Hello,
I had a Kahrs oak floor put down in my GF hallway just under a year ago, and I need advice on repair.
The main problem, is that the floor seems to mark very easily. By that I mean, it dents when anything hard presses against it. Take your pick:
1. Stones stuck to the bottom of your shoe soles.
2. Impressions left by the nails of my dog (trying to get purchase on what is a polished floor).
3. High heel shoes (not on my feet before you ask..)
4. Dropping anything at all on it that's hard, like a dinner plate etc.
I've also noticed that you can't get the floor too wet either, because the water seems to seep in-between the edges on the wooden boards (t&g), and then soak into the edges. The stain shows beneath the varnish. What ever you do, don’t spill Coke on it.
What looked like a million dollar floor 12 months ago, now looks like it's high time for something new.
I know you have to treat natural wood products with respect, but the way I see it, the only way this floor is going to last, is if I don’t walk on it.
So, what are my options?
I could sand it down, but that would not stop a repeat of the above problems. It's a short term fix. What would I sand it down with? Got no experience of floor sanders or what grade paper to use. What gloss would I use? I assume I'd have to get rid of all the old gloss before applying the new stuff or the overlap is going to show.
I'm leaning towards sticking amtico or karndean over the existing oak floor (oak look naturally). The individual tiles could be replaced if they're damaged - no need to take up the whole t&g floor to get at one area - and the floor is water resistant - it wont soak up liquids accidentally spilled.
Any other ideas?
Thanks.
*EDIT*
Has anyone managed to pull an individual board up? I could just buy a few more boards and replace what's been damaged. I thought you had to pull your skirts off in order to get the boards up though. The Kahrs website says it's easy to replace a board, but stops short of telling you how.
'Damaged boards can also be replaced. This is easy with the woodloc joint.'
http://www.kahrs.com/uk/Consumer/Support/MaintenanceGuides/Pages/NatureOil.aspx
I had a Kahrs oak floor put down in my GF hallway just under a year ago, and I need advice on repair.
The main problem, is that the floor seems to mark very easily. By that I mean, it dents when anything hard presses against it. Take your pick:
1. Stones stuck to the bottom of your shoe soles.
2. Impressions left by the nails of my dog (trying to get purchase on what is a polished floor).
3. High heel shoes (not on my feet before you ask..)
4. Dropping anything at all on it that's hard, like a dinner plate etc.
I've also noticed that you can't get the floor too wet either, because the water seems to seep in-between the edges on the wooden boards (t&g), and then soak into the edges. The stain shows beneath the varnish. What ever you do, don’t spill Coke on it.
What looked like a million dollar floor 12 months ago, now looks like it's high time for something new.
I know you have to treat natural wood products with respect, but the way I see it, the only way this floor is going to last, is if I don’t walk on it.
So, what are my options?
I could sand it down, but that would not stop a repeat of the above problems. It's a short term fix. What would I sand it down with? Got no experience of floor sanders or what grade paper to use. What gloss would I use? I assume I'd have to get rid of all the old gloss before applying the new stuff or the overlap is going to show.
I'm leaning towards sticking amtico or karndean over the existing oak floor (oak look naturally). The individual tiles could be replaced if they're damaged - no need to take up the whole t&g floor to get at one area - and the floor is water resistant - it wont soak up liquids accidentally spilled.
Any other ideas?
Thanks.
*EDIT*
Has anyone managed to pull an individual board up? I could just buy a few more boards and replace what's been damaged. I thought you had to pull your skirts off in order to get the boards up though. The Kahrs website says it's easy to replace a board, but stops short of telling you how.
'Damaged boards can also be replaced. This is easy with the woodloc joint.'
http://www.kahrs.com/uk/Consumer/Support/MaintenanceGuides/Pages/NatureOil.aspx