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ScrapinSTi · 11-14-2007, 09:14 PM

I'd go for it, and just start on the stained areas..

One thing remember... Its just like Wetsanding a car... Never stay in the same spot or you will be uneven...

briansol · 11-15-2007, 01:26 AM

i think you'll be able to get most of it up.

a good sand and another dark finish on it, and 3 coats of sealer or so should do the trick

87vert · 11-20-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tim61468

I was going to peel up the 60 year old linoleum in my grandparents old house and try to refinish the hard wood floor underneath, but figured it would be way to much of a hassle. They made it look so easy on This Old House LOL

thats what I had to do in the kitchen of my house. It looked like the laminate was from like the early 70's, where it ran 6inches up the wall.

They had installed it over some sort of cardboard type fiber backerboard. It was a real pain to scrape up and removing the 300 or some odd nails but I think that restoreing the original hardwoods are well worth it, when it comes time to sell. Even if they are a bit "rough" it adds to the character of the house.

fred333 · 04-30-2008, 11:54 AM

Oh yea I am big fan of the hardwood flooring. It just looks so much warmer.

petriej · 05-01-2008, 09:55 AM

You gotta save the hardwood man. It's work, but you won't regret it.

View Poll Results: Laminate flooring over hardwood?
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11-15-2007, 01:26 AM	#22
briansol Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central CT Age: 28 Posts: 432 Rep Power: 10	i think you'll be able to get most of it up. a good sand and another dark finish on it, and 3 coats of sealer or so should do the trick __________________ 1997 2050sqft Split Level

04-30-2008, 11:54 AM	#24
fred333 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Oh yea I am big fan of the hardwood flooring. It just looks so much warmer. __________________ Looking for some good credit card counseling.

11-14-2007, 09:14 PM	#21
ScrapinSTi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In Debt. Posts: 240 Rep Power: 2	I'd go for it, and just start on the stained areas.. One thing remember... Its just like Wetsanding a car... Never stay in the same spot or you will be uneven...

05-01-2008, 09:55 AM	#25
petriej Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	You gotta save the hardwood man. It's work, but you won't regret it.