These Worse For Wear Hardwood Floors Have Seen Better Days

The finish was scratched up to bits and looking pretty worse for wear.

These worse for wear hardwood floors have seen better days.

A couple of weeks ago i received an email from one of my readers who revived her hardwood floors for less than 100. The days of green shag carpet which offered shock absorption and comfort for our feet have been replaced by stiff surfaces like hardwoods laminates and tile that cause more wear and tear on our feet. Wood floors or refinishing boards that are a little worse for the wear however can be a little intimidating. Hardwood floor finishes have varying levels of ease durability even glossiness.

Flooring work tends to deliver a strong return on investment so if your floors have seen better days it s worth the effort to get them into solid shape. It s a great example of how you can still work with flooring that might have seen better days even if refinishing or replacing it isn t in the budget. Caring for engineered hardwood flooring is similar to solid hardwoods as the top layer the wear layer that will come into contact with the cleaning materials is essentially the same for both with any hardwoods engineered or solid you will want to avoid abrasive or harsh chemicals like ammonia and avoid using excessive soaking as hardwood is. Your hardwood floors may not actually be killing you but they are likely irritating your feet.