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FM, thanks for the reply. I found a good site that explained the differences between pads. I believe the floor guy said he was using a maroon pad. I tried to look that up and what i found was a pad that i didn't think was all that thick (<0.5"). But I guess there is enough give to conform a...

Sorry Ken, I have been around long enough to know there are plenty of people who think and advertise they are pros but they are far from it. So I will come to places like this forum and try to get some helpful info so that I can decide if the "pro" really is a pro. Regarding the question, I...

Hello, I recently bought a home with ash flooring. I am currently hand scraping it. We have a professional hardwood flooring company that will seal it. I would like to know what is the method of sanding or buffing out some of the rough spots, splinters, etc after the scraping. He said he...

Well we closed later than expected and the floor guy finally made it in and Ash it is. He said the floor has 1-2 coats of sealer on it. the house forclosed before it was finished. I think the floor guys bailed on the contractor and the floor was not finished. We will have it sanded and...

Thanks guys, my wife and I were hoping for ash and not pine. Supposedly there is a box of it left over in the basement. When we close on the house monday I will know for sure. We are trying to line up some contractors to start work on the house.

The dark spots on the dry wall appear to be damage to the paint/drywall when the floor was installed maybe?

I cropped the pic and enlarged it. I posted the last pic to show there is a little shine on the wood. Not sure if that is natural of if there may have been a coat of something applied to the wood.

Sorry I don't have an up close pic. What we are thinking we would like to do is distress the floor a bit, then sanded, stained so that the kitchen cabinets and trim don't blend in together. Then finally coated/sealed.

Hello, I just purchased a foreclosed home that has sat for 3 years. The house has never been lived in and has hardwood flooring. The flooring has not been sealed. There is a small amount of cupping that my untrained eye can see. I would like to know what species of wood it is and suggestions...