Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Preparing wooden floor after removing carpet 2Mar 29, 2022 2:49 pm Ray2906 Hi there I am doing a renovation on a rental property I have ripped out the old carpet and found a decent wooden flooring in the kitchen area But there are a couple of problems 1. There are holes where the nails have been removed with the carpet 2. The wood needs a sealant to prevent moisture from damaging the wood as it’s in the kitchen area I will not be putting any layer on top of the wood I can’t afford a regular wooden floor specialist as I am already over budget I have to do it myself with the help of a handyman It would be great if you could explain me the process and the materials required to complete the above works 1. use wood filler to fill the holes 2. sand the floor 3. seal the wood with your choice of sealant e.g. poly, oil or whatever. Depends what finish you're after. Given its a rental probably best to use a hard wearing polyurethane. Use PPE, ventilate. I'm assuming you've never done a reno and you've perhaps not been overly handy in the past? YouTube is your friend. There are detailed YouTube videos that show how its done multiple different ways. That's probably your first port of call. Even though you are overbudget, i highly recommend you hire the commercial gear to do it as the time spent doing it with hand tools you may already own will be offset and you can do something more valuable with that time. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. I've filled, levelled and compacted around 100mm of roadbase in preparation to lay some outdoor court tiles. Prior to doing the final compaction, I dusted the top with… 0 3057 Old Home Restoration / Renovation To reduce noise transfer without compromising the aesthetic of your exposed I beams, consider filling the 100mm gap between the I beams and the floor above with dense,… 6 9159 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7312 |