs on top of old floorboards where the chimney breast came out.

hi guys thanks so much for your responses!! yes the chimney breast was removed and new oak flooring out down in the gap. we originally (2 years ago) had laid pre stained oak floor so when they put new oak to fill the gap they sanded the whole floor - new and old wood , then they put 2 layers...

well its all gone a bit tits up to be honest. the wooden floorboards they laid where the chimney breast was are now cupping and coming away from the concrete floor and they are saying its because we put the heating on too high ( which they told us to do as the varnish they put on top of the...

is solvent based bad? its just that i have an 8 month old with health complications (brain haemorrage and seizures) and dont really want to expose him to anything dodgy. thanks

Thank you both for your replys. I feel a lot better about it now. He did sand it fully down to the original oak.We will see what it looks like after the second coat. Thank you for the great advice. :D

hi, carpenter has just sanded and stained our prestained oak flooring but did not match the original colour . he used cuprinol trade wood preserver dark oak. is this even the correct stain to use? do i need to get some one to re san and re stain? thanks very much