How can I limit damage to my virtually-unfinished hardwood floors without the trouble/expense of refinishing? [more inside]
posted by aabbbiee on Aug 25, 2009 - 14 answers

How to protect hardwood floors from my dog and child? [more inside]
posted by Mid on Jun 15, 2009 - 9 answers

Need a hardwood flooring recommendation for West Los Angeles - specifically, the Culver City area. [more inside]
posted by AsRuinsAreToRome on Mar 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Ho do I remove confetti and streamer stains from hardwood floors? [more inside]
posted by Felicity Rilke on Nov 5, 2008 - 7 answers

How best to protect hardwood floors from chairs? [more inside]
posted by canine epigram on Aug 29, 2008 - 8 answers

Water damage to our hardwood floors - what can/should we expect? [more inside]
posted by jquinby on Feb 1, 2008 - 4 answers

What are these reddish brown stains on the floor of my "vintage" apartment? [more inside]
posted by Jess the Mess on Oct 19, 2007 - 12 answers

Any 'real' success stories with getting water/mildew stains out of an oak hardwood floor? [more inside]
posted by zenpop on Jun 30, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm having my hardwood floors refinished by professionals. It will take 3 days and in addition to the sanding they'll be applying 4 layers of polyurethane (no sealer) Does this sound good to you? Did I pick the right guys? [more inside]
posted by Lorna on Jun 10, 2007 - 6 answers

Jute rug damaged my floor! My wife and I are moving out of our apartment, and when we rolled up the jute rugs, there seems to be damage to floors underneath as though the actual rug wore into the floor. [more inside]
posted by mzurer on Mar 8, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm currently considering buying a circa 1900 house that has one major issue, both the first and second floors reek of cat urine. Does anyone have experience with erradicating this odor from an older home? [more inside]
posted by Yukon on Dec 1, 2005 - 15 answers

RenovationFilter: We just bought an old library out on the great plains. Yes, library. But that's not the point. It's a wonderful, hundred-year-old brick building. The floors are beautiful, straight-grained, old-growth fir. Unfortunately.... [more inside]
posted by dersins on Jun 10, 2005 - 27 answers

Point one: We are beginning to look for our first home.
Point two: Hardwood floors are pretty.
Point three: We have a kitty we lovingly call "Madame Barfary".

I've looked and looked, but can't seem to discover whether cat barf is harmful to hardwood floors. Anyone have experience in this area?
posted by frykitty on Dec 10, 2004 - 30 answers

Does anyone have any experience with having wood floors installed. I just got a quote for almost 3k to install maple strips in less than 200 sq. ft. Home Depot does installations, and although I would like to patronize a small company, I can't do it for double the price. Any ideas?
posted by hummus on Apr 13, 2004 - 12 answers