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Hello everyone. We have old pine floorboards in downstairs kitchen/diner, lounge and hallway. While the lounge and hallway floorboards are still more or less ok, kitchen/diner is what really bothers me. The floorboards were sanded and varnished (6 times) 2 years ago. Admittedly they were sanded...

I have open plan kitchen/diner where old pine floorboards were recently sanded and varnished by enthusiastic (non) professional buider. The job was not done to a very quality level ((this was the third time to sand them), so it looks good from far, but looking closer there are gaps here and...

Are you saying this is normal? I usually clean the floor with damp cloth or sponge and if the floor is well covered with varnish, it does not affect the floor. But if any liquid drop goes onto light instalation (water from the cloth, spilled cup etc) I might be in problem.

Hi, I ripped out the carpet from upstairs bedroom and uncovered pretty nice old hardwood floorboards. While kneeling down and preparing the floorboards for sanding (punching nails etc), I noticed light coming out through the gaps of the floorboards. Soon I realised that I have halogen bulbs in...

with brad nails not that easy... the head is wide and thick and it is a big problem to do it with nail punch. Unless there is shaped nail punch somewhere which I don't know about. Re screws, thank you.

Hi everyone, this is my first post in this forum :) I am DIY newbie, just bought a house and trying to do everything myself. I have worn pine floorboards in most of the rooms which I want to sand and varnish. I have read all available information on the preparation of the floorboards, i.e. put...