Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Taking carpet off timber floorboards 7Apr 01, 2008 12:11 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Taking carpet off timber floorboards 16Apr 23, 2008 1:23 pm Weeeeelll...we got the house yesterday and dh spent ALL NIGHT pulling the carpet up. Just as I thought...there's no way we could have got away with not resealing. There are thousands of tacks to take out and parts where the underfelt has stuck to the boards and stains where there has been water or wee or something that kept the carpet wet. I held myself back from saying 'I told you so' to my dh. Luckily he has apologised for making such a big deal out of trying to save money and not resealing it and thinking it was all going to be easy peasy. Apparently only two of the bedrooms are sealed anyway. I haven't seen it yet but may have some photos later tonight to post. I'm *hoping* the water stains come out with the sanding. Then we are sealing it with the low toxicity finish. Thanks heaps for all your advice and patience. ETA: oh, btw, the carpet glued in to the dining room, the vinyl in the kitchen and the cork in the entrance was all glued onto masonite. So that was a bonus. Re: Taking carpet off timber floorboards 17Apr 23, 2008 2:36 pm Not sure about this, but I have heard that you can use oxalic acid to remove stains from wood.
Ash will now most probably jump on me and say how toxic it is . I'm not sure how safe it is but I know that you can buy it from paint or hardware stores. I've got some in order to remove water stains from our front timber door.... which, as usual, I haven't got around to doing yet. cheers 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Taking carpet off timber floorboards 18Apr 23, 2008 7:18 pm Oxalic Acid is a natural acid, it is used for cleaning timber mostly on decks. You will probably see it sold under the names 'Reviva', 'Deck Clean' etc.
As far as using it inside the timber realy needs to be pressure-washed clean to remove all traces of the acid, as it will affect the floor sealer Re: Taking carpet off timber floorboards 19Apr 23, 2008 8:48 pm SP
Congratulations. Woo hoo Quote: Then we are sealing it with the low toxicity finish. What are you planning on using. Good move by the way. And congratulate DH for apoligizing - Tell him - well done for being big enough to admit his mistake 'chelle wrote. Quote: Ash will now most probably jump on me and say how toxic it is . Sure he will love that - Is Ash toxic Re: Taking carpet off timber floorboards 20Jul 16, 2008 8:41 pm I'm not sure if I updated but I thought I should tell you that it was a hell job getting out all the tacks and only one or two of the bedrooms were finished after all. The cork and kitchen vinyl were stuck onto masonite which was great but still a huge mess to get out (hundreds of tacks in the kitchen apparently). There were wet patches in the loungeroom (we think from a dog - to think I let my 12mo baby crawl around on it *vomit*) and wet patches in the kitchen where something had leaked. The whole place stank and they had to put fans and heatlamps on the wet patches for 48 hours before they could finish it.
Here are some photos as promised. Sorry for taking so loooooong... 1. The disgusting carpet in the loungeroom 2. The disgusting carpet in the dining room 3. Taking the tacks out in the kitchen 4. Loungeroom sanded - woohoo!!! 5. Close up of cyprus floorboards - ah, lovely! 6. What it looks like after finishing (with toys and crumbs LOL) We used a finish called 'Traffic' and we're really, really happy with it. The rest of the house is pretty original and in chaos since we moved and if we ever feel like we need to feel better we look down at the floor. Thanks for all your help and patience. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 9070 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 19149 Thanks. I called VBA today and they said it was a Consumer Affairs issue, the old handball. Seems like the government organisations don't want to do their job at the moment. 2 7718 |