After 26 hours of labor i found out how and how not to remove carpet padding from hardwood floors.
Cleaning hardwood floors after removing carpet.
It s a project for an optimist if there ever was one.
After a good cleaning my floor looked better but still dull.
The home stretch refinishing 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.
An even better option when it comes to getting your floors clean after removing carpet is to opt for a hardwood steam cleaner.
Rubbery carpet padding can fuse onto a hardwood floor.
The next step would be to refinish your floors but before you can do this you need to sand them to remove any scuff marks left by the carpet or by your cleaning.
But take it from the experienced pros who have.
After the floor was clean and had plenty of time to dry completely i applied the weiman high traffic hardwood floor polish restorer.
Removing carpet to expose the wood floor underneath.
While it pays to work slowly to remove the carpet whether it was secured with adhesive a tack strip and staples or both it s understandable to feel a growing sense of anticipation before you lay eyes on the floor for the first time.
Remove all of the leftover residue.