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Wood floors

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chispa

There is a huge range in the quality of engineered wood floors too. We went with what I consider a mid+ range engineered wood floor and picked one that was a medium brown, very low gloss finish, had some texture and finished with hard wax oil. I have 3 dogs, 2 of which are high energy shepherd mixes and in 10 months only have 1 or 2 scratches by the back slider, but only noticeable if you look very closely. Definitely don't pick a high gloss perfectly smooth poly finish if you have dogs, because you will notice any scratch or dent that occurs.

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Reply to: There is a huge range in the quality of engineered wood floors too. We went with what I consider a mid+ range engineered wood floor and picked one that was a medium brown, very low gloss finish, had some texture and finished with hard wax oil. I have 3 dogs, 2 of which are high energy shepherd mixes and in 10 months only have 1 or 2 scratches by the back slider, but only noticeable if you look very closely. Definitely don't pick a high gloss perfectly smooth poly finish if you have dogs, because you will notice any scratch or dent that occurs.

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Unique Wood Floors

There are so many good options, my friend. I would spend some time on Mirage, Lauzon and Mercier websites. Made in Canada. Their 3/4" white oak engineered wood floors with thick wear layers are my favorites. Check back if you have any questions. Good luck!

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Reply to: There are so many good options, my friend. I would spend some time on Mirage, Lauzon and Mercier websites. Made in Canada. Their 3/4" white oak engineered wood floors with thick wear layers are my favorites. Check back if you have any questions. Good luck!

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SJ McCarthy

Sigh....regular painter's tape (aka "Blue" painter's tape) has a long and glorious history of doing this to polyurethane. Only the "delicate surfaces" tape (aka "Yellow" painter's tape) is allowed on hardwood/cork floors. And they still should never be left on for more than 1 day. So...we know the painter needs to cover the costs. As Cami Peck points out, it is possible to reach the previous owners through your realtor. You simply need to find the company that did the refinish and then ask them back to do a touch up + recoat. It is *possible to get patches on these floors, but they aren't a great idea when there are more than 3 or 4 places of damage. What will most likely happen is this: 1. The floor professional will add 1 - 2 "patch coats" to the damaged areas followed by; 2. A light abrasion of the floor + a single coat of finish applied over top to camouflage the patches. The beauty of this system is you can take the time to ASSESS the patches. If you feel they are good or even "good enough" you can stop the process and get on with your life. If you aren't happy with the patches (problems with gloss levels, etc), then the professional continues on with the process and does a light screening of the floor (very light sanding) and then applies a SINGLE COAT of finish over the entire floor. Voila. Everything looks nice and pretty once again. It is vital that the finishes (oil based vs water based vs oil modified...you get the picture) match the original finish. That's why it would be SUPER HELPFUL if you found the original contractor. They will know what they used on your home and then they can take the right steps to ensure they use the same product once again.

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Reply to: Sigh....regular painter's tape (aka "Blue" painter's tape) has a long and glorious history of doing this to polyurethane. Only the "delicate surfaces" tape (aka "Yellow" painter's tape) is allowed on hardwood/cork floors. And they still should never be left on for more than 1 day. So...we know the painter needs to cover the costs. As Cami Peck points out, it is possible to reach the previous owners through your realtor. You simply need to find the company that did the refinish and then ask them back to do a touch up + recoat. It is *possible to get patches on these floors, but they aren't a great idea when there are more than 3 or 4 places of damage. What will most likely happen is this: 1. The floor professional will add 1 - 2 "patch coats" to the damaged areas followed by; 2. A light abrasion of the floor + a single coat of finish applied over top to camouflage the patches. The beauty of this system is you can take the time to ASSESS the patches. If you feel they are good or even "good enough" you can stop the process and get on with your life. If you aren't happy with the patches (problems with gloss levels, etc), then the professional continues on with the process and does a light screening of the floor (very light sanding) and then applies a SINGLE COAT of finish over the entire floor. Voila. Everything looks nice and pretty once again. It is vital that the finishes (oil based vs water based vs oil modified...you get the picture) match the original finish. That's why it would be SUPER HELPFUL if you found the original contractor. They will know what they used on your home and then they can take the right steps to ensure they use the same product once again.

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