Wood Under Carpet Staind

It wouldn t hurt to ask your builder though.

Wood under carpet staind. More than likely it is the pad under the carpet that still has the stain. After sanding your floors you should plug any holes caused by nails by filling them with wood plugs or wood paste a combination of saw dust and white glue which you can make yourself. If the floor has large and stubborn stains it may be necessary to refinish it. Vacuum the floor then sand again with 100 grit paper.

There truly were oak hardwood treads under that dreaded carpet. This is our stairs before. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. If there are small stains on the floor remove them with rubbing alcohol or fine steel wool.

I wanted to see what type of condition the wood was in so i proceeded. The stain was on the carpet and soaked through to the pad the carpet got cleaned but spot cleaning only cleans the carpet not the deeper stain in the pad. Your floor needs to be absolutely dry before a new finish can be applied. Use a palm sander to sand.

The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. At the same time you should clean the hardwood once more using the appropriate vacuum cleaner in order to make sure that it s 100 dust free. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Sand the floor with an orbital flooring sander and 80 grit sandpaper to flatten the wood grain and blend the filler.

Examine the floor for stains. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Yes the builder grade is stainable the wood under the carpet on my stairs that i stained were builder grade. Using the most sophisticated carpet removal tools vise grips and machines my foot i pried the rest of that carpet off the edge of the stair.

If i had known that i would have pulled that carpet up a year ago.